• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.261-263
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• 2006

In order to investigate the magnetic properties of Eu ions in the single crystal $MnF_2$, the temperature dependent magnetic susceptibilities of the antiferromagnetic $MnF_2$ and the single crystal $MnF_2$(1.5% $EuF_3$) with the rutile structures were measured in the temperature range from 4K to 300K. The detailed analysis of the measured susceptibilities showed that the magnetic susceptibility by the doping of the small amount $EuF_3$ in the antiferromagnetic single crystal $MnF_2$ follows the antiferromagnetic Curie-Weiss law with the negative paramagnetic Curie temperature similarly as in $MnF_2$. It was also found that Eu ion has +3 valence. This solves the long standing discrepancy on this problem.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.1-5
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• 2007

The 1R(Infra-Red) spectrum and PL(Photoluminescence) of the antiferromagnetic pure $MnF_2$ and the single crystal $MnF_2(1.5%\;EuF_3)$ with the rutile structures were measured. The detailed analysis of the measured PL data showed the differences of the optical property between the single crystal $MnF_2(1.5%\;EuF_3)$ and the pure $MnF_2$. It was found that the additional PL peak by the doping of the $EuF_3$ in $MnF_2$ is originated from the f-d transition of $Eu^{3+}$ from the temperature dependent intensity measurement.