Point-Contact Spectroscopy of Crystalline Electric Field of Heterocontacts PrB_6 and NdB_6 with Pt

• Authors: M. Vasil'ová , G. Pristáš , M. Reiffers , K. Flachbart , J. Rusz , N. Shitsevalova
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Point-contact spectra of single crystals PrB_6 and NdB_6 are presented. We observed maxima connected with crystalline electric field excitations in agreement with previous results for applied voltage V>8 mV. Moreover, we observed maxima at 6 mV (PrB_6) and 3 mV (NdB_6), which are probably connected with phonon modes. Moreover, we observed phonon peak at 10.6 mV in PrB_6. Further measurements in magnetic fields and crystalline electric field calculations are necessary.

Keywords

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75.47.Np; 71.70.Ch; 74.50.+r

Discipline

• 74.50.+r: Tunneling phenomena; Josephson effects(for SQUIDs, see 85.25.Dq; for Josephson devices, see 85.25.Cp; for Josephson junction arrays, see 74.81.Fa)
• 71.70.Ch: Crystal and ligand fields
• 75.47.Np: Metals and alloys

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 113
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 267-270

Dates

published

2008-01

received

2007-07-09

Contributors

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M. Vasil'ová

• Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 47, 043 53 Košice, Slovakia

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G. Pristáš

• Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 47, 043 53 Košice, Slovakia

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M. Reiffers

• Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 47, 043 53 Košice, Slovakia

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K. Flachbart

• Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 47, 043 53 Košice, Slovakia

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J. Rusz

• Institute of Physics, Na Slovance, Praha, Czech Republic

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N. Shitsevalova

• Institute for Problems of Materials Science, Kiev, Ukraine

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.113.267