化合物HoMn6Sn6的磁晶各向异性及自旋重取向相变研究

采用交换相互作用的分子场理论模型对金属间化合物HoMn6Sn6的自旋重取向相变进行了研究.从理论上计算了HoMn6Sn6的易磁化方向以及Ho和Mn离子磁矩与c轴夹角随温度的变化.基于单离子模型计算了Ho离子的一阶和二阶磁晶各向异性常数K1R和K2R随温度的变化.研究表明,为了很好描述该化合物的自旋重取向相变,必须考虑Ho离子的四阶晶场项及相应的二阶磁晶各向异性常数K2R,K2R与K1R和Mn离子磁晶各向异性常数K1t之间的相互竞争是导致HoMn6Sn6自旋重取向相变的重要因素.     

金属间化合物PrMn6Sn6的结构、磁性与119Sn穆斯堡尔谱研究

采用电弧熔炼法制备了金属间化合物PrMn₆Sn₆.X射线衍射表明该化合物具有HoFe₆Sn₆型(空间群为Immm)晶体结构.磁测量表明该化合物为铁磁性，居里温度为325　K.在15—360　K范围内测量了¹¹⁹Sn穆斯堡尔谱，得到了8个Sn原子晶位的转移超精细场随温度的变化，并且讨论了Mn亚晶格与Pr亚晶格的磁有序方向. 关键词： 6Sn₆')" href="#">PrMn₆Sn₆ 穆斯堡尔谱 磁结构     

(Nd1－xGdx)3Fe27.31Ti1.69化合物的结构和磁性

通过X射线衍射和磁性测量等手段研究了(Nd_1-xGd_x)₃Fe_27.31Ti_1.69(0≤x≤0.6)化合物的结构和磁性.X射线衍射测量结果表明Gd替代后并未改变Nd₃(Fe,Ti)₂₉化合物的晶体结构，但引起了晶胞体积收缩.随着Gd含量的增加，化合物的居里温度T_C和室温磁晶各向异性场B_a单调增加，而自旋重取向 关键词： 1-xGd_x)₃Fe_27.31Ti_1.69化合物')" href="#">(Nd_1-xGd_x)₃Fe_27.31Ti_1.69化合物 磁晶各向异性 自旋重取向 磁相图     

R2Fe14B(R=Ce,Pr,Gd)磁晶各向异性常数K1,K2随温度的变化

本文在1.5—300K温度范围内测量了R₂Fe₁₄B(R=Ce,Pr,Gd)各向异性常数K₁,K₂和各向异性场H_A随温度的变化。同时用单离子模型计算了Pr³⁺离子对Pr₂Fe₁₄B磁晶各向异性的贡献,得到与实验值半定量符合的结果。 关键词：     

R(Fe1-xNix)11.3Nb0.7化合物的磁性

用X射线衍射和磁测量手段研究了Ni部分替代Fe对具有ThMn₁₂结构的Rfe_11.3Nb_0.7(R=Gd,Tb,Dy,Ho,Er和Y）化合物的结构与磁性的影响.研究表明,Ni部分替代Fe不改变晶体结构,但引起了晶胞体积收缩.随着Ni含量的增加,居里温度T_C迅速上升,而饱和磁化强度M_s则单调减小.Ni部分替代Fe还导致了Fe次晶格的轴各向异性的迅速降低和RF_11.3Nb_0.7(R=Tb,Dy,Er)化合物中自旋重取向温度T_sr的变化.T_sr与Ni含量的关系用晶场理论给出了定性的解释. 关键词：     

Er2AlFe16－xMnx化合物的磁性及反常热膨胀

通过X射线衍射及磁测量手段研究了Er₂AlFe_16-xMn_x(x=1，2，3，4，6，8)化合物的结构和磁性. 研究结果表明Er₂AlFe_16-xMn_x化合物具有六角相的Th₂Ni₁₇型结构. 采用X射线热膨胀测定法在103—654K的温度范围内测量了Er₂AlFe_16-xMn_x(x=1，2，3，4)化合物的热膨胀性质，发现这些化合物在低温下存在热膨胀反常现象，在居里点附近具有负膨胀性质. 对自发磁致伸缩的研究结果表明Er₂AlFe_16-xMn_x化合物中存在着较强的各向异性的自发磁致伸缩，低温下自旋重取向的出现使得化合物的自发体磁致伸缩有所增强. 磁测量结果表明Mn的替代导致Er₂AlFe_16-xMn_x化合物的居里温度及自发磁化强度急剧下降，并且使得化合物的磁晶各向异性发生显著改变. 关键词： 2AlFe_16-xMn_x化合物')" href="#">Er₂AlFe_16-xMn_x化合物 反常热膨胀 自发磁致伸缩     

Ho2(Co,Si)17化合物的结构与磁晶各向异性

用三弧Czochralski法和真空电弧熔炼法制备了Ho2Co17-xSix化合物.通过X射线衍射和磁性测量手段研究了化合物的结构与内禀磁性.重点讨论了磁晶各向异性和自旋重取向转变.实验结果表明,Ho2Co17为Th2Ni17型六角结构,在05≤x≤3的化合物均为Th2Zn17型菱方结构,能够获得单相2∶17型化合物的最大Si含量是x=3.在x≤2的浓度范围,化合物的易磁化方向垂直于c轴.随Si含量增加,化合物的居里温度和Co原子平均磁矩单调减少.根据Ho2Co17-xSix化合物的居里温度和自旋重取向温 关键词：     

石榴石磁泡薄膜各向异性常数Ku和K1的转矩法测量

本文详细研究了GGG(Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂)单晶基片的磁转矩与其几何参量及有关物理参量的关系,提出了由转矩曲线测量石榴石磁泡薄膜单轴各向异性常数K_u和立方磁晶各向异性常数K₁过程中扣除基片影响的一种方法。在此基础上利用二元回归法由实测的转矩曲线求出K_u和K₁,以及K_u和K₁的温度关系曲线。 关键词：     

金属间化合物DyMn2Ge2的自发磁相变和场诱导的磁相变

在10—800K的温度范围内用X射线衍射方法测量了DyMn₂Ge₂化合物的晶格常数与温度的变化关系,观察到高温时DyMn₂Ge₂由顺磁状态到反铁磁状态的自发磁相变伴随着晶格常数a的负的磁弹性异常现象.在4.2K—200K的温度范围内测量了DyMn₂Ge₂的交流磁化率.在交换相互作用的分子场模型近似下,从理论上分析讨论了DyMn₂Ge₂的低温自发磁相变和场诱导的磁相变.计算了DyMn₂Ge₂单晶的磁化强度与温度的变化关系以及不同温度下外磁场沿晶轴c方向时的磁化曲线.理论分析和计算结果表明,温度低于33K时在DyMn₂Ge₂中观察到的场诱导的一级磁相变为由亚铁磁状态(Fi)到中间态(IS)相变. 关键词： 稀土-过渡族金属间化合物 磁结构 磁相变     

R2Fe14B型永磁材料中第二磁晶各向异性常数对反磁化过程的影响

针对低温下各向同性Pr₂Fe₁₄B永磁材料的最小形核场问题，用数值 计算法和近似解 析解研究了第二磁晶各向异性常数K₂对最小形核场的影响.研究发现，尽管对于 Nd₂ Fe₁₄B永磁材料一级近似的解析解与数值计算结果很接近，但是对于低温下各向 同性P r₂Fe₁₄B永磁材料则至少要用二级近似下的解析解才能与数值计算 结果相接近.用有 关最小形核场的计算结果很好地解释了低温时各向同性Pr₂Fe₁₄B永 磁材料的矫顽力与最小形核场的关系. 关键词： 第二磁晶各向异性常数 形核场 矫顽力     

Magnetic anisotropy of Tb1−xGdxMn6Sn6 compounds

Magnetization curves of Tb_1−xGd_xMn₆Sn₆ compounds (0?x?1) have been measured for aligned powder samples in the temperature range 4.2–300 K in pulsed magnetic fields up to 30 T. Temperature and concentration dependences of the magnetocrystalline anisotropy constants K₁ and K₂ and concentration dependence of the temperature of spontaneous spin-reorientation transition have been determined. Using these data, we estimated the contribution of the manganese and terbium atoms to the magnetic anisotropy of Tb_1−xGd_xMn₆Sn₆ and analyzed the origin of the appearance of field-induced first-order magnetic phase transition in these compounds.     

The influence of substitution of Co for Mn on magnetism of the HoMn6−xCoxSn6 compounds (0⩽x⩽0.25)

We have studied the effects of Co substitution for Mn on the structure and magnetic properties of the HoMn_6−xCo_xSn₆ compounds (0?x?0.25) with HfFe₆Ge₆-type structure (space group P6/mmm) by X-ray powder diffraction and magnetization measurements. A monotonic decrease of the lattice parameters a and c is observed with increasing Co content. While the compounds with x=0 and 0.05 exhibit ferrimagnetism in the whole temperature range, the compounds with 0.1?x?0.15 show ferrimagnetism, helimagnetism and re-entrant ferrimagnetism with decreasing temperature. For the compounds with x=0 and 0.05, the spin reorientation temperature is observed. A metamagnetic transition from helimagnetic magnetic ordering to ferrimagnetism is observed for the compounds with x=0.1 and 0.2. The results are summarized in the HoMn_6−xCo_xSn₆ magnetic phase diagram.     

Temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity of R6(Fe1-xMnx)23 compounds in the temperature range 4.2 to 300 K

The temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity of binary R₆Mn₂₃, R₆Fe₂₃ (R = Y, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm) and pseudobinary R₆(Fe_1-xMn_x)₂₃ (R = Y, Er, Ho) compounds has been determined by a four-probe measuring technique in the temperature range 4 to 400 K.The binary compounds exhibit a prop. T² dependence at low temperatures, while above 100 K a negative curvature of the -T-curves is observed.These experimental results are discussed on the basis of electron-spin wave scattering in the low temperature range and on the basis of s-d scattering in the high temperature range, taking explicitly into account the temperature dependence of the chemical potential.The pseudobinary compounds generally exhibit a decreasing resitivity with increasing temperature, combined with a high residual resistivity. These facts are explained by the so-called strong scattering mechanism and the appearance of “quasilocalized” states.     

Magnetoelastic properties of ErMn6Sn6 intermetallic compound

The thermal expansion and magnetostriction of polycrystalline sample of the ErMn₆Sn₆ intermetallic compound with hexagonal HfFe₆Ge₆-type structure are investigated in the temperature range of 77 K to above 400 K. The thermal expansion measurement of the sample shows anomalous behavior around its T_N=340 K. The isofield curves of volume magnetostriction also reveal anomalies at paramagnetic-antiferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic-ferrimagnetic phase transitions. In the antiferromagnetic state, the transition to ferrimagnetism can be induced by an applied magnetic field. The threshold field for the metamagnetic transition H_th increases from 0.18 T at 84 K to about 1 T around 220 K, and then decreases monotonously to T_N. This behavior is well consistent with that observed earlier on magnetization curves attributed to exchange-related metamagnetic transition rather than the anisotropy-related one. Furthermore, the low H_th values suggest that the Mn-Mn coupling in ErMn₆Sn₆ is not so strong. The experimental results obtained are discussed in the framework of two-magnetic sublattice by bearing in mind the lattice parameter dependence of the interlayer Mn-Mn exchange interaction in this layered compound. From the temperature dependence of magnetostriction values and considering the magnetostriction relation of a hexagonal structure, we attempt to determine the signs of some of the magnetostriction constants for this compound.     

Nature of unusual spontaneous and field-induced phase transitions in multiferroics RMn2O5

Complex magnetic, magnetoelectric and magnetoelastic studies of spontaneous and field-induced phase transitions in TmMn₂O₅ were carried out. In the vicinity of spontaneous phase transition temperatures (35 and 25 K) the magnetoelectric and magnetoelastic dependences demonstrated the jumps of polarization and magnetostriction induced by the field ∼150 kOe. These anomalies can be attributed to the influence of magnetic field on the conditions of incommensurate-commensurate phase transition at 35 K and the reverse one at 25 K. In b-axis dependences the magnetic field-induced spin-reorientation phase transition was also observed below 20 K. Finally the magnetoelectric anomaly associated with metamagnetic transition is observed below the temperature of rare-earth subsystem ordering at relatively small critical fields of 5 kOe. This variety of spontaneous and induced phase transitions in RMn₂O₅ stems from the interplay of three magnetic subsystems: Mn³⁺, Mn⁴⁺, R³⁺. The comparison with YMn₂O₅ highlights the role of rare earth in low-temperature region (metamagnetic and spin-reorientation phase transitions), while the phase transition at higher temperatures between incommensurate and commensurate phases should be ascribed to the different temperature dependences of Mn³⁺ and Mn⁴⁺ ions. The strong correlation of magnetoelastic and magnetoelectric properties observed in the whole class of RMn₂O₅ highlights their multiferroic nature.     

Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy of Gd0.8L0.2Mn6Sn6 and Tb0.8L0.2Mn6Sn6 compounds (L=Sc,Y, Lu)

The HfFe₆Ge₆-type compounds Gd_0.8L_0.2Mn₆Sn₆ and Tb_0.8L_0.2Mn₆Sn₆ (L = Sc, Y, Lu) have been studied by ¹¹⁹Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy. The values of the apparent quadrupolar splitting clearly evidence the easy plane magnetization of the gadolinium compounds and the easy axis one in the terbium compounds. The three tin sites behave differently with the nature and size of the substituting L element. For a given series, the hyperfine field of the Sn_2d site is almost unchanged whatever the size of the L element. The hyperfine field of the Sn_2e site strongly varies with the L size in relation with atomic displacements. The hyperfine field of the Sn_2c site exhibits a more complicated behavior. The field difference in the easy plane and easy axis compounds confirms the angle-dependent anisotropic contribution of the Mn moment to the hyperfine field. The analysis of the results also suggests the play of angle-dependent contributions arising from the rare earth moment.     

Size-dependent spin-reorientation transition in Nd2Fe14B nanoparticles

It is well known that some ferromagnetic properties like Curie temperature are size dependent. In this Letter we will report that the spin-reorientation temperature of Nd₂Fe₁₄B material is also size dependent. By using a surfactant-assisted ball milling technique, Nd₂Fe₁₄B nanoparticles with different size about 6, 20 and 300 nm were successfully obtained. Spin-reorientation transition temperature of the NdFeB nanoparticles was then determined by measuring the temperature dependence of DC and AC magnetic susceptibility. It was revealed that the spin-reorientation transition temperature (Tsr) of the nanoparticles is strongly size dependent. Tsr of the 300 nm particles is lower than that of the bulk raw material while the Tsr of the 20 nm particles is significantly lower than that for the 300 nm particles. The physics behind this size dependence is discussed.     

Magnetic and Magnetodielectric Properties of Ho<Subscript>0.5</Subscript>Nd<Subscript>0.5</Subscript>Fe<Subscript>3</Subscript>(BO<Subscript>3</Subscript>)<Subscript>4</Subscript>

The magnetic and magnetodielectric properties of Ho_0.5Nd_0.5Fe₃(BO₃)₄ ferroborate with the competing Ho–Fe and Nd–Fe exchange couplings have been experimentally and theoretically investigated. Step anomalies in the magnetization curves at the spin-reorientation transition induced by the magnetic field B ║ c have been found. The spontaneous spin-reorientation transition temperature T_SR ≈ 8 K has been refined. The measured magnetic properties and observed features are interpreted using a single theoretical approach based on the molecular field approximation and calculations within the crystal field model of the rare-earth ion. Interpretation of the experimental data includes determination of the crystal field parameters for Ho³⁺ and Nd³⁺ ions in Ho_0.5Nd_0.5Fe₃(BO₃)₄ and parameters of the Ho–Fe and Nd–Fe exchange couplings.     

Magnetic properties of R3Rh2 compounds with R=Gd, Tb,Dy, Ho and Er

Bulk magnetic measurements performed on polycrystalline samples of the tetragonal compounds R₃Rh₂ with R=Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho and Er are presented. All the compounds are ferromagnetic at low temperature. However in Tb₃Rh₂ an antiferromagnetic behaviour is observed between 14 and 24 K. In Gd₃Rh₂, where the magnetocrystalline anisotropy must be negligible, it seems that the magnetic structure is not collinear. In the other compounds the observed properties essentially result from indirect exchange interactions and crystal field effects acting on the rare earth ions which lie in low symmetry sites.