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DEUTERIUM NMR IN RMn 2 D 2 (R = Y, Tb, Dy)<br />

Henryk Figiel 1) , Paweł Filipek 2) , Paweł Szczurek 1) , Andrzej Budziak 1,2)<br />

1) Faculty of Physics and Nuclear Techniques, AGH University of Science and Technology<br />

Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland; 2) H. Niewodniczański Nuclear Physics Institute,<br />

ul. Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków, Poland<br />

The Laves phase type compounds of Manganese with Yttrium and rare earths (RMn 2)<br />

easily adsorb hydrogen or deuterium atoms. These light elements locate in the tetrahedral<br />

type A2B2 interstitial positions with 2 Mn and 2 RE (Y) NN atoms, cause noticeable lattice<br />

expansion and very significant increase of the magnetic ordering temperature T N . Above T N<br />

the spin fluctuations are strongly influenced by hydrogen (deuterium). Measurements of the<br />

2 D spin-lattice relaxation time T 1 and the Knight shift in function temperature above T N gives<br />

valuable insight into magnetic interactions and their dynamics. The longitudinal (T 1 )<br />

relaxation was measured using three-pulse stimulated echo technique for YMn 2 D 2 [1] and<br />

TbMn 2 D 2 [2], and by saturation recovery method for DyMn 2 D 2 . On approaching T N a<br />

characteristic critical type divergences of T 1 and of the resonant line shift δν are observed.<br />

For the YMn 2 D x deuterides the observed changes are caused by the spin fluctuations related<br />

with Mn magnetic moments only, because of no contribution of nonmagnetic Y atoms [1].<br />

For the TbMn 2 D 2 deuteride the significant contribution to the T 1 relaxation rate from<br />

fluctuating Tb moments is visible [2], what causes faster relaxation with divergence similar to<br />

that in YMn 2 D 2 . In the DyMn 2 D 2 deuteride the T 1 relaxation is even faster than that for<br />

TbMn 2 D 2 but the divergence is of the same character. The observed enhancement of the<br />

relaxation for DyMn 2 D 2 deuteride reflects interaction with Dy of higher magnetic moment<br />

than Tb, whereas the same character of spin fluctuations due to Mn magnetic moments<br />

remains.<br />

The Knight shifts for the investigated deuterides are negative. For DyMn 2 D 2 deuteride<br />

the temperature shift of the resonant line δν is less pronouncing than for YMn 2 D 2 and<br />

TbMn 2 D 2 deuterides what well corresponds to the faster relaxation observed in DyMn 2 D 2<br />

deuteride.<br />

The analysed behaviour of T 1 and the resonant line shift δν brought us to the<br />

conclusion that the exchange of the rare earth element in RMn 2 D 2 deuterides strongly<br />

influences dynamics of spin fluctuations as monitored by 2 D NMR method.<br />

References:<br />

1. H. Figiel, A. Budziak, P. Mietniowski, M.T. Kelemen, E. Dormann,<br />

Phys. Rev. B, 63 (2001)104403<br />

2. S. Leyer, G. Fischer, E. Dormann, A. Budziak, H. Figiel,<br />

J. Phys. Cond. Matt., 13 (2001)6115<br />

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