Low-temperature properties of the dilute dipolar magnet LiHoxY1-xF4

• We analyze recent experiments on the dilute rare-earth compound LiHoxY1-xF4 in the context of an effective Ising dipolar model. Using a Monte Carlo method we calculate the low-temperature behavior of the specific heat and linear susceptibility and compare our results to measurements. In our model the susceptibility follows a Curie-Weiss law at high temperature, X similar to 1 / (T- T-cw), with a Curie-Weiss temperature that scales with dilution, T-cw similar to x, consistent with early experiments. We also find that the peak in the specific heat scales linearly with dilution, C-max(T)similar to x, in disagreement with recent experiments. This difference could be caused by the hyperfine interaction which is not included in our calculation. Experimental studies do not reach a consensus on the functional form of the susceptibility and specific heat, and in particular, we do not see reported scalings of the form X similar to T-0.75 and X similar to exp(-T/T-0). Furthermore, we calculate the ground-state magnetization as a function of dilution and re-examine the phase diagram around the critical dilution x, = 0.24 +/- 0.03. We find that the spin-glass susceptibility for the Ising model does not diverge below x, while some recent experiments give strong evidence for a stable spin-glass phase in LiHo0.167Y0.833F4.

Ämnesord

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Annan teknik -- Övrig annan teknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Other Engineering and Technologies -- Other Engineering and Technologies not elsewhere specified (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

SPIN-GLASSES

Other technology

Övriga teknikvetenskaper

Publikations- och innehållstyp

ref (ämneskategori)

art (ämneskategori)