Crystal Field Model of the Magnetic Properties of U
- 15 August 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 73 (7) , 1027-1030
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.73.1027
Abstract
We propose a model based on quadrupolar ordering of localized electrons to explain the 17.5 K phase transition of U . The tiny staggered magnetic moment observed by neutron scattering is interpreted as a weak secondary effect associated to the symmetry-breaking perturbation. The model is able to account for the observed behavior of the linear and nonlinear susceptibilities throughout the transition. A connection with the quadrupolar Kondo theory is proposed.
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