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Magnetic properties of quasi-one-dimensional antiferromagnets (Y 1-xNdx)2BaNiO5 (x=1, 0.15)
We present the magnetic properties of (Y1-xNdx) 2BaNiO5 (x=1, 0.15) investigated by means of specific heat, magnetic susceptibility, and spectroscopic measurements. Magnetic ordering occurs at 47 K and 13 K in the compounds with x=1 and x=0.15, respectively. We estimate the magnetic contribution of the neodymium subsystem to magnetization and specific heat using temperature dependences of the splitting of ground Kramers doublet of Nd3+ ion obtained from spectroscopic experiment. We show that both Nd-Ni and Nd-Nd interactions should be taken into account. An origin of the observed spin-glass state below ∼5 K and a contribution of the Ni chain breaks to the magnetization and specific heat are discussed. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.