Paramagnetic susceptibility of nonstoichiometric fluorides with the fluorite-type structure

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993 · Journal of Solid State Chemistry; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1006/jssc.1993.1022· OSTI ID:6771515

Bohigas, X; Folch, A; Tejada, J ^[1]; Sorokin, N I; Sobolev, B P ^[2]

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1. Universitat de Barcelona (Spain)
2. Institute of Crystallography, Moscow (Russian Federation)

Magnetic properties of single crystals of nonstoichiometric fluorides M[sub 1-x]R[sub x]F[sub 2+x] (M = Ca, Sr, Ba; R = Ce, Pr, Nd, Gd, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb; with 0.05 [le] x [le] 0.28) with the fluorite-type structure have been studied for the first time. The magnetic susceptibility was measured using a Faraday balance in the 15-300 K temperature range. The samples are paramagnetic following the Curie-Weiss law. The values of paramagnetic Curie temperatures and effective magnetic moments of rare-earth ions have been found. Deviations of the temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibility from the Curie-Weiss law are observed for some nonstoichiometric fluorides at temperatures ranging from 60 to 85 K. Possible reaons for these deviations are discussed. Measurements of magnetic susceptibility provide an effective technique for a rapid and accurate determination of the concentration of rare-earth ions in nonstoichiometric fluorides.

• OSTI ID: 6771515
• Journal Information: Journal of Solid State Chemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry; (United States) Vol. 102:1; ISSN 0022-4596; ISSN JSSCBI
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360606* -- Other Materials-- Physical Properties-- (1992-)
CURIE-WEISS LAW
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY
MAGNETISM
PARAMAGNETISM
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TEMPERATURE RANGE
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0065-0273 K