Study of the structural instability in Gd1-xNdxCu compounds

Authors
Marquina, C Pavlovic, AS Ibarra, MR
Citation
C. Marquina et al., Study of the structural instability in Gd1-xNdxCu compounds, J MAGN MAGN, 197, 1999, pp. 754-756
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS
ISSN journal
03048853 → ACNP
Volume
197
Year of publication
1999
Pages
754 - 756
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-8853(199905)197:<754:SOTSII>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Room temperature X-ray diffraction shows that Gd1-xNdxCu compounds crystall ize either in the CsCl or in the FeB orthorhombic structure, which show dif ferent magnetic properties. Thermal expansion measurements show that these compounds undergo a structural transition, which takes place by a martensit ic transformation. The existence of electronic states with different total energy can explain the observed structural instability. (C) 1999 Elsevier S cience B.V. All rights reserved.