NOVEL MAGNETIZATION BEHAVIOR OF TMCU2SI2 IN THE PARAMAGNETIC STATE

Authors
SAMPATHKUMARAN EV DAS I VIJAYARAGHAVAN R
Citation
Ev. Sampathkumaran et al., NOVEL MAGNETIZATION BEHAVIOR OF TMCU2SI2 IN THE PARAMAGNETIC STATE, Journal of physics. Condensed matter, 6(2), 1994, pp. 11-14
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Journal of physics. Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
09538984
Volume
6
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
11 - 14
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-8984(1994)6:2<11:NMBOTI>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We report here the results of DC magnetization (M) and heat-capacity m easurements on the compound TmCu2Si2. Although the results show that t his compound is paramagnetic above 3 K, M in the paramagnetic state te nds to saturate with the application of magnetic field. This spectacul ar behaviour of M mimics that known for single-crystal specimens of Tm Zn and we attribute this ferromagnetic-like tendency to strong 4f quad rupole couplings.