Nuclear magnetic susceptibility of metals with magnetic impurities

Abstract

We consider the contribution of magnetic impurities to the nuclear magnetic susceptibility $\chi$ and to the specific heat $C$ of a metal. The impurity contribution to the magnetic susceptibility has a $1/T^2$ behaviour, and the impurity contribution to the specific heat has a $1/T$ behaviour, both in an extended region of temperatures $T$. In the case of a dirty metal the RKKY interaction of nuclear spins and impurity spins is suppressed for low temperatures and the main contribution to $C$ and $\chi$ is given by their dipole-dipole interaction.