• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.159-162
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• 2008

The phenomenon of magnetostriction occurs in magnetic systems when the temperature is changed or the external magnetic field is applied. It is known that the magnetostriction observed in rare-earth elements and compounds is well described by the crystal-field striction and the exchange striction. In this review paper, we discuss the standard theory for the magnetostriction which includes the crystal-field and the exchange interaction.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.5 no.5
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• pp.753-757
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• 1995

Systematic studies on the crystal structure and magnetic properties of light rare earth element(RE) compounds with Pb, $REPb_{2}$, have been carried out. Their crystal structure has been identified to be a $MoSi_{2}$-type. The values of the effective magnetic moment for $CePb_{2},\;PrPb_{2}\;and\;NdPb_{2}$ are respectively very close to the theoretical values of $RE^{3+}$. These three compounds are antiferromagnetic and exhibit a metamagnetic transition. The magnitude of the Neel temperature is proportional to two-thirds of the de Gennes factor. The magnetic entropy change for $NdPb_{2}$ is contrast to the value for $CePb_{2}$ heavy-fermion compound, comparable to the theoretical value. The magnetic contribution to the temperature dependence of resistivity for $PrPb_{2}$ is given by a form of -lnT in a wide temperature range, implying the Kondo system in analogy with $Cepb_{2}$.