Anomalous hyperfine fields of 59Co in rare earth-cobalt cubic laves phases
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[en] The large variation of the hyperfine fields (HFF) at Co nuclei in several series of rare earth-cobalt intermetallic compounds is interesting since it may be related partly to large anisotropy energies of these materials. In RCo2 the Co atoms occupy the 3m sites with the three fold axis lying along one of the <111> directions. The Co sites are distinguishable by the angle 0 between the Co moment and the symmetry axis at that site. Two peaks with the intensity ratio of 3:1 should be observed in the spin echo spectra of 59Co in the RCo2 with the <111> easy axis, whereas one resonance is expected for the compound with the <100> easy axis. The observed spin echo spectra are shown. It was concluded that all spectra are due to 59Co in magnetic domains or in domain walls from the observations of frequency-shifts and intensity-changes under applied magnetic fields up to 50kOe. Possible mechanisms to explain the large anisotropy in hyperfine fields are discussed. (UK)
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Institute of Physics, London (UK); Institute of Physics Conference Series; no. 55; 692 p; ISBN 0 85498 146 2; ; 1980; p. 611-614; Institute of Physics; Bristol; International conference on the physics of transition metals; Leeds, UK; 18 - 22 Aug 1980
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