Crystal field splitting observed in RNi2 compounds (R = Pr, Nd, Tb, Er, Ho, Tm) by means of inelastic neutron scattering

Theoretical aspects of the magnetocaloric effect

“…(59). The crystalline electrical field and exchange interaction parameters (see References [100,[207][208][209][210][211][212]) used to calculate the magnetocaloric effect in this series of compounds are shown in Table 2. The magnetoelastic parameterλ 1 = J 1 /(g 4 µ 4 B ) was taken as zero, since all compounds of the RNi 2 series undergo a second order phase transition.…”

The Magnetic Hyperfine Field of 111Cd in the Rare Earth–Nickel Laves Phases RNi2

“…This is shown by the solid lines in Figure 2 which are obtained when the CEF interaction with the parameters of refs. [5,6] is included in the molecular field calculation. Figure 3 compares the spin dependences of the magnetic hyperfine field of 111 Cd at 4.2 K in RNi 2 , in RCo 2 and in the rare earth metals.…”

Magnetic and transport properties of CePd2Al2 single crystal

“…Such behavior classifies CePd 2 Al 2 among compounds showing an existence of the so called vibron state as e.g. CeAl 2 [16], PrNi 2 [17] or CeCuAl 3 [18].…”