Magnetic properties of the Nd{sub 0.95}Dy{sub 0.05}Fe{sub 3}(BO{sub 3}){sub 4} ferroborate with small substitution in the rare-earth element subsystem
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Kirensky Institute of Physics, Siberian Branch (Russian Federation)
The magnetic properties of a substituted Nd{sub 0.95}Dy{sub 0.05}Fe{sub 3}(BO{sub 3}){sub 4} ferroborate single crystal with competing Nd-Fe and Dy-Fe exchange interactions are studied experimentally and theoretically. A spontaneous spin-reorientation transition is detected near T = 4.3 K, and anomalies are observed in the low-temperature magnetization curves along trigonal axis c and in basal plane ab. The measured properties and the detected effects are interpreted in terms of a general theoretical approach, which is based on the molecular field approximation and crystal field calculations for a rare-earth ion. The experimental temperature dependences of the initial magnetic susceptibility in the range 2–300 K, the anomalies in the magnetization curves for B ‖ c and B ⊥ c in fields up to 1.5 T, and the field and temperature dependences of magnetization in fields up to 9 T are described. The effect of small substitution in the rare-earth subsystem on the magnetic properties is analyzed. The crystal field parameters and the parameters of the R-Fe and Fe-Fe exchange interactions are determined from the experimental data.
- OSTI ID:
- 22309124
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Vol. 117, Issue 5; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Pleiades Publishing, Inc.; http://www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7761
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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