Article
Angular dependence of the spin-flop transition and a possible structure of the spin-flop phase of Gd5Ge4
Physical Review B
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Date
10-19-2007
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.76.134415
Abstract
The angular dependence of the spin-flop transition in Gd5Ge4 has been examined by magnetization measurements of a single crystal. When the magnetic field vector is tilted away from the antiferromagnetic easy axis (c axis) toward the b axis, the spin-flop transition always remains first order in nature. However, when the field vector is tilted away from the c axis toward the a axis, the first order spin-flop transition is only observed over a narrow range of tilt angles (0<θ<20°), which serves as evidence that the Gd moments “flop” from the c axis to the a axis during the spin-flop transformation.
Copyright Owner
American Physical Society
Copyright Date
2008
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Zhong W. Ouyang, Vitalij K. Pecharsky, Karl A. Gschneidner, Deborah L. Schlagel, et al.. "Angular dependence of the spin-flop transition and a possible structure of the spin-flop phase of Gd5Ge4" Physical Review B Vol. 76 Iss. 13 (2007) p. 134415 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/thomas_lograsso/71/
This article is from Physical Review B 76 (2007): 134415, doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.76.134415.