Abstract
Magnetoelastic properties of a single crystal of CeP have been investigated by magnetostriction and thermal expansion measurements. The longitudinal and transverse magnetostriction with the field along the [001] direction show an abrupt decrease in length following the appearance of the ferromagnetically ordered planes with the T8 Ce moments. Moreover, iso-field thermal expansion along both directions show a large increase of the length at the temperature where the ferromagnetic-paramagnetic transition of the Γ8 Ce moments takes place. Such large length changes can be understood by the p-f mixing effect which has been used successfully to explain the magnetic phase diagram of CeP.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2094-2100 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | journal of the physical society of japan |
Volume | 67 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1998 Jun |
Keywords
- CeP
- Low-carrier
- Magnetostriction
- Thermal expansion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)