Single Crystal Growth and Properties of Incongruently Melting TbB6, DyB6, HoB6, and YB6

✍ Scribed by K. Takahashi; S. Kunii

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 226 KB
• Volume: 133
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0022-4596
• DOI: 10.1006/jssc.1997.7427

✦ Synopsis

Details of the single crystal growth of incongruently melting TbB 6 , DyB 6 , HoB 6 , and YB 6 using a crucible-free vertical floating zone method are reported. Magnetic susceptibility is reported and discussed. It is suggested that antiferro-quadrupolar ordering occurs in DyB 6 between 30 and 25.6 K.

Academic Press

RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

To know the magnetic ground state, magnetic susceptibility and specific heat measurements have been carried out.