Specific heat in different magnetic phases of RNi2B2C (R= Gd, Ho, Er): theory and experiment

M. ElMassalami R. M. Saeed, C. M. Chaves, H. Takeya +3

The borocarbides RNi2B2C (R=Gd, Ho, Er) exhibit a large variety of magnetic states and as a consequence rich phase diagrams. We have analyzed the nature of these states by specific…