Effect of nonmagnetic impurities on the spontaneous magnetostriction in β - O 2 crystals

X-ray investigations of weak solid solutions of oxygen with argon, krypton, and nitrogen are done at temperatures in the existence region of the rhombohedral β - O 2 phase. It is found that the spontaneous inhomogeneous magnetostriction effect previously studied in pure oxygen is enhanced by the int...

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Published in:Low temperature physics (Woodbury, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2002-01, Vol.28 (1), p.61-65
Main Authors: Prokhvatilov, A. I., Freiman, Yu. A., Galtsov, N. N., Stetsenko, Yu. E.
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Language:English
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Summary:X-ray investigations of weak solid solutions of oxygen with argon, krypton, and nitrogen are done at temperatures in the existence region of the rhombohedral β - O 2 phase. It is found that the spontaneous inhomogeneous magnetostriction effect previously studied in pure oxygen is enhanced by the introduction of the atomic impurities Ar and Kr and weakened by the dissolution of nitrogen molecules. The possible reasons for the different effect of atomic and molecular impurities on the inhomogeneous spontaneous magnetostriction in β - O 2 crystals are discussed.
ISSN:1063-777X
1090-6517
DOI:10.1063/1.1449188