Abstract
Measurements of the elastic constants c33, c44, and c66 in FeCl2 are reported. The temperature dependence of c44 and c66 in the paramagnetic region is explained by the strain-single-ion coupling mechanism. Similar effects were previously observed for rare-earth ions but not for transition metal ions. The effect of this coupling for c33 is expected to be small and was not observed experimentally. A critical behavior of c33 is observed near the Néel temperature.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1205-1208 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1976 |
| Externally published | Yes |