Numéro
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 49, Numéro C8, Décembre 1988
Proceedings of the International Conference on Magnetism
Page(s) C8-1463 - C8-1464
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:19888672
Proceedings of the International Conference on Magnetism

J. Phys. Colloques 49 (1988) C8-1463-C8-1464

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:19888672

MAGNETIC ORDERING IN α- AND β-FeF3.3H2O

I. Dézsi1, 2, S. G. Sankar3, L. N. Mulay4, J. F. Houlihan4 et T. Pannaparayil4

1  Ingenieurwissenschaften, Universistät des Saarlandes, 6600 Saarbrücken, F.R. G.
2  On leave from Central Research Institute for Physics, Budapest.
3  Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2683, U.S.A.
4  Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A.


Abstract
The two crystallographic modifications of ferric fluoride trihydrate (α- and β-FeF3.3H2O) were synthesized and characterized. Magnetic susceptibility and Mössbauer effect measurements suggest that the α- and β-phases are low dimensional antiferromagnets at higher temperatures and become three dimensionally ordered below 6.5 and 14.7 K respectively.