Crystal field study in rare-earth-doped LuInNi4 - art. no. 144430

Authors
Pagliuso, PG Thompson, JD Sarrao, JL Sercheli, MS Rettori, C Martins, GB Fisk, Z Oseroff, SB
Citation
Pg. Pagliuso et al., Crystal field study in rare-earth-doped LuInNi4 - art. no. 144430, PHYS REV B, 6314(14), 2001, pp. 4430
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW B
ISSN journal
01631829 → ACNP
Volume
6314
Issue
14
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(20010401)6314:14<4430:CFSIRL>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Magnetic susceptibility and electron spin resonance experiments in the rare earth (R = Nd, Er, and Yb) 5-25% doped cubic intermetallic LuInNi4 enable estimates of the fourth A(4) and sixth A(6) order crystal-field parameters for this compound. These parameters yield a Gamma (6) doublet, a Gamma (7) doubler, and a Gamma (8) quartet as the ground states for Nd3+, Er3+, and Y b3+, respectively, and an overall crystal-field splitting of 100-300 K. The A(4) and A(6) parameters are found to have comparable order of magnitude f or all the R studied and their values are in agreement with reported values for other cubic systems.