Magnetic order of the Pr sublattice in tetragonal and orthorhombic Pr1-xGdxBa2Cu3O7-δ observed by 155Gd-Mössbauer spectroscopy

G. Wortmann*, I. Felner

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Abstract

155Gd-Mössbauer studies of (Pr0.925Gd0.075)Ba2Cu3O7-δ in the tetragonal (δ = 0.9) and orthorhombic (δ = 0.1) phase reveal transitions to magnetic order at TN = 7.5 K and 16.5 K, respectively, of the Pr sublattice. The hyperfine interaction parameters of 155Gd in the orthorhombic sample above TN compare well with those data obtained in orthorhombic GdBa2Cu3O7-δ and prove that Gd substitutes for Pr. The marked difference in ordering temperatures of the Pr sublattice for the two phases is discussed in the terms of the Pr-4f electron hybridization depending sensitively on the oxygen content δ.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)981-985
Number of pages5
JournalSolid State Communications
Volume75
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1990
Externally publishedYes

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