Dielectric and magnetic properties of holmium and ytterbium titanates

Ytterbium and holmium titanates have been synthesized and their dielectric and magnetic properties have been investigated. The frequency dependences of the permittivity at T = 77 and 300 K, and measured magnetization curves and temperature dependences of the magnetic susceptibility in fields up to 30 kOe and at temperatures from 2 K to 50 K have been obtained. The properties of the doped and undoped titanates have been compared. Based on the temperature dependences of the magnetic susceptibility, the magnetic dipole and exchange couplings in the titanates have been analyzed.