⁸Li spin-lattice relaxation in liquid LiSn and LiSi alloys

authored by

C. Van der Marel, P. Heitjans, H. Ackermann, B. Bader, P. Freiländer, G. Kiese, H. J. Stöckmann

Abstract

The spin-lattice relaxation time, T₁, of ⁸Li has been measured in a number of liquid LiSn and LiSi alloys, both as a function of temperature and of applied magnetic field. The relaxation rate, 1/T₁, in liquid LiSn plotted as a function of concentration exhibits a minimum at about 28 at.% Sn. This is qualitatively explained in terms of electron charge transfer from Li to the less electropositive Sn. Varying the concentration and the temperature, deviations were observed from the relation ση{all equal to} constant (σ denotes the electrical conductivity and η the Korringa enhancement). In liquid LiSi, the spin lattice relaxation rate is a decreasing function of the Si concentration up to approximately 43 at.% Si.

External Organisation(s)

Philipps-Universität Marburg
Institut Laue-Langevin

Type

Article

Journal

Journal of non-crystalline solids

Volume

61-62

Pages

213-218

No. of pages

6

ISSN

0022-3093

Publication date

01.1984

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Ceramics and Composites, Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Chemistry

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3093(84)90553-2 (Access: Unknown)