Paramagnetische Relaxation und Phonon-Engpaß im Terbium-Äthylsulfat

The magneto-optical Faraday effect was used to study the spin-lattice relaxation in in the terbium ethyl sulfate. The effective spin-lattice relaxation timeT _eff was measured in the temperature range 1,4≦T≦3,5 °K and for magnetic fields of 1000, 1500 and 2000 Oe.T _eff depends on the initial disturbance of the thermal equilibrium between the spin-system and the lattice. There has been identified a phonon bottleneck in the terbium ethyl sulfate.     

Proton NMR study of α-MnH0.06

Proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra and spin-lattice relaxation rates for the solid solution α-MnH_0.06 have been measured over the temperature range 11-297 K and the resonance frequency range 20-90 MHz. A considerable shift and broadening of the proton NMR line and a sharp peak of the spin-lattice relaxation rate are observed near 130 K. These effects are attributed to the onset of antiferromagnetic ordering below the Néel temperature T_N≈130 K. The proton NMR line does not disappear in the antiferromagnetic phase; this suggests a small magnitude of the local magnetic fields at H-sites in α-MnH_0.06. The spin-lattice relaxation rate in the paramagnetic phase is dominated by the effects of spin fluctuations.     

Nuclear Spin relaxation mediated by Fermi-edge electrons in n-type GaAs

A method based on the optical orientation technique was developed to measure the nuclear-spin lattice relaxation time T ₁ in semiconductors. It was applied to bulk n-type GaAs, where T ₁ was measured after switching off the optical excitation in magnetic fields from 400 to 1200 G at low (< 30 K) temperatures. The spin-lattice relaxation of nuclei in the studied sample with n _D = 9 × 10¹⁶ cm^?3 was found to be determined by hyperfine scattering of itinerant electrons (Korringa mechanism) which predicts invariability of T ₁ with the change in magnetic field and linear dependence of the relaxation rate on temperature. This result extends the experimentally verified applicability of the Korringa relaxation law in degenerate semiconductors, previously studied in strong magnetic fields (several Tesla), to the moderate field range.     

Hindered rotation of CH3 groups and phenyl ring in clofibric acid (drug) studied by35Cl-NQR and1H-NMR spectroscopy

The³⁵C1-NQR frequency (V_Q), nuclear quadrupole spin-lattice relaxation time (T_1Q),¹H-NMR second moment (M ₂), nuclear magnetic spin-lattice relaxation time (T ₁) and spin-lattice relaxation time in rotating frame (T _1p ) were measured for polycrystalline clofibric acid (drug) as a function of temperature. Hindered rotation of two dynamically inequivalent methyl groups and the phenyl ring was detected, the relevant activation energies were determined. The rotations are discussed in detail.     

Nuclear spin-lattice relaxation of thallium at low temperatures

The nuclear spin-lattice relaxation time in thallium metal has been measured from 0.4 to 75 mK in magnetic fields from 18 to 1000 mT. The value of the Korringa constant к = T₁T is 4.37(8) ms K. It is independent of field and temperature over the ranges investigated and differs significantly the previously measured value.     

Features of low-frequency spin dynamics in manganite LaMnO3 according to 139La NMR data

The spin-lattice and spin-spin relaxation times of ¹³⁹La are measured in manganite LaMnO₃. Analysis of the frequency dependence of the spin-lattice relaxation rate in the paramagnetic temperature range shows that this quantity is determined by magnetic fluctuations. The magnitude of the fluctuating field is estimated. It is shown that the correlation time for spin fluctuations varies with temperature in accordance with the Arrhenius law. The high value of the spin-spin relaxation rate in the paramagnetic region can be due to strong anisotropy of fluctuating magnetic fields at La nuclei.     

Critical slowing down of fluctuations in p-terphenyl and p-quaterphenyl observed by proton spin-lattice relaxation

The temperature evolution of the proton spin-lattice relaxation time T₁ in p-terphenyl and in p-quaterphenyl around their order-disorder phase transition has been measured. In both cases pretransitional collective fluctuations destroy the high temperature Arrhenius behaviour of the relaxation rate corresponding to a single reorientational jump motion. The spin-lattice relaxation times present then a drastic decrease until the transition temperature (T₀ = 193 K in p-terphenyl, T₀ = 238 K in p-quaterphenyl). This decrease is associated to the critical slowing down of fluctuations. In the low temperature phase the ordering phenomena lead to a sharp drop of the spin-lattice relaxation rate.     

T1 as a function of larmor frequency in solid CH4 at 4.2 K: An experiment on recent theories

The spin-lattice relaxation time T₁ has been measured in partially converted samples at NMR frequencies ranging from 4 to 55 MHz. Results allow to check in detail the existing models for relaxation in solid CH₄.     

Temperature dependence of the spin-lattice relaxation time for quadrupole nuclei under conditions of NMR line saturation

The contributions of different mechanisms of nuclear spin-lattice relaxation are experimentally separated for ⁶⁹Ga and ⁷¹Ga nuclei in GaAs crystals (nominally pure and doped with copper and chromium), ²³Na nuclei in a nominally pure NaCl crystal, and ²⁷Al nuclei in nominally pure and lightly chromium-doped Al₂O₃ crystals in the temperature range 80–300 K. The contribution of impurities to spin-lattice relaxation is separated under the condition of additional stationary saturation of the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) line in magnetic and electric resonance fields. It is demonstrated that, upon suppression of the impurity mechanism of spin-lattice relaxation, the temperature dependence of the spin-lattice relaxation time T₁ for GaAs and NaCl crystals is described within the model of two-phonon Raman processes in the Debye approximation, whereas the temperature dependence of T₁ for corundum crystals deviates from the theoretical curve for relaxation due to the spin-phonon interaction.     

Phase transition and ferroelastic property studied by using the Cs nuclear magnetic resonance in a CsHSO4 single crystal

The ¹³³Cs spin-lattice relaxation time in a CsHSO₄ single crystal was measured in the temperature range from 300 to 450 K. The changes in the ¹³³Cs spin-lattice relaxation rate near T_c1 (=333 K) and T_c2 (=415 K) correspond to phase transitions in the crystal. The small change in the spin-lattice relaxation time across the phase transition from II to III is due to the fact that during the phase transition, the crystal lattice does not change very much; thus, this transition is a second-order phase transition. The abrupt change of T₁ around T_c2 (II-I phase transition) is due to a structural phase transition from the monoclinic to the tetragonal phase; this transition is a first-order transition. The temperature dependences of the relaxation rates in phases I, II, and III are indicative of a single-phonon process and can be represented by T₁⁻¹=A+BT. In addition, from the stress-strain hysteresis loop and the ¹³³Cs nuclear magnetic resonance, we know that the CsHSO₄ crystal has ferroelastic characteristics in phases II and III.     

Effect of the magnetic field on the 3d ordering and on the spin correlations of the linear antiferromagnet TMMC

The effect of an external magnetic field in the range 6–47 kOe on the low temperature proton spin-lattice relaxation rate in TMMC has been investigated. A peak in T₁^?1 at the 3d ordering temperature has been detected. Values of T_N for fields up to 47 kOe have been determined.     

Paramagnetische Relaxation von CeCl3·7H2O im Temperaturbereich von 1,1 bis 4,2°K

The paramagnetic relaxation of a single crystal of CeCl₃·7H₂O has been studied by the dispersion-absorption-method at temperatures between 1,1 and 4,2°K. Alternating magnetic fields with frequencies between 5 and 2660 Hz and parallel magnetic fields up to 4000 Oe have been used. The spin lattice relaxation time has been determined as a function of temperature. At two special rangesH ₁ andH ₄ of the magnetic field a second, temperature-independent dispersion-absorption region has been observed besides the temperature-dependent spin-lattice relaxation (double relaxation). At two other special magnetic fieldsH ₂ andH ₃ the anomalous field dependence of the high frequency adiabatic susceptibility suggests a second dispersion-absorption-region ocurring at frequencies, which we cannot attain experimentally. In all cases cross relaxation processes are combined with the spin lattice relaxation.     

Ultrashort proton relaxation in one-dimensional TMMC doped by diamagnetic impurities

Proton spin-lattice relaxation rate has been measured at room temperature in impurity-doped TMMC: (CH₃)₄NMn_1?xCd_xCl₃ for x = 0.09 and 0.20. A drastic enhancement of the relaxation rate has been observed which is related to the behavior of the two-spin and four-spin correlation functions in linear short chains.     

Paramagnetische Relaxation in Holmium- und Dysprosium-Äthylsulfat

The magneto-optical Faraday effect was used to measure the spin-lattice relaxation timeT ₁ of the rare earth ions Ho and Dy in the ethyl sulfate in the temperature range 1.4≦T≦2.15°K and for magnetic fields between 100 and 5300 oersteds. The magnetic field was pulse modulated and the approach to equilibrium in the spin populations was studied. The measured dependence ofT ₁ on the temperature is in good agreement with theory. Cross-relaxation processes have been identified in the holmium ethyl sulfate.     

Nuclear magnetic relaxation of 205Tl in TlClO4 in a rotating frame

The spin-lattice relaxation time T_1ϱ of ²⁰⁵Tl in TlClO₄ has been measured in a rotating frame. It was found that the temperature dependence of T_1ϱ shows three minima due to the cross relaxation and the random modulation of the dipole-dipole interaction between ²⁰⁵Tl and ¹⁷O of natural abundance (0.037%).     

Nuclear Quadrupole spin-lattice relaxation in Rhombohedral Arsenic

The temperature dependence of the spin-lattice relaxation time T₁ in rhombohedral arsenic has been measured by nuclear quadrupole resonance. The relaxation time is inversely proportional to the temperature and of a magnitude which indicates that the relaxation results from the Fermi contact interaction of the conduction electrons and holes and the arsenic nuclei. The density of electrons and holes at the site of the nucleus, averaged over the Fermi surface is approximately 2.6 × 10²¹ carriers cm^?3.     

NMR relaxation of 7Li in concentrated lithium-ammonia solutions

The Knight shift and the spin-lattice relaxation time of ⁷Li in lithium-ammonia solutions have been measured at -57°C over the concentration range X_Li = 0.01–0.20 (X_Li: mole fraction of Li). The Knight shift increases with increasing metal concentration, while the relaxation rate, 1/T₁, shows a broad minimum around X_Li = 0.07.     

Critical anomaly in the electron spin-lattice relaxation at the ferroelectric phase transition of X-irradiated KDA

The spin-lattice relaxation of X-irradiated ferroelectric KDA has been investigated by means of the electron spin-echo method in the range between 2 and 200 K. In the vicinity of the phase transition point an anomalous increase of T₁ has been observed. This effect could not be detected for KDA-KDP mixed crystals with a high concentration of KDP. The anomaly of the spin-lattice relaxation at the phase transition is explained by the increased damping of the “hard” optical mode which governs the relaxation behaviour at this temperature region.     

H NMR study of the phase transitions of trissarcosine calcium chloride single crystals at low temperature

The ¹H NMR line-width and spin-lattice relaxation time T₁ of TSCC single crystals were studied. Variations in the temperature dependence of the spin-lattice relaxation time were observed near 65 and 130 K, indicating drastic alterations of the spin dynamics at the phase transition temperatures. The changes in the temperature dependence of T₁ near 65 and 130 K correspond to phase transitions of the crystal. The anomalous decrease in T₁ around 130 K is due to the critical slowing down of the soft mode. The abrupt change in relaxation time at 65 K is associated with a structural phase transition. The proton spin-lattice relaxation time of this crystal also has a minimum value in the vicinity of 185 K, which is governed by the reorientation of the CH₃ groups of the sarcosine molecules. From this result, we conclude that the two phase transitions at 65 and 130 K can be discerned from abrupt variations in the ¹H NMR relaxation behavior, and that ¹H nuclei play important roles in the phase transitions of the TSCC single crystal.     

A study on new phase transitions in Cs2CaCl4·2H2O single crystals by observation of Cs NMR

The ¹³³Cs 1/2→−1/2 spin-lattice relaxation rate, , and the spin-spin relaxation rate, , for a Cs₂CaCl₄·2H₂O single crystal have been measured in function of temperature. The dominant relaxation mechanism of this crystal over the whole temperature range investigated here proceeds via quadrupole interaction. The changes in the ¹³³Cs spin-lattice relaxation rate near 325 K (=T_c1) and 360 K (=T_c2) correspond to phase transitions in the crystal. The change in the spin-lattice relaxation rate at T_c1 is small because the crystal lattice does not change very much during this phase transition. The change in near T_c2 is due to the critical slowing down of the soft mode that typically occurs in structural phase transitions. The temperature dependence of the spin-lattice relaxation rate for this crystal has maximum values at about 240 K, which is attributable to the effect of molecular motion as described by Bloembergen-Purcell-Pound theory. The phase transition temperatures T_c1 and T_c2 obtained from the temperature dependence of the relaxation rate is also clear from data obtained using differential scanning calorimetry. Therefore, we know that previously unreported phase transitions occur at 325 and 360 K.