Journal article
Binary magnetic structures in HoEr
In
Physica Scripta. Topical Issues
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1991, Volume T39, pp. 96-99
Abstract
The magnetic structure of a single crystal of the rare earth random alloy Ho50% Er50% has been investigated by elastic neutron diffraction measurements in the temperature range 120-10 K. Three distinct magnetic phases are identified below the Neel temperature of 104 K. The high-temperature phase observed between 104 K and 47.5 K is a binary magnetic structure where the holmium and erbium moments belong to different modulated c-axis spirals.
The intermediate-temperature phase between 47.5 K and 35 K is a simple basal plane spiral. Below 35 K, the measurements suggest a ferrimagnetic structure in which the holmium and erbium moments are indistinguishable and form a conical sprial with a half-cone angle of 20-degrees.
| Language: | English |
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| Year: | 1991 |
| Pages: | 96-99 |
| ISSN: | 00318949 , 14024896 and 02811847 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1088/0031-8949/1991/T39/013 |
