Accession Number:

ADA076171

Title:

Giant Magnetism in Pressure Quenched Cadmium Sulfide.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMAND WATERVLIET NY LARGE CALIBER WEAPON SYSTEMS LAB

Personal Author(s):

• MacCrone ,R. K.
• Homan,C. G.

Report Date:

1979-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

16.0

Abstract:

Large positive magnetism paramagnetism is reported in poly-crystalline CdS samples pressure quenched from above the semiconducting-conducting phase transition. This positive magnetism reaches a maximum magnetization approaching four gauss at fields between five and twelve KOe. Author

Descriptors:

• *QUENCHING
• *PARAMAGNETISM
• *CADMIUM SULFIDES
• MAGNETIC FIELDS
• PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
• HIGH PRESSURE
• ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY
• POLYCRYSTALLINE
• MAGNETIC MOMENTS

Subject Categories:

• Electricity and Magnetism
• Solid State Physics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE