Ground State Properties of Tb^{3+} Ion in TbNi_{10}Si_{2}

• Authors: P. Stefański , W. Suski , K. Wochowski , T. Mydlarz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Ground state properties of Tb^{3+} ion were investigated in the tetragonal ThΜn_{12}-type TbNi_{10}Si_{2} compound on the basis of temperature dependence of the paramagnetic susceptibility and magnetization measurements. The rare earth temperature dependence of the susceptibility was calculated using the Van Vleck equation. The Γ_{t5}^{(1)} doublet is suggested to be a ground state separated by 9 K from the first excited singlet Γ_{t1}^{(2)}. The magnetic moment associated with the ground state doublet agrees with saturation magnetization data at 4.2 K. The overall crystal field splitting is estimated to be 105 K.

Keywords

EN

75.30.Gw; 75.50.Gg

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 1997
• Volume: 92
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 281-284

Dates

published

1997-08

Contributors

author

P. Stefański

• Institute of Molecular Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smoluchowskiego 17, 60-187 Poznań, Poland

author

W. Suski

• W. Trzebiatowski Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 937, 50-950 Wrocław 2, Poland

author

K. Wochowski

• W. Trzebiatowski Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 937, 50-950 Wrocław 2, Poland

author

T. Mydlarz

• International Laboratory of High Magnetic Fields and Low Temperatures, Gajowicka 95, 50-539 Wrocław, Poland