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Title: Magnetic structures of R5Ni2In4 and R11Ni4In9 ( R = Tb and Ho): Strong hierarchy in the temperature dependence of the magnetic ordering in the multiple rare-earth sublattices

Journal Article · · Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
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  1. Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble (France)
  2. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States); Univ. of Genova, Genova (Italy); Institute SPIN-CNR, Genova (Italy)
  3. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  4. T.I.F.R., Mumbai (India)

In this study, the magnetic properties and magnetic structures of the R5Ni2In4 and the microfibrous R 11Ni4In9 compounds with R = Tb and Ho have been examined using magnetization, heat capacity, and neutron diffraction data. Rare earth atoms occupy three and five symmetrically inequivalent rare earth sites in R5Ni2In4 and R 11Ni4In9 compounds, respectively. As a result of the intra- and inter-magnetic sublattice interactions, the magnetic exchange interactions are different for various rare earth sites; this leads to a cascade of magnetic transitions with a strong hierarchy in the temperature dependence of the magnetic orderings.

Research Organization:
Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11358
OSTI ID:
1234463
Report Number(s):
IS-J-8873
Journal Information:
Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter, Vol. 27, Issue 47; ISSN 0953-8984
Publisher:
IOP PublishingCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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