Author:
Sosin S. S.,Iafarova A. F.,Romanova I. V.,Morozov O. A.,Korableva S. L.,Batulin R. G.,Zhitomirsky M.,Glazkov V. N.
Abstract
Low-temperature electron paramagnetic resonance measurements are performed on single crystals of LiY1 ‒xGdxF4 with low $$x = 0.005$$ and moderate $$x = 0.05$$ concentration of Gd ions. Modeling of the experimental spectra allows us to precisely determine microscopic parameters of the spin Hamiltonian of the parent LiGdF4 material, including the nearest-neighbor exchange constant. The obtained parameters are further tested by comparing a strongly anisotropic Curie–Weiss temperature obtained for LiGdF4 in our static magnetization measurements with theoretically computed values. We find a fine balance between principal magnetic interactions in LiGdF4, which results in a hidden magnetic frustration presumably leading to a delayed magnetic ordering and an enhanced magnetocaloric effect at low temperatures.
Subject
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
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3 articles.
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