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[en] The magnetic properties of the cubic C-15-type Laves phases NpAl2 and NpOs2 have been studied in fields up to 80 kOe by means of bulk magnetization, nuclear γ-ray resonance (NGR), and neutron-diffraction techniques. Both materials are ferromagnetic. In NpAl2, the bulk moment mu-bar0 = 1.21μ/subB/, whereas the 5f moment, as determined by NGR and neutron-diffraction methods, is 1.50μ/subB/. NpAl2 is a localized ferromagnet with a small high-field susceptibility and, in common with all other actinide ferromagnets examined so far, exhibits a negative conduction-electron polarization. In contrast, NpOs2 behaves like an itinerant ferromagnet with a large high-field susceptibility, and a total moment mu-bar0 = 0.44μ/subB/. If the NGR and neutron-diffraction measurements are interpreted in terms of localized 5f moments, they give values for the Np moment in NpOs2 of 0.40μ/subB/ and 0.25μ/subB/, respectively. A qualitative discussion is presented to argue that the 5f electrons in NpOs2 are spatially delocalized and that this will reconcile the discrepancies between the magnetic moments determined by the three techniques. Some additional results for NpMn2 and NpNi2 are also reported
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Phys. Rev., B; v. 14(3); p. 1276-1282
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