Abstract
The magnetic susceptibility and isothermal magnetization are studied on Cex - 5 Lax Ni2 Si3 (x = 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3 and 4.5). The temperature of antiferromagnetic ordering due to the twelve magnetic Ce ions in two hexagons decreases with increasing x and is suppressed above x = 2. The paramagnetism which arises from frac(2, 20) of the spins lying inside the hexagonal is observed below TN in x ≤ 1. The signature of spin fluctuation is also observed in magnetization curves. The spin fluctuation is suppressed as the magnetic field exceeds the metamagnetic transition field.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1450-1452 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Physica B: Condensed Matter |
Volume | 403 |
Issue number | 5-9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Apr 2008 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work is supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation through the Center for Strongly Correlated Materials Research (CSCMR) at Seoul National University, by the Korea Research Foundation through Grant no. KRF-2005-070-C00044, and is performed for the Nuclear R&D Programs funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology(MOST) of Korea.
Keywords
- Ce La Ni Si
- Magnetic ordering
- Spin frustration