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Magnetic field dependence of resistivity minima in amorphous La--Gd--Au alloys with high Gd content. [(La/sub 100-x/Gd/sub x/)/sub 80/Au/sub 20/, x = 8 to 40]

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7107965· OSTI ID:7107965
Magnetoresistivity measurements are performed in fields up to 40 kOe on some concentrated amorphous La--Gd--Au alloys exhibiting characteristics of a spin-glass. The negative magnetoresistivity at low temperature is found to be roughly proportional to the square of the magnetization. The resistivity minima in these alloys are attributed to a mechanism of electron scattering from magnetic clouds coupled by the RKKY interactions, in qualitative agreement with analysis of remanent magnetization data. 4 figures, 1 table.
Research Organization:
California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena (USA). W.M. Keck Lab. of Engineering Materials
OSTI ID:
7107965
Report Number(s):
CALT-822-93
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English