Magnetic Susceptibilities of Some Rare-Earth-Zinc (RZn2) Intermetallic Compounds

Abstract

Data on the paramagnetic susceptibilities of the rare‐earth‐zinc intermetallic compounds, NdZn₂, SmZn₂, GdZn₂, TbZn₂, HoZn₂, and YbZn₂, in the 77° to 300° K region, are presented. The susceptibility obeys the Curie—Weiss law for all the compounds except YbZn₂. YbZn₂ has a susceptibility which is negative at room temperature but positive at lower temperatures. The data obtained from the paramagnetic region for the other compounds, except GdZn₂, yield effective magnetic moments in agreement with the theoretical moments for the corresponding free tripositive ions. The reason for the anomalous value for GdZn₂ is not understood.