Novel RCo5Ga7 intermetallic compound

The novel RCo₅Ga₇ (R=Y, Tb, Dy, Ho and Er) intermetallic compounds have been synthesized, and their crystallographic and magnetic properties have been studied using X-ray diffraction and magnetic measurement. RCo₅Ga₇ crystallizes in an orthorhombic structure with ScFe₆Ga₆ type. The space group is Immm, and Z=2. According to the structural refinement result, the 2a, 4e, 4f, 4g, 4h, and 8k crystal positions are occupied by 2R, 4Ga^I, 4(Ga^II, Co^I), 4Ga^III, 4(Ga^IV,Co^II), and 8(Co^III,Ga^V), respectively. The RCo₅Ga₇ intermetallic compound can be stabilized in the range of the radius ratio of R_Re/R_(Co,Ga)<1.36. The RCo₅Ga₇ compound exhibits a paramagnetic behavior. The magnetization at 5 K ranges from 28.93 to 40.62 emu/g.