Unusual magnetic phase transitions in Gd 3+ clusters in multicomponent oxide glasses

Janis Kliava, Alexander Malakhovskii, Irina Edelman, Anatoly Potseluyko, Eleonora Petrakovskaja, Ishai Bruckental, Yosef Yeshurun, Tat'Jana Zarubina

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)149-153
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism
Volume20
Issue number2 SPECIAL ISSUE
DOIs
StatePublished - 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.

FundersFunder number
Israel Ministry of Absorption
Krasnoyarsk Regional Science Foundation12F0045C
Russian Science Support Foundation

    Keywords

    • Gadolinium
    • Magnetic clusters
    • Oxide glasses
    • Superparamagnetism

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