Abstract
Magnetic susceptibility, EPR and optical properties have been studied in a glass system {20La 2O 3-22Al 2O 3-23∈B 2O 3-35(SiO 2+GeO 2)} with a part of La 2O 3 substituted by Gd 2O 3 in different concentrations. Positive Weiss constants have been found in more heavily doped glasses; two magnetic transitions at 55 and 12 K have been detected and ascribed, respectively, to ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic clusters of Gd 3+ ions. The EPR spectra confirm the clustering at higher Gd contents. At low temperatures the cluster-related resonance indicates an onset of magnetic anisotropy. The clustering, depending on the Gd concentration, correlates with a shift to lower energies of the strong optical absorption band edge.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 149-153 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 2 SPECIAL ISSUE |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2007 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The work is supported partly by Krasnoyarsk Regional Science Foundation, grant No 12F0045C. A. V. Malakhovskii thanks the Israel Ministry of Absorption for a KAMEA scholarship. A. Potseluyko thanks the Russian Science Support Foundation.
Funding
The work is supported partly by Krasnoyarsk Regional Science Foundation, grant No 12F0045C. A. V. Malakhovskii thanks the Israel Ministry of Absorption for a KAMEA scholarship. A. Potseluyko thanks the Russian Science Support Foundation.
Funders | Funder number |
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Israel Ministry of Absorption | |
Krasnoyarsk Regional Science Foundation | 12F0045C |
Russian Science Support Foundation |
Keywords
- Gadolinium
- Magnetic clusters
- Oxide glasses
- Superparamagnetism