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Neutron scattering investigation of magnetic phase transitions in CoCl/sub 2/-graphite intercalation compounds

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OSTI ID:5328689
The stage 2 CoCl/sub 2/-graphite intercalation compound exhibits two magnetic phase transitions at T/sub Cl/ (=8.0K) and T/sub Cu/ (=9.1K). We have performed neutron scattering experiments on this compound which revealed at T < T/sub Cl/ a spin structure in which the 2D ferromagnetic CoCl/sub 2/-sheets are stacked antiferromagnetically along the c-axis with weak 3D correlation. The intermediate phase between T/sub Cl/ and T/sub Cu/ is purely 2D in character with ferromagnetic in-plane order. 6 refs., 3 figs.
Research Organization:
Illinois Univ., Urbana (USA). Dept. of Physics; Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA); Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
5328689
Report Number(s):
BNL-36928; CONF-850890-18; ON: DE86000022
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English