Abstract
A combined study has been made of the lattice location and hyperfine field of Yb implanted into Fe single crystals. The location has been determined by ion channeling and back-scattering, the hyperfine field by perturbed angular correlation (PAC) measurements on169Yb (decaying to excited states in169Tm). The channeling experiments indicate that initially about 60% of the Yb atoms occupy substitutional sites in the Fe lattice, while the remaining atoms are not in any specific crystallographic site. On annealing, Yb migrates from substitutional to non-substitutional sites. No Yb atoms remain substitutional after a 600°C anneal. By making PAC measurements at two temperatures for two γ-γ cascades in169Tm, it is found that the PAC pattern can be described using a combined static and time-dependent magnetic interaction. The PAC results show that the average hyperfine field and relaxation parameter decrease on annealing, and that the field disappears after a 600°C anneal. The correlation between the location and the hyperfine field is discussed. A comparison of the results with previous Mössbauer results for151Gd implanted in Fe, together with relaxation parameter measurements on a169Yb2O3 source, suggests that the non-substitutional Yb is internally oxidized in the Fe host.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 45-62 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Hyperfine Interactions |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 1977 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials