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Powder neutron diffraction study of antiferromagnetism in Er/sub 6/Mn/sub 23/D/sub 23/

Journal Article · · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.33691· OSTI ID:6488682
The compound Er/sub 6/Mn/sub 23/D/sub 23/ has been prepared and a powder neutron diffraction study has been done. The compound is paramagnetic at 300/sup 0/K and antiferromagnetic at 150/sup 0/K. The crystallographic space group is I4/mmm with deuterium atoms occupying a, 1, m, n, and o sites. Since Er/sub 6/Mn/sub 23/ belongs to the Fm3m space group, deuteration is responsible for a reduction in symmetry. At 150/sup 0/K the Er and Mn moments in the deuteride are collinear with the c-axis and the Shubnikov magnetic space group is P/sub I/4/mm'm'. This is also different from the non-deuterated Er/sub 6/Mn/sub 23/ which has its easy axis along the cubic <111> direction (the tetragonal <101> direction). In the deuteride, the e site Er atoms have moments of 2.5 ..mu../sub B/ while those on h sites have moments of 1.2 ..mu../sub B/. The Mn moments are approximately 3 ..mu../sub B/ for the b and c sites and approximately 1 ..mu../sub B/ for the two n sites. The Mn atoms on the f sites cannot have ordered moments due to the symmetry of the magnetic space group and, indeed, none is found. Magnetic susceptibility measurements are also reported.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Missouri, Rolla
OSTI ID:
6488682
Journal Information:
AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States), Journal Name: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States) Vol. 89; ISSN APCPC
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English