Curie constant
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The Curie constant is a material-specific proportionality factor that characterizes how a paramagnetic substance’s magnetic susceptibility varies inversely with temperature.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
magnetic property
ⓘ
material property ⓘ physical constant ⓘ |
| appearsInExpression | C = (μ₀ N μ_eff²) / (3 k_B) ⓘ |
| appearsInLaw | Curie law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | paramagnetic materials ⓘ |
| assumes |
classical Curie law behavior
ⓘ
non-interacting localized magnetic moments ⓘ |
| breaksDownNear | magnetic ordering temperature ⓘ |
| category | magnetic susceptibility constants ⓘ |
| characterizes | strength of paramagnetism ⓘ |
| definesRelation | χ = C / T ⓘ |
| dependsOn |
Boltzmann constant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Landé g-factor NERFINISHED ⓘ number of magnetic moments per unit volume ⓘ permeability of free space ⓘ square of magnetic moment ⓘ total angular momentum quantum number J ⓘ |
| field |
physical chemistry
ⓘ
physics ⓘ |
| hasDimension | (magnetic susceptibility × temperature) ⓘ |
| isInverselyProportionalTo | Boltzmann constant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isProportionalTo | μ₀ μ_B² ⓘ |
| measuredBy | magnetic susceptibility experiments ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pierre Curie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proportionalityRole | proportionality factor between magnetic susceptibility and inverse temperature ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Curie temperature
ⓘ
Curie–Weiss law NERFINISHED ⓘ magnetic susceptibility ⓘ paramagnetism ⓘ |
| relatesQuantity |
magnetic susceptibility
ⓘ
temperature ⓘ |
| symbol | C ⓘ |
| unitSystem |
CGS units
ⓘ
SI units ⓘ |
| usedIn |
condensed matter physics
ⓘ
magnetism ⓘ materials science ⓘ solid-state physics ⓘ |
| usedToDetermine | effective magnetic moment ⓘ |
| validityCondition | high-temperature limit relative to interaction energies ⓘ |
| variesWith |
concentration of magnetic ions
ⓘ
spin quantum number ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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