Metallic magnetism in amorphous TM-Y (TM = Mn,Fe, Co,Ni) alloys

Systematic variations of magnetic properties in amorphous TM-Y (TM = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) alloys are investigated on the basis of a finite temperature theory of amorphous metallic magnetism which takes into account both thermal spin fluctuations and the fluctuations due to structural and configurations disorder. It is shown that the magnetic phase diagrams calculated in the most random atomic configuration explain qualitatively the spinglass (SG) in Mn-Y, the SG ferromagnetism (F) transition in Fe-Y, and the F-paramagnetism transition in Co-Y and Ni-Y alloys. Magnetization vs concentration curves and susceptibility vs concentration curves as well as the effective Bohr magneton numbers are also shown to be explained qualitatively or semi-quantitatively by the theory. Their miscroscopic mechanisms are elucidated by means of their electronic structures, magnetic couplings, and atomic short range order. It is found that the magnetism in Fe-Y and Mn-Y amorphous alloys is strongly influenced by the atomic short range order. The result explains different magnetic phase diagrams in amorphous Fe-Y alloys and experimental SG transition temperatures in amorphous Mn-Y alloys.     

Temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity of amorphous Co80−xErxB20 alloys

The temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity of amorphous Co_80−xEr_xB₂₀ alloys with x=0, 3.9, 7.5 and 8.6 prepared by melt spinning in pure argon atmosphere was studied. All amorphous alloys investigated here are found to exhibit a resistivity minimum at low temperature. The electrical resistivity exhibits logarithmic temperature dependence below the temperature of resistivity minimum T_min. In addition, the resistivity shows quadratic temperature behavior in the interval T_min<T<77 K. At high temperature, the electrical resistivity was discussed by the extended Ziman theory. For the whole series of alloys, the composition dependence of the temperature coefficient of electrical resistivity shows a change in structural short range occurring in the composition range 8–9 at%.     

Electron transport properties of Co71−xFexCr7Si8B14 (x=0, 2, 3.2, 4, 6,8 and 12 at%) amorphous alloys during devitrification

The investigation addresses the electron transport properties of Co_71−xFe_xCr₇Si₈B₁₄ (x=0, 2, 3.2, 4, 6, 8 and 12 at%) amorphous alloys. The variation in electrical resistivity of as-cast amorphous materials with thermal scanning from room temperature to 1000 K was measured. The CoFe-based alloys revealed an initial decrease in temperature coefficient of resistivity (TCR), a characteristic of spin-wave phenomena in glassy metallic systems. This behaviour in the present alloys was in a sharp contrast to the Co-based amorphous materials that indicate the drop in resistivity much below room temperature. In the studied alloys, the variation in initial TCR values and the full-width at half-maxima determined from X-ray diffraction of as-quenched materials exhibited a similar trend with increasing Fe content, indicating the compositional effect of near neighbouring atoms. After the initial decrease in resistivity, all the alloys indicated a subsequent increase at T_min. The Curie temperature (T_C), which was measured from thermal variation of ac susceptibility showed non-monotonic change with Fe content. In the temperature range between T_min and T_C the relative scattering by electron-magnon and electron-phonon resulted in the non-monotonic change in Curie temperature. At crystallization onset (T_X1) all the alloys except there with X=6, showed a sharp decrease in electrical resistivity which was attributed to ordering phenomena. In contrast to this resistivity decrease, X=6 alloy exhibited a drastic increase in resistivity around T_X1 observed during amorphous to nanocrystalline transformation. Such nanocrystalline state was observed by Transmission electron microscopy.     

Calculation of the electrical resistivity of amorphous Sn-noble metal alloys

The absolute value and temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity of amorphous AuSn and CuSn alloys have been calculated on the basis of the generalized Faber-Ziman theory. The partial structure factors of the amorphous AuSn alloys were calculated for a modified microcrystallite model using the electron diffraction data for the average structure factor. The experimentally observed difference of the temperature dependence of the resistivity in the AuSn and the CuSn series is found to be largely due to the different atomic pseudopotentials for the noble metal component in these alloys.     

Cr80-xFe20Mnx(x=10,15,20)合金的低温电阻率和热导率

报道了Cr80-xFe20Mnx(x=10,15,20)合金在10—300K的电阻率和热导率．结果表明样品的电输运性质和热输运性质均与样品的磁状态有关．在SDW反铁磁转变附近,电阻率出现极小．对Neel温度以下电阻率-温度曲线拟合结果表明：取温度相关的能隙函数2△∝√（TN-T）可以很好地描述SDW反铁磁能隙随温度降低而打开的过程．合金在反铁磁转变温度以下表现出与无序样品或者玻璃态样品类似的热导率温度关系,这可能是源于合金中磁性团簇的散射．     

Hopping conduction in GeCr amorphous thin films

Thin amorphous films of germanium and GeCr alloys have been prepared by vacuum evaporation. Their electrical resistivity is studied in function of temperature for concentrations of chromium up to 13.5%. The results are analysed and compared to Mott and Ambegaokar theories of electrical conduction in amorphous materials.     

Electronic structure of amorphous transition metal alloys

The electrical resistivity, the Hall coefficient and the magnetic susceptibility of amorphous alloys (Metglass 2826A, Allied Chemical) have been measured above room temperature. The experimental data show strong similarities with liquid alloys.     

Free volume dependence of the electrical resistivity of metallic glasses prepared with different quenching rates

Measurements of the electrical resistivity ρ and its temperature coefficient α have been performed on amorphous ribbons prepared with different quenching rates. The variation of ρ and α with the degree of free volume frozen in these alloys is interpreted in terms of a theory based on the Ziman approach to the resistivity of metallic glasses.     

非晶态Fe90-xBxZr10合金的磁性、电性和晶化

本文研究了部分B元素替代Fe对非晶态FeZr基合金磁性、电性和晶化的影响,并与非晶态FeB合金作了比较。解释了样品中每个FeZr原子的平均磁矩μ_FeZr和居里温度T_c随B含量x的增加而增加的原因,讨论了在不同的温区样品中可能存在的散射机制对电阻率的贡献以及影响晶化温度的因素。 关键词：     

Structural relaxation of Zr60Al15Ni25 amorphous ribbon: experimental evidence of the electrical resistivity

In order to study the structural relaxation of the Zr₆₀Al₁₅Ni₂₅ amorphous ribbon, the electrical resistivity was experimentally investigated. The changes in the resistivity before glass transition temperature were observed. Two temperature points (423?K and 573?K) were chosen for cyclic heating experiments. The results showed that both irreversibility and reversibility of structural changes existed in amorphous alloys, which were related to the selected temperature and cycle times. Based on the scattering mechanism of electron conduction in metal, the structural defects model was used to explain the changes of electrical resistivity. The sample was in a highly disorder state after experienced thermal cycling of high temperature (573?K). The number and kind of atoms may be changed to increase the crystallisation range.     

Fe基非晶态合金的低温电阻研究

本文报道Fe_100-xB_x,Fe_87-xSi_xB₁₃,(Fe_1-xCo_x)₇₈Si_9.5B_12.5,(Fe_1-xM_x)_80-84B_16-20(M=Zr,V,Nb,Ta,Cr,Mo,W,Mn)非晶态合金的 关键词：     

Charge transfer and magnetic properties in amorphous alloys of Fe with Y,Th or Zr

Various amorphous alloys of Fe with Y, Th or Zr were prepared either by melt spinning or by vapour deposition. Magnetic and electrical-transport properties were studied. The alloys are either Pauli paramagnetic or show a random antiferromagnetic behaviour. In several of them we observed a negative temperature coefficient of the electrical resistivity. The ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer effect was utilized to study the nature of charge transfer in these alloys. Indications were obtained that charge transfer in the amorphous as well as in the crystalline materials comprises s and d electrons in amounts of comparable magnitude.     

无序CuZr和CuY合金的电阻和磁电阻

以熔化-旋转法制备了Cu70Zr30和Cu100-xYx( x = 28, 67)非晶带试样并在1～300 K温度范围内测量了电阻和磁电阻随温度变化的规律.非晶Cu70Zr30电阻率ρ(T)的温度系数(TCR)在整个测量温区内都是负值,并且在两个不同的温区表现出-T1/2行为.对于类似的Cu100-xYx合金系统,在1～200 K温区内也做了同类测量.在低温1～4 K, 两个不同的无序系统CuZr和CuY的 TCR都准确地表现出-T1/2行为,这表明无序系统在极低温条件下的量子相干效应.这主要应归因于在粒子-空穴通道的电子-电子相互作用.而无序Cu70Zr30在宽广的中低温区60～300 K以更大斜率表现出的-T1/2行为,可以用初始定域化理论解释.无序CuZr和CuY的低温磁电阻ρ(B,T)测量结果与定域化理论进行了拟合和讨论.     

Recovery of electrical resistivity in amorphous pdsi alloys after low temperature neutron irradiation

Measurements of electrical resistivity after low temperature fast neutron irradiation are made for amorphous Pd₈₀Si₂₀ and Pd₈₀Ni₂Sl₁₈ and then Pd₈₀Si₂₀ annealed at 230°C and 360°C, and the isochronal annealing curves are obtained. The resistivity increase of Pd₈₀Si₂₀ annealed at 360°C is about 10 times larger than that of amorphous alloys and no defined annealing stage is observed in amorphous alloys and Pd₈₀Si₂₀ annealed at 360°C. For amorphous Pd₈₀Si₂₀, about 60% of the resistivity increase by irradiation remains after annealing up to room temperature and these are discussed by the structural relaxation.     

Electrical resistivity of amorphous alloys

Amorphous alloys of Ga, Sn, Pb and Bi with Cu, Ag and Au are produced by evaporation on a cold substrate. The residual resistivity, the temperature dependence of the resistivity, the transition temperature of superconductivity and the temperature of the amorphous-crystalline transformation are measured. We observe e.g. that the residual resistivity increases with the noble metal concentration, and that the temperature coefficient of the resistivity of the Au alloys is always negative. In these two respects amorphous alloys differ in behaviour from the corresponding liquid alloys. These observations can be correlated with the atomic energy levels of the free atoms.     

Electrical resistivity of liquid gold-silicon alloys

The electrical resistivity of liquid Au_1?xSi_x alloys was measured in the gold-rich concentration range, 0.16 ? x ? 0.40, as a function of temperature and composition. In this region the temperature coefficients of the resistivity is negative. The resistivities and temperature coefficients are compared with recent data on amorphous sputtered films; for x ? 0.31 the resistivities of the films are in agreement with those of the liquids within the accuracy of the measurements. The results can be interpreted in terms of the Ziman theory.     

Surface and bulk crystallization of amorphous alloys Ni-Si-B probed by electrical resistivity

Electrical resistivity measurements are tested as a sensitive probe of the crystallization processes in amorphous metallic alloys of Ni₇₈Si₇B₁₅, rendering the determination of nucleation rates at the surface and in bulk. It is shown that the increase in the electrical resistivity just below the crystallization temperature is mainly due to nucleation phenomena. Moreover, the Avrami coefficient, calculated from resistivity data, provides information about types of crystallization mechanisms, dimensionality of the crystallite growth and the sequence of crystallization stages.     

Invar-type new ferromagnetic amorphous Fe-B alloys

Measurements of magnetization, electrical resistivity, thermal expansion and differential thermal change were made on amorphous Fe_100-xB_x (9 ≦ X ≦ 21) alloys prepared by rapid quenching from the liquid state.With decreasing boron content in the alloys, the Curie temperature falls remarkably, while the magnetic moment increases sluggishly. The thermal expansion curves exhibit the invar characteristics below the Curie temperature due to a large positive spontaneous volume magnetostriction, and the reduced magnetization curves decrease much more rapidly with increasing temperature than those of other ferromagnetic amorphous alloys.     

Note on measurements of the electrical resistivity of CrMn alloys

Various experimental results on CrMn alloys are reviewed in order to discuss recent precise measurements of the electrical resistivity in the vicinity of the spin ordering transition temperature T_N. Different critical exponents λ have been observed for the electrical resistivity temperature derivate in alloys of similar composition. Apparent discepancies arte interpreted following recent theoretical work.     

非晶态Fe86M4Zr10合金的磁性和电性

本文研究了非晶态Fe₈₆M₄Zr₁₀(M=V,Cr,Mn,Fe,CO,Ni,Cu,B,Si)合金的基本磁性和低温电性,讨论了不同元素M的掺杂对FeZr合金居里温度和磁矩的影响,并用相干交换散射模型解释了样品在居里温度附近出现的电阻率极小。 关键词：