On the magnetic order of Gd{sub 5}Ge{sub 3}
- School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences, UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, ACT BC 2610 (Australia)
- Ames Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-3020, USA and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-2300 (United States)
We have investigated the magnetic structure of Gd{sub 5}Ge{sub 3} by neutron powder diffraction down to 3.6 K. This compound presents three events in the heat capacity which we show are related to fundamental changes in the magnetic order. The primary antiferromagnetic ordering occurs at 82(2) K and produces a magnetic cell that is tripled with respect to the underlying orthorhombic crystal cell. The propagation vector is k{sub 1}=[0 0 1/3 ]. At 74(2) K, the magnetic order becomes “anti-C” with a propagation vector k{sub 2} = [1 0 0]. A third change in the magnetic order occurs at 40(2) K, and the new magnetic structure is essentially the “anti-C” structure but with the addition of a tripled magnetic component corresponding to a propagation vector k{sub 3} = [1/3 0 0].
- OSTI ID:
- 22273597
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 115, Issue 17; Conference: 55. annual conference on magnetism and magnetic materials, Atlanta, GA (United States), 14-18 Nov 2010; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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