Abstract
The (Er1-xHox)Rh4B4 pseudoternary alloy system has a minimum in the phase boundary between the superconducting and ferromagnetic phases near x=0.3. This minimum has been identified as due to the competing magnetic anisotropies of Er and Ho. It has also been suggested that there could be a Lifschitz point near the minimum. Using the 30-m SANS camera at the National Center for Small-Angle Scattering Research at ORNL, we have observed a peak in the SANS pattern for (Er 0.8Ho0.2)Rh4B4 at Q=0.065 Å-1. This peak appears for temperatures between Tc2, measured upon cooling, and Tm, and corresponds to a modulation of the magnetic moment with a wavelength of about 100 Å, demonstrating that the modulated moment phase exists away from the ErRh 4B4 end of the phase diagram. The wavelength of the modulation is the same as was previously observed in ErRh4B 4. The fact that the wavelength of the modulation remains finite near x=0.3 appears to rule out the possibility of Lifschitz behavior near this point.
Recommended Citation
O. A. Pringle et al., "Small-angle neutron scattering of (Er₀.₈Ho₀.₂)Rh₄B₄," Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 57, no. 8, pp. 3110 - 3112, American Institute of Physics (AIP), Apr 1985.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.335174
Department(s)
Physics
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0021-8979
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1985 American Institute of Physics (AIP), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Apr 1985
