Evidence of mixed valence in single crystals
β Scribed by G.D. Loula; L.M. da Silva; A.O. dos Santos; A.N. Medina; F.G. Gandra
- Book ID
- 104080105
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 256 KB
- Volume
- 403
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0921-4526
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β¦ Synopsis
In this paper we report on the magnetization and specific heat results on single crystals of the series (Eu,Yb)Ga 4 aiming to study a possible valence change on both RE ions. The results show a decrease on T N and unit cell volume due to the chemical pressure. The enhancement of the effective moment suggests the presence of Yb 3ΓΎ while the constancy of the saturation magnetization points to a fixed 2 ΓΎ valence for Eu.
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