Published February 1996 | Version v1
Journal article

Crystal and magnetic structure of UCuSn

  • 1. Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Cracow (Poland). Inst. Fizyki
  • 2. W. Trzebiatowski Inst. of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw (Poland)
  • 3. Laboratoire Leon Brillouin, Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, 91 -Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
  • 4. Laboratoire Leon Brillouin, Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France)

Description

A polycrystalline sample of antiferromagnet UCuSn has been studied by neutron diffraction. The data obtained at 90 K (paramagnetic state) indicate that the crystal structure is hexagonal with an ordered distribution of Cu and Sn atoms in the unit cell (P63mc). In the antiferromagnetic state, the uranium moments with a value of 1.9(1)μB lie in the bc plane and form an angle of 25 with the b-axis. The magnetic space group UCuSn is P21'm'c. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Journal Volume
153
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. L255-L259.
ISSN
0304-8853
CODEN
JMMMDC