Pauli Paramagnetism in Metals with High Densities of States*L
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JOURNAL OF RESEARCH of the National Bureau of Standards-A. Physics and Chemistry Vol. 74A, No. 4, July-August 1970 Pauli Paramagnetism in Metals with High Densities of States*l S. Foner Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (October 10, 1969) Because the Pauli paramagnetic susceptibility of alloys have permitted considerable progress to be a free electron gas, x~ is proportional to the density of made. The properties of these systems are reviewed states N(O) at the Fermi energy, it is expected that mea and estimates of N(O) and V are examin ed. Here qualita surements of X~ of metals and alloys can yield a tive and quantitative comparisons of various experi reasonable measure of N(O). If xg can be measured ments can be made. The possibilities of applying large directly, then N(O) can be determined with high accura magnetic fields and thereby independently measuring cy. The major obstacle to this procedure is that the N(O) and small changes of N(O) near the Fermi energy measured static susceptibility Xi, = xV(l-N(O)V)=xgD by such studies are discussed. Recent theories which (for the Stoner model) where V is a measure of the elec examine the changes of Xv with alloying are also com tron-electron interaction potential. Unfortunately, V is pared with experimental results. not easily determined experimentally, or theoretically, A few useful references for relevant recent papers so that measurements of Xv do not yield accurate mea concerning the susceptibility of nearly ferromagnetic sures of N(O). More detailed (realistic) models involve metals and alloys are tabulated in references 1 to 4. additional parameters which are also not accurately Recent detailed band calculations in Pd have been re determined. Thus direct measurements of Xv can yield ported in references 5 to 8. Several papers at this con a measure of N(O), but these values of N(O) are subject ference also deal with high densities of states materials. to the uncertainties of various parameters in the theo ries. In this talk we discuss the present status of experi ments and theories of Xv in metals and alloys with low 1. References N(O) where D is generally near unity, and high N(O) where D is expected to be large. Comparisons with in [1] Foner, 5., Freeman, A. J. , Blum, N., Frankel, R. B. , McNiff, E. J. , dependent low-temperature electronic specific heat Jr., and Praddaude, H., Phys. Rev. 181,863 (1969). measurements are discussed and attempts to derive [2] Foner, 5., and McNiff, E. J. , Jr., Phys. Rev. Letters 19, 1438 N(O) from both susceptibility and specific heat are (1967). reviewed. [3] Foner, 5., and McNiff, E. J., Jr., Phys. Letters 29A, 28 (1969). [4] Doclo, R. , Foner, 5., and Narath, A. , J. App!. Phys. 40,1206 Many recent investigations of metals and alloys with (1969). high densities of states have been of great interest [5] Mueller, F. M., Freeman, A. ]., Dimmock, 1. 0., and Furdyna, because such systems start to approach ferromagnetic A. (to be published). order. The properties of Pd have been investigated ex [6] Hodges, L., Ehrenreich, H. , and Lang, N. D. , Phys. Rev. 152, tensively and very detailed band calculations now exist. 505 (1966). [7] Anderson, O. K., and Mackintosh, A. R. , Soli d State Co mm. The large exchange enhancements in this metal and its 6,285 (1968). [8] Misetich, A. A. , and Watson, R. E., 1. App!. Phys. 40, 1211 (1969). *An invited paper presented at the 3d Materials Research Sym pos ium , Electronic Density of States, November 3-6, 1969, Gaithersburg, Md. I Supported by the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research. (Paper 74A4-623) 567 .