Complex magnetic phase behavior in Gd-rich Gd-Y single crystal alloys

Authors
Collingwood, JF Santos, J Araujo, JP Sousa, JB Moreira, JM Lim, CM Edwards, C Fort, D Palmer, SB
Citation
Jf. Collingwood et al., Complex magnetic phase behavior in Gd-rich Gd-Y single crystal alloys, IEEE MAGNET, 37(4), 2001, pp. 2166-2168
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS
ISSN journal
00189464 → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Part
1
Pages
2166 - 2168
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9464(200107)37:4<2166:CMPBIG>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The magnetic properties of single crystal gadolinium-rich Gd100-xYx alloys are investigated using ac susceptibility, magnetization, and ultrasonic tec hniques, to determine the magnetic phase behavior in the region x < 10. For Gd92.5Y7.5, observations are consistent with a canting of the magnetic mom ent away from the c-axis toward the basal plane at 243 K, and a return towa rd the c-axis at lower temperatures. The precedence of a phase change at 11 6 K is confirmed.