Neutron powder diffraction determination of the magnetic structure of Nd2Al
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We have determined the magnetic structure of Nd 2 Al by neutron powder diffraction. This orthorhombic intermetallic compound orders ferromagnetically below 36 K with the Nd moments aligned along the b-axis. Even at 1.7 K, the larger of the two Nd moments is only 2.3(2) μ B , about 70% of the 'free-ion' value of 3.27 μ B . This reduction is a consequence of the substantial crystal-field effects at the Nd 3+ sites.(c) 2011 IOP Publishing LTD
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Cadogan, J. M., Avdeev, M., Kumar, P., Suresh, K., D., Ryan, D. H. (2011). Neutron powder diffraction determination of the magnetic structure of Nd2Al. Paper presented to the Joint European Magnetic Symposia (JEMS 2010), 23th–28th August 2010, Krakow, Poland. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 303(1), Art. No. 012026. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/303/1/012026