Specific Features of the Formation of the Ground State in PrB.sub.6./sub..

0355610 - FZÚ 2011 RIV RU eng J - Journal Article
Alekseev, P.A. - Flachbart, K. - Gabáni, S. - Lazukov, V.N. - Priputen, P. - Reiffers, M. - Šebek, Josef - Šantavá, Eva - Dukhnenko, A.V. - Filippov, V.B. - Shitsevalova, N.Yu.
Specific Features of the Formation of the Ground State in PrB₆.
Physics of the Solid State. Roč. 52, č. 5 (2010), s. 914-916. ISSN 1063-7834. E-ISSN 1090-6460
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z10100520
Keywords : thermal conductivity * magnetization * Pr boride
Subject RIV: BM - Solid Matter Physics ; Magnetism
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The temperature dependences of the thermal conductivity and magnetization of a PrB6 single crystal in magnetic fields of 0–14 T have been measured. An analysis of the data amassed has revealed that, apart from the well known magnetic phase transitions at T ~ 7 and ~4 K, there appears a spontaneous magnetization with a relatively small magnetic moment in PrB6 at temperatures below 20 K, which is initiated by the splitting of the ground state, apparently, due to dynamic structure distortions.
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