3.3 Rare earths magnetism – condensed matter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. List of contributors XI
5. 1. The elements
6. 1.1 Discovery of the rare-earth elements 1
7. 1.2 Rare-earth minerals and rare-earth mining 15
8. 1.3 Rare earth resources and processing 37
9. 1.4 Rare earth metal production and refinement 49
10. 1.5 Recycling aspects – magnets 55
11. 1.6 Recycling aspects – phosphors 69
12. 1.7 The structures of the elements 75
13. 1.8 Electronic properties of the lanthanide ions 83
14. 2. Reactivity and compounds
15. 2.1 Halides of trivalent lanthanides 99
16. 2.2 Lanthanide compounds with tetrahedral oxoanions 117
17. 2.3 Lanthanide compounds with low valence 137
18. 2.4 Intermetallic compounds 157
19. 2.5 Polyoxometalates 171
20. 2.6 Coordination chemistry 185
21. 2.7 Organometallic rare-earth chemistry 201
22. 3. Characterization and properties
23. 3.1 Analysis of rare-earth metals and their species 225
24. 3.2 Rare earth toxicology 235
25. 3.3 Rare earths magnetism – condensed matter 249
26. 3.4 Rare earth magnetism – molecules 277
27. 3.5 Optical characterization 289
28. 3.6 Solid-state NMR and Mößbauer spectroscopy 299
29. 3.7 Rare-earth ion spin dynamics as a source of structural information 323
30. 3.8 Electrical and dielectric properties 349
31. 4. Materials and applications
32. 4.1 Optical materials – molecules 365
33. 4.2 Optical materials – microcrystalline powders 375
34. 4.3 Optical materials – ceramics 391
35. 4.4 Crystal growth of rare-earth doped and rare-earth containing materials 415
36. 4.5 Medical applications of rare earth compounds 439
37. 4.6 Rare earth-based scintillators 453
38. 4.7 Rare earth metals in heterogeneous catalysis 463
39. 4.8 Materials for solid state cooling 487
40. 4.9 Rare earth metal-based hydride materials 511
41. 4.10 Lanthanide nanoparticles and their biological applications 525
42. 4.11 Rare-earth-based hybrid materials 537
43. 4.12 Rare earth based superconducting materials 557
44. 4.13 Rare-earth-containing glasses 577
45. 4.14 Bioinorganic chemistry of the elements 601
46. 4.15 Economic aspects 611
47. Subject Index 629
48. Formula Index 645