Crystalline fields, exchange interactions and spin reorientations in TmxHo1-xFe2 systems, studied by a Yb170 Mössbauer probe

R. Yanovsky*, E. R. Bauminger, D. Levron, I. Nowik, S. Ofer

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Abstract

Mössbauer studies of the 84.3 keV gamma ray of Yb170 emitted from Yb in TmxHo1-xFe2 at various temperatures were performed. These yield the crystalline field parameters (A4〈r4〉 = 36 ± 5 K, A6〈r6〉 = -3 ± 2K, the exchange field (μBHexch = 116 ± 4 K) and the Yb3+ free ion hyperfine constants (H4f = 4100 ± 150 kOe, eqQ = 2400 ± 250 MHz and H (conduction electrons) = 350±100 kOe). Spin relaxation phenomena observed in TmFe2 at low temperatures give a value of ∼ 0.03 for |ρ{variant}(EF)Jsf|. Spectra observed in Tm0.2Ho0.8Fe2 in the spin reorientation transition region indicate that the transition is of second order.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1511-1514
Number of pages4
JournalSolid State Communications
Volume17
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Dec 1975

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