Magnetic structure of TbNiAl4

W. D. Hutchison*, D. J. Goossens, K. Nishimura, K. Mori, Y. Isikawa, A. J. Studer

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)352-358
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Volume301
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006/06

Keywords

  • Magnetism
  • Neutron diffraction
  • Rare-earth ternary compounds
  • Specific heat

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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