27 September 2010 to 1 October 2010
CSIR Convention Centre
Africa/Johannesburg timezone

EFFECTS OF Mo DOPING ON THE SPIN-DENSITY-WAVE BEHAVIOUR OF A Cr + 2.5 at.% Si alloy

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CSIR Convention Centre

CSIR Convention Centre

CSIR, Pretoria
Presentation Track A - Condensed Matter Physics and Material Science

Speaker

Dr Charles Sheppard (Department of Physics, University of Johannesburg)

Description

The influence of Mo-doping on the first-order Néel transition of a Cr0.975Si0.025 alloy is investigated through electrical resistivity, specific heat and thermal transport measurements. The results suggest the absence of antiferromagnetism in (Cr97.5Si2.5)1-yMoy alloys with y ≥ 0.025.

Primary author

Dr Charles Sheppard (Department of Physics, University of Johannesburg)

Co-authors

Prof. Aletta Prinsloo (Department of Physics, University of Johannesburg) Prof. Andre Strydom (Department of Physics, University of Johannesburg) Prof. Herman Alberts (Department of Physics, University of Johannesburg)

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