Magnetic, magetostrictive properties, spin reorientation and M?ssbauer effect of Tb0.3Dy0.7?xPrx(Fe0.9Al0.1)1.95 alloys

The effect of Pr substitution for Dy on the magnetic and magnetostrictive properties, anisotropy, spin reorientation and M?ssbauer effect of a series of Tb_0.3Dy_0.7−x Pr _x (Fe_0.9Al_0.1)_1.95 (x=0, 0.1, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30, 0.35) alloys at room temperature have been investigated. It was found that a small amount of Pr substitution is beneficial to a decrease in the magnetocrystalline anisotropy for the Tb_0.3Dy_0.7−x Pr _x (Fe_0.9Al_0.1)_1.95 alloys. The magnetostriction decreases drastically with increasing x and the magnetostrictive effect disappears for x>0.2. However, the magnetostriction exhibits a slightly bigger value at x=0.1 than the free alloys and is saturated more easily with the magnetic field H. The saturation magnetization and Curie temperature decrease monotonously, but the spontaneous magnetostriction increases linearly with increasing x, whereas the spin reorientation temperature increases first, then decreases rapidly and reaches the maximum at x=0.1. The analysis of M?ssbauer spectra indicated that the easy magnetization direction in the {110} plane deviates slightly from the main axis of symmetry with the Pr concentration x, namely spin reorientation. Compared with Al substitution for Fe, the effect of Pr substitution for Dy on spin reorientation is relatively small. The hyperfine field increases with Pr concentration increasing, and the isomer shifts and the quadrupole splitting (QS) show weak concentration dependence. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10574059), the Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province (Grant No. 0710RJZA074), the Second Scientific Research Project of Bureau of Gansu Education and ‘Qing Lan’ Talent Engineering Funds of Lanzhou Jiaotong University     

Tb0.3Dy0.7－xPrx(Fe0.9Al0.1)1.95合金的磁致伸缩、自旋重取向和穆斯堡尔谱研究

系统研究了室温下Tb_0.3Dy_0.7-xPr_x(Fe_0.9Al_0.1)_1.95 (x=0，0.1，0.2，0.25，0.3，0.35)合金中稀土元素Pr替代Dy对晶体结构、磁致伸缩、各向异性和自旋重取向的影响. 结果发现，x≤0.1时，Tb_0.3Dy_0.7-xPr_x(Fe_0.9Al_0.1)_1.95完全保持MgCl₂立方Laves相结构，0.1<x≤0.3，有杂相出现并且随Pr替代量逐渐增多；晶格常数a随Pr含量x的增加缓慢增大. 磁致伸缩测量发现，随着替代量x的增多磁致伸缩减小；x>0.2时超磁致伸缩效应消失. 然而，x=0.1时合金的磁致伸缩略大于没有替代的，而且磁致伸缩随磁场更易趋于饱和，说明Pr替代有助于降低磁晶各向异性. 内禀磁致伸缩λ₁₁₁随Pr替代量x的增加接近线性增加. 由相对磁化率随温度的变化关系可以看出，自旋重取向温度随Pr替代量的增多呈先增后降趋势，在x=0.1处出现极大值. 穆斯堡尔效应表明，随Pr含量的增加Tb_0.3Dy_0.7-xPr_x(Fe_0.9Al_0.1)_1.95合金中易磁化轴可能在{110}面上绕主对称轴作微小转动，发生自旋重取向. 与Al元素替代效应相比，Pr替代Dy对自旋重取向的影响相对较小.     

Tb$lt;sub$gt;0.3$lt;/sub$gt;Dy$lt;sub$gt;0.6$lt;/sub$gt;Pr$lt;sub$gt;0.1$lt;/sub$gt;(Fe$lt;sub$gt;1-$lt;i$gt;x$lt;/i$gt;$lt;/sub$gt;Al$lt;sub$gt;$lt;i$gt;x$lt;/i$gt;$lt;/sub$gt;)$lt;sub$gt;1.95$lt;/sub$gt;合金的磁性、磁致伸缩和穆斯堡尔谱研究

系统研究了室温下Tb_0.3Dy_0.6Pr_0.1（Fe_1-xAl_x）_1.95 （x=0.05，0.1，0.15，0.2，0.25，0.3）合金中元素Al替代Fe对结构、磁性、磁致伸缩性能和自旋重取向的影响.测量结果发现，x<0.2时Tb_0.3Dy_0.6Pr_0.1（Fe_1-xAl_x）_1.95合金基本上是纯的单相，x=0.2时出现其他杂相，杂相随Al替代量的增加不断增多.随Al替代量x的增加，点阵常数a接近于线性增大，Curie温度T_C逐渐下降，而矫顽力H_c急剧下降.振动样品磁强计（VSM）测量发现，磁化强度M随Al替代量x的变化较为复杂.VSM计和磁致伸缩效应测量共同表明，少量Al的替代有利于降低磁晶各向异性，而且随着Al替代量x的增多磁致伸缩系数快速减小，x>0.15时巨磁致伸缩效应消失.穆斯堡尔效应研究发现，随Al含量的增加Tb_0.3Dy_0.6Pr_0.1（Fe_1-xAl_x）_1.95合金中易磁化轴可能在{110}面逐渐偏离了立方晶体的主对称轴，发生自旋重取向，从而引起合金宏观磁性、磁致伸缩性能的变化. 关键词： 磁致伸缩 立方Laves相 自旋重取向 穆斯堡尔谱     

Structure, spin reorientation and M?ssbauer effect studies of Tb0.3Dy0.7(Fe1?xAlx)1.95 alloys

The effect of Al substitution for Fe on crystal structure, magnetostriction and spontaneous magnetostriction, anisotropy and spin reorientation of a series of polycrystalline Tb_0.3Dy_0.7(Fe_1−x Al_x)_1.95 alloys (x = 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30, 0.35) at room temperature and 77 K was investigated systematically. It was found that the primary phase of Tb_0.3Dy_0.7(Fe_1−x Al_x)_1.95 is the MgCu₂-type cubic Laves phase structure when x < 0.4 and the lattice constant a of Tb_0.3Dy_0.7(Fe_1−x Al_x)_1.95 increases approximately and monotonically with the increase of x. The substitution of Al leads to the fact that the magnetostriction λ inceases slightly in a low magnetic field (H ⩽ 40 kA/m), but decreases sharply and is easily close to saturation in a high applied field as x increases, showing that a small amount of Al substitution is beneficial to a decrease in the magnetocrystalline anisotropy. It was also found that the spontaneous magnetostriction λ ₁₁₁ decreases greatly with x increasing. The analysis of the M?ssbauer spectra indicated that the easy magnetization direction in the {110} plane deviates slightly from the main axis of symmetry with the changes of composition and temperature, namely spin reorientation. A small amount of non-magnetic phase exists for x = 0.15 in Tb_0.3Dy_0.7(Fe_1−x Al_x)_1.95 alloys and the alloys become paramagnetic for x > 0.15 at room temperature, but at 77 K the alloys still remain magnetic phase even for x = 0.2. At room temperature and 77 K, the hyperfine field decreases and the isomer shifts increase with Al concentration increasing.     

A structural, magnetostrictive and M?ssbauer study of Tb0.3Dy0.7(Fe0.9 T 0.1)1.95 alloys

The effect of IIIA metal and transition metalT substitution for Fe on crystal structure, magnetostriction and spontaneous magnetostriction, anisotropy and spin reorientation of a series of polycrystalline Tb_0.3 Dy_0.7 (Fe_0.9 T _0.1)_1.95 (T=Mn, Fe, Co, B, Al, Ga) alloys at room temperature were investigated systematically. It was found that the primary phase of the Tb_0.3 Dy_0.7 (Fe_0.9 T _0.1)_1.95 alloys is the MgCu₂-type cubic Laves phase structure for different substitution. The magnetostriction λ{ins} decrases greatly for the substitution of IIIA metal, B, Al and Ga, but is saturated more easily for Al and Ga substitution, showing that the Al and Ga substitution is beneficial to a decrease in the magnetocrystalline anisotropy of Tb_0.3 Dy_0.7 (Fe_0.9 T _0.1)_1.95 alloys. However, the substitution of transition metal Mn and Co decreases slightly the magnetostriction λ{ins}. It was also found that the effect of different substitutions on the spontaneous magnetostriction λ{in111} is distinct. The analysis of the M?ssbauer spectra indicates that the easy magnetization direction in the {110} plane deviates slightly from the main axis of symmetry for Al and Ga substitution, namely spin reorientation, but it does not change evidently for B, Mn and Co substitution.     

Magnetostriction of TbxHo0.75−xPr0.25(Fe0.9B0.1)2 (x=0–0.3) compounds

The Tb_xHo_0.75−xPr_0.25(Fe_0.9B_0.1)₂ (x=0, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.25, and 0.3) compounds are found to stabilize in a cubic Laves phase structure. The lattice parameter, magnetostriction (at 10 kOe), and Curie temperature are found to increase with increasing Tb content. The compound with x=0.15 exhibits a possible anisotropy compensation between the Tb and (Ho/Pr) sublattices. The easy magnetization direction rotates towards the 〈1 1 1〉 from the 〈1 0 0〉 direction, with increasing Tb content. The splitting of the (4 4 0) peak accompanied by the spontaneous magnetostriction-induced rhombohedral distortion is observed for compounds with x?0.15 and the spontaneous magnetostriction (λ_1 1 1) is found to increase with Tb content.     

High magnetostriction at low fields of (Tb1−xDyx)0.2Pr0.8(Fe0.4Co0.6)1.88C0.05 intermetallic compounds

The structure and magnetostriction of the (Tb_1−xDy_x)_0.2Pr_0.8(Fe_0.4Co_0.6)_1.88C_0.05 intermetallic compounds (0≤x≤1) were studied by X-ray diffraction and magnetic measurements. The formation of an approximate single Laves phase with a MgCu2-type cubic structure was observed in this series of compounds. It was found that the Curie temperature and the saturation magnetization of the compounds would decrease with increase in the Dy content up to x=1. The magnetostriction λ_a (λ_a=λ_‖-λ_⊥) gently rises when x≤0.6, and follows with a precipitous fall when x exceeds 0.6, with the highest value of λ_a being reached in the compounds with x=0.6. The magnetostriction of all the samples was observed to approach their own saturation in the magnetic fields higher than 4 kOe. This indicates that the addition of a small amount of Dy could effectively improve the low-field magnetostriction of the Tb_0.2Pr_0.8(Fe_0.4Co_0.6)_1.88C_0.05 compounds, which could become a kind of promising magnetostrictive material.     

A structural,magnetostrictive and Mössbauer study of Tb<Subscript>0.3</Subscript>Dy<Subscript>0.7</Subscript>(Fe<Subscript>0.9</Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">T</Emphasis><Subscript>0.1</Subscript>)<Subscript>1.95</Subscript> alloys

The effect of IIIA metal and transition metalT substitution for Fe on crystal structure, magnetostriction and spontaneous magnetostriction, anisotropy and spin reorientation of a series of polycrystalline Tb_0.3 Dy_0.7 (Fe_0.9 T _0.1)_1.95 (T=Mn, Fe, Co, B, Al, Ga) alloys at room temperature were investigated systematically. It was found that the primary phase of the Tb_0.3 Dy_0.7 (Fe_0.9 T _0.1)_1.95 alloys is the MgCu₂-type cubic Laves phase structure for different substitution. The magnetostrictionλ _s decrases greatly for the substitution of IIIA metal, B, Al and Ga, but is saturated more easily for Al and Ga substitution, showing that the Al and Ga substitution is beneficial to a decrease in the magnetocrystalline anisotropy of Tb_0.3 Dy_0.7 (Fe_0.9 T _0.1)_1.95 alloys. However, the substitution of transition metal Mn and Co decreases slightly the magnetostrictionλ _s . It was also found that the effect of different substitutions on the spontaneous magnetostrictionλ ₁₁₁ is distinct. The analysis of the Mössbauer spectra indicates that the easy magnetization direction in the {110} plane deviates slightly from the main axis of symmetry for Al and Ga substitution, namely spin reorientation, but it does not change evidently for B, Mn and Co substitution.     

Magnetostriction, Curie temperature and microstructure of Tb0.29(Dy1−xPrx)0.71Fe1.97 oriented alloys

The Tb_0.29(Dy_1−xPr_x)_0.71Fe_1.97 (x=0, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3) alloys were prepared by directional solidification method. The orientation, magnetostriction λ, Curie temperature T_c and microstructure of alloys were characterized by XRD, standard resistant strain gauge technique, VSM and SEM-EDS. The results reveal that the alloys have a preferred orientation of 〈1 1 0〉 and 〈1 1 3〉 direction when x>0. With the increase in Pr content, the T_c of alloys decreases gradually and the non-cubic phase appears, resulting in the decline of λ dramatically, from 1935.2×10⁻⁶ for x=0 to 695.9×10⁻⁶ for x=0.3 at a compressive stress of 6 MPa and a magnetic field of H=240 kA m⁻¹.     

Structure and magnetic properties of magnetostrictive compounds Tb0.36Dy0.64(Fe0.85Co0.15)2−xBx (0⩽x⩽0.15)

Crystal structure and magnetic properties of magnetostrictive compounds Tb_0.36Dy_0.64(Fe_0.85Co_0.15)_2−xB_x (0?x?0.15) have been investigated at room temperature. The matrix of these compounds keeps a cubic MgCu₂-type structure. Lattice parameter a of the Laves phase decreases to reach a minimum at x=0.10, then increases with increasing boron content. Through analyzing the Mössbauer spectra, the easy magnetization direction (EMD) for all samples is confirmed to lie along 〈111〉 direction at room temperature, suggesting the presence of the giant magnetostriction. The mean hyperfine field H_hf and the deduced iron moment μ_Fe increase with increasing boron content, resulting in the enhancement of both Curie temperature T_C and spin reorientation temperature T_r. Although the addition of B enlarges the magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant K₁, the composition dependence of the ratio λ/K₁ for Tb_0.36Dy_0.64(Fe_0.85Co_0.15)_2−xB_x, however, reaches a maximum value at x=0. 05 under high magnetic fields.