Abstract
The magnetic properties of the YbCrCO4 oxide have been studied by both bulk magnetic measurements and 170Yb Mössbauer spectroscopy. Ferrimagnetic ordering is shown to be present below 25 K, driven by the exchange within the chromium sublattice. In the saturation state, the magnetic moment is 0.55 μB for Yb3+, and presumably 1 μB for Cr5+, the two sublattices being antiferromagnetically coupled. The anisotropic Yb-Cr exchange polarises the Yb3+ sublattice below 25 K, so as to force the Yb magnetic moments to lie in the hard magnetic a-b plane.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 571-573 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials |
Volume | 272-276 |
Issue number | I |
Early online date | 9 Jan 2004 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2004 |
Keywords
- Magnetic ordering
- Mössbauer spectroscopy
- YbCrO
- Zircon-type structure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics