Studies on magnetic-field-induced first-order transitions
P CHADDAH
UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research,
University Campus,
E-mail: chaddah@csr.ernet.in; director@csr.ernet.in
Abstract. We shall discuss magnetization and transport measurements in materials
exhibiting a broad first-order transition. The phase transitions would be caused by
varying magnetic field as well as temperature, and we concentrate on ferro- to
antiferromagnetic transitions in magnetic materials. We distinguish between metastable
supercooled phases and metastable glassy phase.
Keywords.
Field-induced transition; metastable
phases; kinetic arrest.
PACS No. 75.30.Kz