Abstract
The specific heat C(T) of the monoclinic RbDy(WO4)2 crystal has been studied at very low temperatures 0.2 ≤ T ≤ 1.9 K and in magnetic fields 0 ≤ H ≤ 0.38 T. The Neel temperature was shown to be equal to TN = 0.818 ± 0.005 K. The experimental value of the effective exchange parameter was obtained to be equal to J/k = -0.798 K. The C(T) dependence below Neel temperature (0.5 TN < T < 0.99TN) is well described by 2D Ising model, whereas in the temperature region close above TN (1.01TN < T < 2TN) it can be described by neither 2D, nor 3D Ising model. The experimental and theoretical H-TN diagrams for field H ∥ a are in a reasonable agreement for simple quadratic lattice.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1003-1011 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Low Temperature Physics |
Volume | 110 |
Issue number | 5-6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics