A neutron diffraction study of the magnetic properties of PrTiO3 and NdTiO3

Abstract

The magnetic properties of PrTiO3 and NdTiO3 were studied by neutron diffraction at several temperatures below 110 K. Although PrTiO3 exhibits a TN at 90 K no significant magnetic scattering was detected down to 65 K. The order at 90 K can be attributed to the Ti(III) below our detection limit of 0.25μB. Below 65 K magnetic reflections due to the Pr(III) sublattice develop consistent with a FxCy configuration. At 7 K the moment is …