THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENTS OF EUO ACROSS THE CURIE TEMPERATURE IN A MAGNETIC FIELD.
Abstract
The thermal conductivity K of a hot-pressed sample of EuO (90% EuO, 10% Eu2O3) was measured in the temperature range 60-300K using the linear absolute method. K falls off sharply as the temperature goes below 90K, and then rises again by 60K. The dip is not symmetric but its sides intersect at 69K. K was also measured in a longitudinal magnetic field of 100 gauss in the temperature range 60-78K. A dip at 69K was again observed; however, in the magnetic field K fell off less sharply and the dip was much shallower. The electrical resistivity r was also measured. In the absence of the magnetic field r deviated by less than 1% from a value of 0.040 ohm-cm over the entire temperature range 60-300K. Application of the magnetic field resulted in changes of r of less than 2% throughout this same temperature range. The downward dip in the thermal conductivity at the ferromagnetic-paramagnetic transition temperature of 69K can be qualitatively understood in terms of critical scattering of phonons by critical fluctuation in the energy density of the spin system. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0672773
Entities
People
- Mark L. Konantz
Organizations
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology