Published November 30, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Spin reorientation transition in Gd4Co3

  • 1. Instituto de Fisica dos Materiais da Universidade do Porto (IFIMUP) Departamento de Fisica da Universidade do Porto Rua do Campo Alegre, 687, 4169-007 Porto (Portugal)
  • 2. Physikalisches Institut, Universitaet Bayreuth D-95440 Bayreuth (Germany)

Description

The magnetic behaviour of a Gd4Co3 ferrimagnetic compound was studied through magnetic and electrical resistivity measurements in polycrystalline samples. Magnetic measurements results reveal, for the first time in this compound, the existence of a spin reorientation transition at a temperature of 163 K, resembling that found in pure Gd. The effects of the spin reorientation process were also detected in the temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity and, more clearly, in its temperature derivative

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physb.2004.08.023;
PII
S0921-4526(04)00887-7;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
353
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 34-40
ISSN
0921-4526
CODEN
PHYBE3

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