Effects of antiferro-ferromagnetic phase coexistence and spin fluctuations on the magnetic and related properties of NdCuSi
Polycrystalline NdCuSi is found to show co-existence of antiferromagnetic (AFM) and ferromagnetic (FM) phases at low temperatures, as revealed by neutron diffraction data. The coexistence is attributed to the competing exchange interactions and crystal field effect. The compound shows a large, low-f...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AIP Publishing LLC
2015-06-01
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Series: | APL Materials |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4922387 |