Fractal excitations in dilute magnets

Y. Yeshurun, M. B. Salamon

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Abstract

The low-temperature magnetization in a series of amorphous (CopNi1-p)75P16B6Al3 alloys (0·34 ≤p≤ 0·5) deviates strongly from the Bloch T3/2 law. These deviations are shown to result from short-wavelength excitations (‘fractons’) for which the random magnetic network looks fractal.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)957-961
Number of pages5
JournalPhilosophical Magazine B: Physics of Condensed Matter; Statistical Mechanics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties
Volume56
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1987

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work is supported in part by the National Science Foundation Materials Research Laboratory Program through Grant NSF-DMR-83-1698 1, and in part by the Fund for Basic Research administered by the Israel Academy of Science and Humanities.

Funding

ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work is supported in part by the National Science Foundation Materials Research Laboratory Program through Grant NSF-DMR-83-1698 1, and in part by the Fund for Basic Research administered by the Israel Academy of Science and Humanities.

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National Science Foundation Materials Research Laboratory ProgramNSF-DMR-83-1698 1
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities

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