MEASUREMENTS OF MAGNETIC RELAXATION PROCESSES IN QUASICRYSTALS

Z. Jagličić – J. Prizmič – J. Dolinšek – Z. Trontelj

   The nature of spin-glass-like transition in icosahedral quasicrystals Tb-Mg-Zn and Tb-Mg-Cd was studied by the thermoremanent magnetization (TRM) decay as a function of magnetic field. The observed linear dependence of the TRM on the magnetic field in the low-field regime demonstrates difference to canonical spin glasses.

Keywords: quasicrystal, magnetic properties, spin glass

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