Localisation of 5d electrons in rare-earth metals

Author links open overlay panelR.A.B.Devinea∗A.Ludwiga∗

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Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal 101, Canada

Author links open overlay panelJ.M.Dixon

School of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, England

Received 13 July 1973, Available online 16 September 2002.

Abstract

We calculate the excess moment in rare-earth metals due to localised 5d character. Comparison with experimental results shows the localisation predicted to be in good agreement with that found from crystalline electric field and field gradient calculations.

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