We report neutron diffraction studies of low density bcc and hcp solid 4 He. In the bcc phase, we observed a continuous dynamical behaviour involving macroscopic structural changes of the solid. The dynamical behaviour takes place in a cell full of solid, and therefore represents a solidsolid transformation. The structural changes are consistent with a gradual rotation of macroscopic grains separated by low angle grain boundaries. We suggest that these changes are triggered by random momentary vibrations of the experimental system. An analysis of Laue diffraction patterns indicates that in some cases these structural changes, once initiated by a momentary impulse, seem to proceed at a constant rate over times approaching an hour. The energy associated with these macroscopic changes appears to be on the order of kT. Under similar conditions (temperature and pressure), these effects were absent in the hcp phase.
L'ordre magnétique dans LiCrO2 a été étudié sur monocristal par diverses techniques de diffraction neutronique. Grǎce à la méthode de Laue un vecteur de propagation unique k = [1/3, 2/3, 3/2] a été déterminé dans la maille multiple hexagonale (R3m). A l'aide d'un diffractomètre à quatre cercles, la mesure des intensités des réflexions magnétiques a permis de proposer un modèle structural. Le caractère fortement bidimensionnel des interactions magnétiques a été mis en évidence. Au sein des plans magnétiques l'orientation relative des spins entre deux ions Cr3+ proches voisins peut s'expliquer par la compétition entre les interaction directes antiferro‐magnétiques et les interactions de double échange ferromagnétiques. Les résultats sont comparés à ceux précédemment obtenus pour NaCrO2 et KCrO2.
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