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The polycrystal samples of Ho2-xTbxTi2O7(x=0,05,1,15,2) were prepared by solid reaction method. The result of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and dc susceptibility measurement from 2 K to 300 K both indicate that as the content of Tb3+,i.e. x,increases,the system crosses over from Ho2Ti2O7spin ice to Tb2Ti2O7 spin liquid,the lattice constant of cubic pyrochlore increases,while the Curie constant and effective magnetic moment decrease. Especially,the Curie-Weiss temperature decreases from positive to negative with the decrease of x,implying the transition from ferromagnetic Ho2Ti2O7 to anti-ferromagnetic Tb2Ti2O7. The detailed analysis shows that as x in Ho2-xTbxTi2O7 increases,the intensity of long-range dipolar interaction Dnn decreases. Being ferromagnetic or anti-ferromagnetic,and the change in intensity of long-range dipolar interaction, may be the two crucial factors influencing on the system to form spin ice state or cooperative paramagnetic state,i.e. the spin liquid state.
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Keywords:
- spin ice /
- spin liquid /
- spin frustration /
- crystal structure
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