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J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 49, Number C8, Décembre 1988
Proceedings of the International Conference on Magnetism
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| Page(s) | C8-845 - C8-846 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:19888381 | |
Proceedings of the International Conference on Magnetism
J. Phys. Colloques 49 (1988) C8-845-C8-846
DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:19888381
The Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, G.B.
J. Phys. Colloques 49 (1988) C8-845-C8-846
DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:19888381
MAGNETIC AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF HoF3-ORDERING IN A SINGLET GROUND STATE
B. Bleaney, J. F. Gregg, R. W. Hill, M. Lazzouni, M. J. M. Leask et M. R. WellsThe Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, G.B.
Abstract
Holmium trifluoride, HoF3 has C1h symmetry at Ho3+ sites, resulting in a singlet electronic ground state and low-lying excited states. Magnetic, thermal and spectroscopic experiments show that HoF3 orders antiferromagnetically at TN = 0.53 K, which can be interpreted in terms of molecular field theory applied to a non-Kramers doublet S' = 1/2.