NMR Study of Coexistence of Ferro- and Antiferromagnetism in the Itinerant Electron System (Zr_1−xNb_x)Fe₂. II

Abstract

NMR measurement of ⁹³Nb in the Laves phase intermetallic compound (Zr_0.2Nb_0.8)Fe₂ has been made in external fields. The analysis of the spectra reveals that the coexistent state of ferro- and antiferromagnetism in this compound that has been concluded in the previous paper is a canted ferromagnetic phase where the ferromagnetic moment arises perpendicularly to the staggered magnetization. The typical canting angle is estimated to be about 10° with respect to the c-axis.