Muon-spin-rotation studies of HoNi{sub 2}B{sub 2}C

Journal Article · Sun Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1995 · Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.53.R510· OSTI ID:277332

Le, L P; Heffner, R H; Thompson, J D ^[1]; MacLaughlin, D E ^[2]; Nieuwenhuys, G J ^[3]; Amato, A; Feyerherm, R; Gygax, F N; Schenck, A ^[4]; Canfield, P C; Cho, B K ^[5]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
2. University of California, Riverside, California 92521 (United States)
3. Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9506, 2300 RA Leiden (The Netherlands)
4. Institute for Particle Physics, Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule Zurich, CH-5232 Villigen PSI (Switzerland)
5. Ames Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 (United States)

Muon-spin-rotation and relaxation studies on single-crystalline HoNi{sub 2}B{sub 2}C show two magnetic phase transitions at {ital T}{sub {ital N}1}=6.0 K and at {ital T}{sub {ital N}2}=5.0 K. While the low-temperature phase displays a commensurate antiferromagnetic structure, the higher-temperature phase exhibits an incommensurately sinusoidal modulation of the spin amplitude. The nature of the incommensurate state, along with the causes of the reentrant superconductivity near 5 K, are discussed. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}

• Research Organization: Ames National Laboratory
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-82
• OSTI ID: 277332
• Journal Information: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Journal Name: Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 53; ISSN 0163-1829; ISSN PRBMDO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
66 PHYSICS
ANTIFERROMAGNETISM
CARBIDES
HOLMIUM BORIDES
HOLMIUM CARBIDES
MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
MONOCRYSTALS
MUON SPIN RELAXATION
NICKEL BORIDES
NICKEL CARBIDES
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
PAIRING INTERACTIONS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
POLYCRYSTALS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0000-0013 K
TRANSITION TEMPERATURE