Magnetic properties of Tb–Mg–Zn and Tb–Mg–Cd quasicrystals in comparison with canonical spin glasses

Abstract The nature of spin-glass-like transition in icosahedral quasicrystals Tb–Mg–Zn and Tb–Mg–Cd was studied by the thermoremanent magnetization (TRM) decay as a function of magnetic field. The observed linear dependence of the TRM on the magnetic field in the low-field regime demonstrates difference to canonical spin glasses.