Specific heat of ytterbium iron garnet Yb_3Fe_5O_{12} at low temperatures

Authors: ABDELMALEK BOUMALI, OUMHANI DERAR

Abstract: The state of the Yb^{3+} ion of the ytterbium iron garnet (Yb_3Fe_5O_{12}) is suitable for the development of theoretical models with rather good approximations. Using the theory of two-level paramagnetic ions, the total and magnetic specific heat at low temperatures has been calculated. The influence of tensors g and G on the specific heat of YbIG has been examined. A comparison has been made of our results and those obtained with a model based on of the approximation of Weiss Molecular-Field (WMF) and experimental data.

Keywords: Ytterbium iron garnet YbIG, specific heat

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