Relaxation Attenuation of Ultrasound by the Jahn-Teller Centers in ZnSe:Cr in High Magnetic Fields

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The magnetic field dependence of ultrasonic attenuation α (B) of slow shear waves in the ZnSe:Cr2+ crystal at a number of fixed temperatures from T=1.4 K to 20 K in magnetic fields of up to B=14 T were investigated. For magnetic fields B above 5 T we found that the attenuation increases with B monotonically, and at a given temperature it is proportional to the magnitude of relaxation attenuation at B=0. We show that the magnetic field dependent attenuation is due to the change in populations of the lowest energy levels of the impurity centers CrZn4Se, produced by the Jahn-Teller effect and split by the spin-orbital interaction and the magnetic field. The calculations carried out without fitting parameters are in good agreement with the experimental data.

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Solid State Phenomena (Volumes 233-234)

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