Abstract
Magnetisation and specific heat measurements, in the range 2 K to room temperature, demonstrate that three magnetic phases exist for the intermetallic compound TbNiAl4. Powder neutron diffraction, also carried out over a wide temperature range, establishes that the intermediate magnetic phase is incommensurate, and confirms that the lowest temperature phase has a linear antiferromagnetic structure with a (0 1 0) propagation vector. The respective transition (Néel) temperatures, in zero applied magnetic field are 34.0 and 28.0 K.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 352-358 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials |
Volume | 301 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2006/06 |
Keywords
- Magnetism
- Neutron diffraction
- Rare-earth ternary compounds
- Specific heat
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics