ORIGIN OF THE WEAK FERROMAGNETISM IN GD2CUO4

Authors
STEPANOV AA WYDER P CHATTOPADHYAY T BROWN PJ FILLION G VITEBSKY IM DEVILLE A GAILLARD B BARILO SN ZHIGUNOV DI
Citation
Aa. Stepanov et al., ORIGIN OF THE WEAK FERROMAGNETISM IN GD2CUO4, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 48(17), 1993, pp. 12979-12984
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physical review. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
01631829
Volume
48
Issue
17
Year of publication
1993
Pages
12979 - 12984
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(1993)48:17<12979:OOTWFI>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The magnetic properties of Gd2CuO4 have been investigated by magnetiza tion, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and neutron-diffraction me asurements in the temperature range 1.5-50 K to determine the magnetic phase diagram and to search for the origin of the weak ferromagnetism which has been observed in this compound. Gd2CuO4 is found to have a rather complex magnetic phase diagram consisting of at least four dist inct magnetic phases. The nature of the weak ferromagnetism is discuss ed and a possible origin of both the weak ferromagnetism and the phase transitions is proposed.