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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 957-961 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Philosophical Magazine B: Physics of Condensed Matter; Statistical Mechanics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Properties |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1987 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information: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.