ISSN:
1090-6487
Keywords:
75.30.Kz
;
75.40.−s
;
68.35.Rh
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The behavior of the surface and near-surface layers of macroscopic FeBO3 single crystals is studied over the temperature range from 291 K to Neél temperature (T N ) using depth-selective conversion-electron Mössbauer spectroscopy. Three different phases or states, namely, an antiferromagnetically ordered phase (similar to the crystal bulk state), a surface phase, and a transition layer between them coexist near the Neél point in a surface layer ∼500 nm thick. The critical parameters found for the bulk phase agree well with the theoretical critical index νth≅0.63 predicted by the 3D Ising model. As the crystal surface is approached, the critical parameter β increases to 0.51(2) but remains smaller than the value of β=0.8 for the surface of a semi-infinite Heisenberg model. Therefore, the effective dimensionality of the system, being equal to 3 in the bulk, decreases at the crystal surface.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/1.568373
