Magnetic Properties in Phase IV of Ce<sub>0.7</sub>La<sub>0.3</sub>B<sub>6</sub> Studied by Muon Spin Relaxation

Hiroyuki Takagiwa, Kazuki Ohishi, Jun Akimitsu, Wataru Higemoto, R. Kadono, Masafumi Sera, S. Kunii

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan · 2002 · 35 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

The magnetic properties of Ce 0.7 La 0.3 B 6 single crystal have been studied by muon spin relaxation (µSR). The absence of a clear muon spin precession under zero external field in phase IV indicates that no commensurate long-range magnetic order is present in this phase. Moreover, the time spectra under a longitudinal field strongly suggests that there are two sources of local fields exerting coherently on muons in phase IV. It was inferred from the muon Knight shift under a transverse field that the direction of the effective internal magnetic field probed by muon exhibits a marked change between phase III and IV.

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