Spin-glass-like distribution of interaction fields in a nearly ferromagnetic Ni-Cu alloy |
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Authors: | RG Aitken JS Kouvel |
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Institution: | Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, Chicago, IL 60680, USA |
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Abstract: | The magnetic specific heat (Cm) of a Ni-Cu alloy of 40 at% Ni was determined from low-temperature heat capacity measurements in various magnetic fields and is shown to derive from a dilute concentration of giant-moment clusters, consistent with previous magnetization measurements. From the field and temperature dependences of Cm, it is also deduced that the distribution of interaction (exchange and anisotropy) fields experienced by the clusters extends continuously from large positive fields to large negative fields, relative to the applied field. |
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