Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1622513 Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2009 10 Pages PDF
Abstract
In zero applied field, Ho3Mn3GeGa2 has the magnetic ordering temperature at TN = 175(5) K and Tm = 45(5) K, whereas Er3Mn3GeGa2 show magnetic transitions at TN = 170(5) K and Tm = 35(5) K. Neutron diffraction study reveals that the wave vector K1 is [1/3, 1/3, 0] for both the compounds. However, in Ho3Mn3GeGa2, the components with wave vector K2 = [1/2, 1/2, 0] appear on both rare earth and manganese sublattices below 45(5) K. Both the manganese and rare earth magnetic moments order in a noncollinear sine modulated magnetic structure in these compounds.
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