Pressure-induced change of magnetic order in Tb1-xYxNiAl and TbNi1-xCuxAl

G. Ehlers, C. Ritter, K. Knorr, R. Schneider, D. Hohlwein, M. Meißner, H. Maletta

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Abstract

We study the influence of hydrostatic pressure on a transition from antiferromagnetic (afm.) to ferromagnetic (fm.) order that occurs in the intermetallic series Tb1-xNiAl and TbNi1-xCuxA. between x = 0 and x = 0.1. This is a remarkable transition, because (1) magnetic domains of both types coexist in parallel, (2) in the ordered phase the balance between both depends on temperature. The ordering temperature (TC = 47 K) and the spin direction in the unit cell remain unchanged. First results are presented which show that in fm. compounds under pressure afm. ordering is re-established. In Tb0.95Y0.05NiAl at T = 2 K and p = 7 kbar, we find a domain ratio of afm:fm = 75:25 compared to afm:fm = 4:96 at ambient pressure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)650-651
Number of pages2
JournalPhysica B: Physics of Condensed Matter
Volume276-278
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2000
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd European Conference on Neutron Scattering (ECNS '99) - Budapest, Hung
Duration: Sep 1 1999Sep 4 1999

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