Magnetic structures and magnetic phase transitions in Ho3Co

A. Podlesnyak, A. Daoud-Aladine, O. Zaharko, P. Markin, N. Baranov

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Abstract

Neutron diffraction measurements performed on a powder as well as on a single crystal compound Ho3Co reveal complex magnetic structures. The antiferromagnetic ordering sets in at TN∼22 K followed by a spin reorientation at T1 ∼ 9 K. In the temperature range T 1 < T< N TN the magnetic ordering is associated with the wave vectors k1 = (0 0 0) and k2 = (0.1500). Below T1 higher harmonics of k2 appear. The 15K k 1 antiferromagnetic structure corresponds to a 2D and 3D canting of Ho1 (4c site) and Ho2 (8d site) magnetic moments, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)565-567
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Volume272-276
Issue numberI
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2004
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This work was performed at the spallation neutron source SINQ, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland. Financial support by the Swiss National Science Foundation through both grant SCOPES No. 7 IP 65598 and the NCCR MaNEP is gratefully acknowledged.

Keywords

  • Magnetic phase boundaries
  • Neutron diffraction
  • Single crystal
  • Spin arrangements in magnetically ordered materials

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