Abstract
NiSn·6O forms rhombohedral (trigonal) crystals containing one axially distorted octahedral complex per unit cell. Measurements of (a) the magnetic susceptibility, (b) isothermal magnetization, and (c) magnetic heat capacity between ∼ 0.35 and 4.2 K can be described by the spin Hamiltonian for with K and . The ground-state triplet is thus split in zero field into a lower singlet and an upper doublet. There is also evidence of antiferromagnetic coupling among ions which is weak in comparison with this splitting. A system of this type should exhibit unusual properties for . Exploratory magnetocaloric observations with reveal cooling by adiabatic magnetization for . They also suggest the establishment of spin order at sufficiently low temperatures for .
- Received 24 July 1972
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.6.3488
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