MAGNETIZATION BEHAVIOR OF RCU(2)SI(2) (R=TB, DY, HO, ER AND TM) IN THE PARAMAGNETIC STATE

Authors
DAS I SAMPATHKUMARAN EV
Citation
I. Das et Ev. Sampathkumaran, MAGNETIZATION BEHAVIOR OF RCU(2)SI(2) (R=TB, DY, HO, ER AND TM) IN THE PARAMAGNETIC STATE, Journal of physics. Condensed matter, 6(37), 1994, pp. 120000557-120000560
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Journal of physics. Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
09538984
Volume
6
Issue
37
Year of publication
1994
Pages
120000557 - 120000560
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-8984(1994)6:37<120000557:MBOR(D>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The result of Dc magnetization (M) measurements on the compounds RCu(2 )Si(2) (R = Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Tm) in the paramagnetic state up to 55 kOe are reported. In all cases, except that of Gd alloy, M is foun d to be a non-linear function of magnetic field tending to saturate at higher fields over a wide temperature range in the paramagnetic state . This magnetization behaviour is found to be essentially a single-ion ic effect, presumably arising from strong 4f quadrupolar effects.