Published September 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Experimental evidence of intrinsic Co magnetic moment in paramagnetic ErCo2

  • 1. Instituto de Ciencias de Materiales de Aragon, CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Dpto. Fisica de la Materia Condensada, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza (Spain)
  • 2. Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 (United States)
  • 3. UCSF Physics Research Laboratory 185 Berry Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 (United States)

Description

Magnetic AC susceptibility (χAC) has been measured as a function of the temperature and the excitation frequency (ω) in order to study the nature of the Co 3d magnetic moment in the paramagnetic phase of ErCo2. The χAC measurements show a small feature near 100K, both as a function of ω and temperature, associated with a relaxation process of intrinsic Co moments. The calculated Co magnetic moment from those measurements is around 0.20μB. This result has been confirmed by means of X-ray magnetic circular dichroism measurements above and below the magnetic transition of ErCo2, yielding to an intrinsic Co moment of 0.19μB in paramagnetic phase

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.jmmm.2007.02.176;
PII
S0304-8853(07)00290-9;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Journal Volume
316
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. e442-e445
ISSN
0304-8853
CODEN
JMMMDC

Conference

Title
Joint European magnetic symposia
Dates
26-30 Jun 2006
Place
San Sebastian (Spain)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39033070
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COBALT ALLOYS; ERBIUM ALLOYS; LAVES PHASES; MAGNETIC CIRCULAR DICHROISM; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; PARAMAGNETISM; RELAXATION; X RADIATION
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; DICHROISM; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MAGNETISM; RADIATIONS; RARE EARTH ALLOYS; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS

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Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.