Growth of a third ferromagnetic solid 3He layer on graphite.
We have measured the nuclear susceptibility of 3He in Grafoil filled with pure liquid 3He over the pressure region between 0.6 and 31.38 bars and at temperatures down to 0.5 mK with a cw NMR method. The nuclear magnetization corresponding to the adsorbed 3He layers on the Grafoil surface shows a strong ferromagnetic tendency with a periodic behavior as a function of liquid pressure. This observation is attributable to the growth of third and fourth solid 3He layers with the liquid pressure increase. The pressure dependence of the Weiss temperature indicates the third layer is completed at 19 bars and the fourth probably at 28 bars. The number of localized spins estimated from the solid magnetization is almost doubled from 0 to 28 bars, being consistent with this scenario.
Yamaguchi
Akira
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The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan. yamagu@issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Watanuki
Takamichi
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Masutomi
Ryuichi
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Ishimoto
Hidehiko
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