Anisotropy in the paramagnetic phase of RAl/sub 2/ cubic intermetallic compounds (R = Tb, Dy, and Er)

Journal Article · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987 · Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.35.6800· OSTI ID:6048361

del Moral, A; Ibarra, M R; Abell, J S; Montenegro, J F.D.

In this paper it is shown that the anisotropy in the paramagnetic phase is a useful characteristic when used to single out high-rank susceptibility tensor components in the paramagnetic regime of cubic crystals. Application of this technique to RAl/sub 2/ compounds (R = Tb,Dy,Er) allows the determination of longitudinal and transverse (in the form of linear combinations) fourth- and sixth-rank paramagnetic susceptibilities. The use of the fourth-rank longitudinal susceptibility allows quadrupolar pair interactions in these compounds to be probed.

• Research Organization: Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragon and Departamento de Electricidad y Magnetismo, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientficas, Spain and Department of Physics, University of Southampton, Southampton S09 5NH, England
• OSTI ID: 6048361
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter; (United States), Vol. 35:13
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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