Bulk magnetic properties of the Y2TxFe14-xB compounds,where T = Al,Ni or Co

The results of magnetic measurements performed on Y₂Fe_14-xT_xB compounds, where T = Al, Ni or Co, are presented. The Curie temperatures, saturation magnetizations, anisotropy fields and reversible coefficients of magnetization are analyzed.     

Structural and magnetic properties of RET2Sn2 compounds (RE=La,Ce, Sm; T=Ni,Cu)

The following compounds have been synthesized: LaCu₂Sn₂, CeCu₂Sn₂, SmCu₂Sn₂ and SmNi₂Sn₂. By means of X-ray diffraction their structure was determined to be primitive tetragonal of CaBe₂Ge₂-type (space group P4/nmm) and the lattice parameters were obtained.¹¹⁹Sn Mössbauer measurements were performed in a temperature range between 4.2 K and 300 K. The temperature dependence of the Lamb-Mössbauer factor reveals considerable softening of lattice vibration modes below 160 K. Only SmCu₂Sn₂ orders magnetically above 4.2 K.     

Superconducting and magnetic properties of Ba2LnCu3O7−x compounds (Ln=lanthanides)

The superconducting and magnetic properties of a series of compounds Ba₂LnCu₃O_7–x (Ln=Pr, Nd, Sm ... Gd, Dy ... Yb) are reported and compared with corresponding measurements on the isostructural model substance Ba₂YCu₂O_7–x . The unknownx in the oxygen concentration is obviously responsible for a nonmonotonic variation of bothT _c and the lattice constants with the rare-earth size. No remarkable increase ofT _c was achieved on replacing Y by a magnetic Ln. A partial substitution of Ba by Sr reducedT _c, but increasedT _N of Ba₂GdCu₃O_7–x from 2.3 K to 2.65 K in BaSrGdCu₃O_7–x . Intrinsic pinning effects in external magnetic fields appear to be surprisingly weak at higher temperatures where technical applications of this sort of superconductors might be of interest.     

Neutron diffraction study of the heavy fermion superconductors UM2Al3(M=Pd,Ni)

An elastic neutron scattering study was performed on the new superconducting heavy fermion systems UPd₂Al₃ and UNi₂Al₃. The neutron diffraction patterns reveal unambiguously long range antiferromagnetic order in UPd₂Al₃ with an ordered magnetic moment _U = (0.85±0.03) _B , which coexists with the superconducting state. This is by far the largest _U value observed for any heavy fermion superconductor. For UNi₂Al₃, no long-range magnetic order could be observed for temperaturesT1.5 K, yielding an upper limit of the ordered moment of 0.2 _B .     

Electronic properties of Hf2X intermetallic compounds (X = Al, Si, Ni, Ga and Ge)

Using ¹⁰⁰Pd/¹⁰⁰Rh probes, perturbed angular correlation measurements were performed to study Pd-related defects in Si as a function of dopant concentration and dopant type. Pd-vacancy and Pd-B complexes were identified by their characteristic electric field gradients in highly doped n- and p-type Si, respectively. Both pairs exhibited a T^3/2 temperature dependence of their electric field gradients.     

Electron spin resonance in GdT2Sn2 compounds (T = Ni, Cu, Ru, Pd, Ag)

ESR studies in the GdT₂Sn₂ (T = 3d or 4d transition metals) powdered samples were performed. All investigated compounds are bottlenecked systems. The thermal broadening of the linewidth increases when the number of transition metal d electrons decreases. The Δg shift is equal to zero for T = 3d and is negative for T = 4d metals.     

Al2O3X(X=H,D,T)的电子振动近似理论方法研究

用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法在6-311 G(d,p)水平上对Al2O3X(X=H,D,T)分子较低能量的几何构型进行了优化.计算结果表明该分子有两个可能基态,即Al2O3X(X=H,D,T)(2A′)Cs和Al2O3X(X=H,D,T)(2B2)C2v.全电子计算了氢同位素分子及Al2O3X(X=H,D,T)的能量E、定容热容CV和熵S.应用电子振动近似理论,即用单个分子Al2O3X(X=H,D,T)中的电子和振动能量和熵近似代表它们处于固态时的能量和熵,计算得到固体Al2O3的氢化热力学函数ΔH0,ΔS0,ΔG0以及平衡压力与温度的关系.当Al2O3吸附氢(氘,氚)形成C2v对称性气态Al2O3X(X=H,D,T)对应的固体时,氢气可以排代氘气,氘气可以排代氚气.这种排代效应非常不明显;形成Cs对称性气态Al2O3X(X=H,D,T)对应的固体时,反应的氢氘氚排代效应的顺序为氚排代氘,氘排代氢,与钛等的氢氘氚排代效应的顺序相反.总体而言,这种排代效应都非常弱.随着温度的增加,这一系列反应的氢氘氚排代效应趋于消失.     

Structural modulation and physical properties of cobalt-doped layered La_2M_5As_3O_2(M=Cu,Ni) compounds

We investigate the structural variation and physical properties of layered La_2M_5As_3O_2(M=Cu,Ni) compound upon Co doping. It is found that the substitution of Co ion just induces the monotonous change of lattice constants without observing the anomalous kink in superconducting La_2(Cu~(1-x)Nix)_5 As_3O_2 solid-solutions. Meanwhile, this doping barely changes As–As bond length in [M_5As_3]~(2-) subunit(±2%), being significantly smaller than 7% shrinkage of that in La_2(Cu~(1-x)Nix)_5 As_3 O_2. Therefore, the doping dependence of crystal structure exhibits similar trend with Ba~(1-x)K_xFe_2 As_2 without the interference of As1–As 2 bonding, implying that the Co substitution for Cu/Ni is hole-doped. In terms of physical property, La2(Cu1-xCox)~5As_3O_2 turns into itinerant ferromagnetic metal, while La2(Ni1-x Cox)5 As3 O2 shows paramagnetism and suppressed structural phase transition upon Co-doping. The distinct structural variation and absence of superconductivity provide important clues to understand the effect of As–As bond in [M_5 As_3]~(2-) subunit.     

Magnetization and Specific Heat of UCo0.95T0.05Al (T = Fe, Ni) Single Crystals

We present the first single-crystal study of Fe and Ni doped U(Co_1-x T _x )Al compounds in comparison to the parent compound, the itinerant 5f-electron metamagnet UCoAl. Magnetization and specific-heat data measured in the temperature range of (1.8-300) K and in fields up to 10 T are analyzed and discussed. Both compounds exhibit a strong uniaxial anisotropy with the dominating magnetic response along the c-axis of the hexagonal ZrNiAl-type structure. Ni substitution yields an increase of the critical field for metamagnetism; UCo_0.95Fe_0.05Al is ferromagnetic below 30 K. Temperature evolution of the entropy change between 0 and 10 T points to involvement of magnetic correlations or spin fluctuations in the paramagnetic compounds UCoAl and UCo_0.95Ni_0.05Al.     

Magnetic features of the Kondo system CeTSn (T=Ni,Pd, Pt) probed by positive muons

Zero-, longitudinal and transverseSR measurements are reported on CeNiSn, CePdSn and CePtSn. Below 1 K CeNiSn exhibits strong magnetic correlations, up to possible short range order, but a magnetic phase transition did not occur down to 0.033 K. CePdSn and CePtSn signal their transition into the ordered antiferromagnetic phase by a spontaneous spin precession signal. The second magnetic phase transition in CePtSn reveals itself by the onset of a more complex spin precession pattern. Most unusual is the formation of a paramagnetic state with frozen random spin structure in CePtSn about one Kelvin aboveT _N.This work was supported by the German Federal Minister for Research and Technology (Bundesminister für Forschung und Technologie [BMFT]) under Contract Nr. 03KA2-TUM-4.     

Comparison of the paramagnetic fluctuations in GdM2 and DyM2 (M=Al,Ni)

The muon spin relaxation in the paramagnetic states of GdNi₂ and DyNi₂ compounds has been measured, as a complement to earlier studies of the rare earth dialuminides (REAl₂). In addition, improved data have been taken on a GdAl₂-sample, up to a temperature of 4T_c. At high temperatures the Moriya molecular field model predicts a rare earth spin fluctuation rate proportional to the Curie temperature of the compund, which would lead to a T _c ⁻¹ dependence of the muon relaxation rate. This relation is fulfilled for the pair GdNi₂/GdAl₂, but not for the DyNi₂/DyAl₂ ratios. Possible reasons for this discrepancy are discussed.     

Magnetic properties of the equiatomic ternary RTSn compounds (R = rare earth, T = Pt, Rh)

Magnetic susceptibility studies on the hexagonal ternary equiatomic RTSn (R = rare earth and Y; T = Pt, Rh) compounds have been realized. These compounds are isostructural to Fe₂P with space group P 2m. The ordering temperatures of all compounds are smaller than 19 K. The susceptibility of YTSn is temperature independent.     

Radio-frequency measurements of UNiX compounds (X=Al, Ga, Ge) in high magnetic fields

We performed radio-frequency (RF) skin-depth measurements of antiferromagnetic UNiX compounds (X=Al, Ga, Ge) in magnetic fields up to 60 T and at temperatures between 1.4 to ~60 K. Magnetic fields are applied along different crystallographic directions and RF penetration-depth was measured using a tunnel-diode oscillator (TDO) circuit. The sample is coupled to the inductive element of a TDO resonant tank circuit, and the shift in the resonant frequency Δf of the circuit is measured. The UNiX compounds exhibit field-induced magnetic transitions at low temperatures, and those transitions are accompanied by a drastic change in Δf. The results of our skin-depth measurements were compared with previously published B–T phase diagrams for these three compounds.