Abstract
The magnetic behaviour of Nd2BaCuO5 oxide has been studied by means of neutron powder diffraction at low temperatures. This oxide behaves as antiferromagnetic with a Néel temperature of 7.8 K, and the magnetic structure can be described on the basis of a propagation vector k = [0, 0, 1/2]. The Cu2+ magnetic moments are aligned along the c-axis of the crystal structure, while the Nd3+ magnetic moments lie in the ab-plane. The experimental values of the ordered moments at 1.7 K are 0.84(8) and 0.78(4)μB for copper and neodymium ions, respectively.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 613-617 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
Volume | 408-412 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 9 Feb 2006 |
Bibliographical note
Thanks are due to Spanish MEC for financial support under research project MAT2003-08645-C01-02.Keywords
- Antiferromagnetism
- Magnetic structure
- Neutron diffraction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry