Magnetization and Electrical Resistivity of Gadolinium Single Crystals

The magnetic moment of single-crystal Gd has been measured in fields from 0 to 18 kOe along the 〈0001〉, 〈101̅ 0〉, and 〈112̅ 0〉 directions at temperatures from 1.4 to 900°K. Small anisotropy was observed below the Curie temperature and the easy direction of magnetization was found to be a function of temperature. The absolute saturation magnetic moment was found to be 7.55 Bohr magnetons/atom. The saturation magnetization was observed to follow the T^3/2 law from 200 to 50°K with a deviation from this law observed below 50°K. A ferromagnetic Curie temperature of 293.2°K is reported. The effective Bohr magneton number in the paramagnetic region is 7.98 and the paramagnetic Curie temperature is 317°K. Electrical resistivity measurements were made from 4.2 to 380°K on the b-axis and c-axis crystals. For the b axis, the resistivity changes slope at 293.2°K. The c axis exhibits a small maximum at 292°K and a shallow minimum at 340°K.