NMR study of quaternary superconductor RM2B2C (R=Y,La,Th,and M=Ni,Pd,Pt)

Kumagai, K., Ikeda, S., Jiang, J., Lin, M.S., Lai, C.C., Ku, H.C.

J. Low Temp. Phys. (USA), vol.105, no.5-6, 1641-6, Dec. 1996

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195Pt-,139La- and 11B-NMR have been investigated in quaternary RM2B2C (R=Y,La,Th and M=Ni,Pd,Pt). The electric quadrupole frequency of 139La changes more than 5 times in magnitude from M=Ni to Pt, indicating that the hybridization of La-5d and d-electrons of M-element changes largely. The analysis of 11B and 139La spectra shows also the large change of the magnetic anisotropy with R and M element, i.e., ƒÔc > ƒÔab in LaNi2B2C, but ƒÔc < ƒÔab in YNi2B2C. The data of T1T and K of 195Pt and 11B are consistent with the band effects and with no evidence of strong antiferromagnetic correlation effects.