Strain Induced Nanopillars and Variation of Magnetic Properties in La_(0.825)Sr_(0.175)MnO_3/LaAlO_3 Films

To investigate the process of strain relaxation and resultant variation of microstructure and magnetic properties,low-doped La_(0.825)Sr_(0.175)MnO_3 epitaxial films with different thicknesses are deposited on LaAlO_3 substrates and strain induced nanopillars are discovered inside the La_(0.825) Sr_(0.175)MnO_3 film. Perpendicular oriented nanopillars mainly exist below 30 nm and tend to disappear above 30 nm. The distribution of nanopillars not only induce the variation of lattice parameters and local structural distortion but also lead to the deviation of easy magnetization axis from the perpendicular direction. Specifically, the out-of-plane lattice parameters of the film decrease quickly with the increase of the thickness but tend to be constant when the thickness is above 30 nm. Meanwhile, the variations of magnetic properties along in-plane and out-of-plane directions would also decline at first and they then remain nearly unchanged. Our work constructs the relationship between nanopillars and magnetic properties inside films. We are able to clearly reveal the effects of inhomogeneous strain relaxation.     

NdxEr5-xSi3系列化合物晶体结构和磁性研究

利用电弧熔炼制备了NdxEr5-xSi3(x=0~5)系列化合物样品。通过X射线粉末衍射分析和磁性测量研究了Nd替代Er对Er5Si3化合物结构和磁性的影响。研究结果表明:随着Nd替代量的增加,其晶体结构、相组成及磁性能发生了明显变化。低Nd含量时(x≤3),样品具有Mn5Si3型六角结构,空间群为P63/mcm,样品具有反铁磁性。虽然奈尔温度不遵循De Gennes定律,但能被RKKY理论完美解释。高Nd含量时(x=5),样品具有Cr5B3型四方结构,空间群为I4/mcm,对外显示铁磁性。Nd含量为x=4时,两种结构共存,Rietveld精修表明Mn5Si3型结构占58(1)%,Cr5B3型结构占42(1)%。其磁化率温度曲线在50~100 K具有铁磁性特征,但随着温度的进一步下降,又显示出反铁磁性的特征,暗示其内部存在着铁磁相和反铁磁相的耦合。     

Gd7Pd3-xFex合金磁性及磁热效应的研究

采用电弧熔炼和高温退火的方法制备了Gd7Pd3-xFex(x=0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8和1)合金材料,并对该系列合金材料的磁特性及磁热效应进行了研究。X射线粉末衍射研究表明,所有的材料均形成Th7Fe3型结构。并且随着x的增大,晶格常数、居里温度、饱和磁化强度和最大磁熵变均有所降低。相比于Gd7Pd3,掺入Fe元素的材料可以获得更接近室温的居里温度和更宽的工作温区,从而导致了7 T磁场下高达1096 J·kg^-1的相对制冷能力(RCP), Gd7Pd3-xFex有望被用于室温附近的磁制冷。     

Structural and Magnetic Properties of Nd（Fe,Mo）12Nx Compounds Produced by Strip-Casting Method

The strip casting （SC） technique is employed to fabricate Nd（Fe,Mo）12Nx magnets. The crystallographic structure, intrinsic and permanent magnetic properties, as well as the microstruetures of the compound are investigated. There are prominent advantages for the SC Nd-Fe-Mo ailoys and their nitrides when compared with the samples prepared by the conventional casting （CC） method： （1） SC technique rebounds to the formation of the compounds crystallizing in a ThMn12-type structure. A single-phased host alloy Nd（Fe,Mo）12 can be directly prepared by strip casting without any isothermal annealing. Accordingly, lower energy cost and less rare earth demand notablely benefit the manufacture processing from a point of economizing. （2） The intrinsic magnetic properties, such as Curie temperature To, saturation magnetization Ms and anisotropy field Ha of the SC sample exceed the CC sample due to a phase forming condition with less-Mo-depended. （3） The microstructure studies also demonstrate that the SC compound contains finer grains, better-proportioned phase distribution than the CC compound. Optimized finM particles are observed aligned in their easy axis and the energy product of powder sample is up to （BH）max - 22 MGOe （176 kJ/m3）.     

R(Fe，Mo)12型稀土永磁材料热膨胀反常现象研究

采用x射线粉末衍射方法测量了不同温度下R(Fe，Mo)₁₂化合物(R=Nd，Y，D y)的晶格常数，对沿不同轴向的热膨胀反常程度进行了计算.分析认为R(Fe，Mo)_{12化合物热膨胀反常主要取决于Fe-Fe相互作用，根据Nd(Fe，Mo)12的结构参 数，不仅较短的Fe-Fe键负相互作用对热膨胀反常有贡献，8j-8j等较强的Fe-Fe正相互作用 也有很大贡献.另外还讨论了第三元素Mo的替代作用影响热膨胀反常的机理. 关键词： x射线衍射 R(Fe 12}化合物')" href="#">Mo)₁₂化合物 热膨胀反常     

Magnetic and Magnetocaloric Properties of Polycrystalline and Oriented Mn_(2-δ)Sn

Mn-based Heusler alloys have attracted significant research attention as half-metallic materials because of their giant magnetocr.ystalline anisotropy and magnetocaloric properties.We investigate the crystal structure and magnetic properties of polycrystalline,[101]-oriented,and[100]-oriented Mn_(2-δ) Sn prepared separately by arc melting,the Bridgeman method,and the flux method.All of these compounds crystallize in a Ni_2 In-type structure.In the Mn_(2-δ)Sn lattice,Mn atoms occupy all of the 2 a and a fraction of the 2 d sites.Site disorder exists between Mn and Sn atoms in the 2 c sites.In addition,these compounds undergo a re-entrant spin-glass-like transition at low temperatures,which is caused by frustration and randomness within the spin system.The magnetic properties of these systems depend on the crystal directions,which means that the magnetic interactions differ significantly along different directions.Furthermore,these materials exhibit a giant magnetocaloric effect near the Curie temperature.The largest value of maximum of magnetic entropy change(-△S_M)occurs perpendicular to the[100]direction.Specifically,at 252 K,maximum-△S_M is 2.91 and 3.64 J-kg~(-1)K~(-1) for a magnetic field of 5 and7 T,respectively.The working temperature span over 80 K and the relative cooling power reaches 302 J/kg for a magnetic field of 7 T,which makes the Mn_(2-δ)Sn compound a promising candidate for a magnetic refrigerator.     

电负性、原子赝势半径与稀土永磁材料

对于稀土永磁材料，定义了稀土元素与其他元素之间的加权平均电负性差P和加权平均原子赝势半径差Q；计算了1：5型RE-Co永磁材料、2：17型RE-Co永磁材料、Nd-Fe-B系列以及双相纳米晶复合材料等具有较好磁性能的稀土永磁材料的P和Q值点；计算结果表明，这些P和Q值点基本上分布在一段特定的区域内。