Specific Heat Near TN in (Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, and Dy) Ba2Cu3O7Evidence for Spin-Exchange-Driven Ordering
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1987
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review B
Abstract
Magnetic ordering at 2.2 K has been reported for GdBa2Cu3O7. In order to characterize the relevant magnetic interaction we have synthesized and measured the specific heat of polycrystalline RBa2Cu3O7, where R=Pr,Nd,Sm,Gd,andDy. The ordering temperatures are found to vary systematically with the de Gennes factor, suggesting the dominance of spin-spin exchange over dipolar energies for these compounds. The field dependence of the specific-heat peak for DyBa2Cu3O7 implies the order is of antiferromagnetic nature.
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.36.7145
Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation
Ramirez, A. P.; Schneemeyer, Lynn; and Waszczak, Joseph V., "Specific Heat Near TN in (Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, and Dy) Ba2Cu3O7Evidence for Spin-Exchange-Driven Ordering" (1987). Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 184.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/chem-biochem-facpubs/184
