Cancellation of orbital and spin magnetism in UFe/sub 2/

Journal Article · Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.39.4719· OSTI ID:6362221

Wulff, M; Lander, G H; Lebech, B; Delapalme, A

Polarized-neutron measurements have shown that the orbital and spin magnetic moments, which individually have a value of approx.0.23..mu../sub B/, almost completely cancel on the U sublattice in the ordered Laves phase UFe/sub 2/. This confirms a recent theoretical predicton and raises the possibility of ''magnetic'' compounds with zero total moment.

• Research Organization: Commission of the European Communities, Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe, Postfach 2340, D-7500 Karlsruhe, Federal Republic of Germany
• OSTI ID: 6362221
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Vol. 39:7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
IRON COMPOUNDS
MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
L-S COUPLING
LAVES PHASES
MAGNETIC MOMENTS
MAGNETIZATION
MONOCRYSTALS
NEUTRON DIFFRACTION
POLARIZATION
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
COHERENT SCATTERING
COUPLING
CRYSTALS
DIFFRACTION
INTERMEDIATE COUPLING
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SCATTERING
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
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