Domain State Occurring in the de Haas-van Alphen Effect in Silver

TL;DR

This paper reports the observation of hysteresis in de Haas-van Alphen measurements of silver, indicating a first-order transition to Condon domains, with nonlinear effects showing double-valued responses of the amplitude.

Contribution

It provides experimental evidence of hysteresis and first-order transition in Condon domain formation in silver through de Haas-van Alphen measurements.

Findings

Hysteresis observed in de Haas-van Alphen measurements

First-order transition to Condon domains confirmed

Nonlinear response with double-valued amplitude observed

Abstract

Hysteresis has been observed in de Haas-van Alphen measurements of the Condon domains in silver, and it shows the first-order nature of the transition to the domain state. The hysteresis, and thus the first-order nature, is manifested in a nonlinear effect where a double-valued response of the amplitude with the applied external field is observed.