Pressure evolution of the EFG and magnetic hyperfine field in the layered antiferromagnet FeI2

G. R. Hearne, M. P. Pasternak, R. D. Taylor

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Abstract

When FeI2 is subjected to pressures of up to 20 GPa, a change of approximately 20% occurs in the unit cell volume.57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy (MS) in a diamondanvil cell has been used to monitor the pressure evolution of the hyperfine interaction parameters of this layered antiferromagnetic insulator. The pressure dependence of the quadrupole splitting QS at 296 K exhibits a maximum at ∼12 GPa and the saturation magnetic hyperfine field H0 increases from 7.4 T at ambient pressure to 12 T at 18 GPa. A qualitative analysis identifies the pressure evolution of QS with changes in the trigonal component of the crystal field splitting. The pressure variation of H0 is attributed to an increase in the average value of the 3d charge density distribution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)447-451
Number of pages5
JournalHyperfine Interactions
Volume90
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1994
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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