Abstract
Nd 3 Cu 4 Sn 4 , Nd3Ag4Sn4, and Ho3Cu4Sn4 have been studied using S119n Mössbauer spectroscopy. Contrary to recent neutron diffraction data, Nd3Cu4Sn4 shows a clear magnetic signal at 1.6 K and has an ordering temperature of 2.0(1) K. Nd3Ag4Sn4 orders at 4.8(1) K, in agreement with neutron diffraction measurements. We observe the ordering of the Ho 2d sublattice in Ho3Cu4Sn4 at 8.2(1) K but we also see some residual magnetic splitting up to 10.5(2) K, which was not previously detected by neutron scattering.
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