Localized Impurity States in Liquid Tellurium: Magnetic Susceptibilities of Dilute Alloys of 3d-Transition Metals in Liquid Tellurium

Abstract

The magnetic properties of 3d-transition solutes in liquid tellurium have been experimentally studied. The d-electrons of 3d-transition solutes in the liquid tellurium show similar behaviours as in liquid metal solvents. The d-electron states of Ni, Co and Fe solutes are the non-magnetic. The effective width of the virtual bound state and the effective intra-atomic d-d interaction in these solutes are estimated as 1.2 eV and 4.0 eV, respectively. Meanwhile, the d-electron states of Cr and Mn are the magnetic and show the Curie-Weiss behaviour.