Published October 2, 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

Intersublattice exchange coupling in Gd-Mn compounds studied by INS

  • 1. Technische Univ. Dresden (Germany). Inst. fuer Angewandte Physik und Didaktik der Physik
  • 2. Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, University of Amsterdam, Valckenierstr. 65, 1018 XE, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
  • 3. ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, OXON OX11 0QX (United Kingdom)

Description

Inelastic neutron scattering (INS) has been used to study the exchange interaction in polycrystalline samples of GdMn2Si2, GdMn2Ge2, GdMn6Sn6 and Gd6Mn23. Direct values of the molecular fields experienced by the Gd moments were obtained from the position of the dominant transition at low momentum transfer in the INS spectra. By using a simple spin wave model, also values of the Gd-Mn exchange constants in these compounds were derived. Our results are compared with results from different magnetic measurements. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Journal Volume
279
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 123-126
ISSN
0925-8388
CODEN
JALCEU

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