arXiv · cond-mat/9703173
Quadrupolar and magnetic ordering in CeB6
Abstract
The quadrupolar ordering in CeB_6 is explained in terms of the electrostatic interaction of quadrupolar moments arranged into a simple cubic lattice. The representation of magnetic and quadrupolar moments by means of quasispins of two kinds is employed. A linear increase of the quadrupolar transition temperature T_Q(H) with applied magnetic field and its further re-entrance are described using a generalized spherical model which is well adjusted to a particular problem of the quadrupolar ordering in CeB_6. The theory naturally explains the growing specific heat jump at T_Q(H) with increasing magnetic field. The role of the quadrupolar ordering in the formation of the magnetic ordering, as well as the possible critical experiments and applications to other rare-earth compounds, are discussed.
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Gennadi Uimin. 1997-03-18. Quadrupolar and magnetic ordering in CeB6. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.55.8267
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