Magnetic properties of the intermetallic compound PrAg

The field and temperature dependences of the magnetization of PrAg are found to be those of an antiferromagnet whose Néel point is ～11°K and which undergoes a spin-flop transition at a critical field of ～5 kOe, as confirmed by high-field neutron diffraction measurements. Preliminary comparisons are made with properties calculated from crystal-field theory.     

Magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of the intermetallic compound TbNiAl

Magnetization measurements have been carried out on the intermetallic compound TbNiAl in applied fields up to 120 kOe. Temperature dependence of magnetization under zero-field-cooled and field-cooled conditions shows thermomagnetic irreversibility, which is attributed to magnetic frustration. With the increase of field, the irreversibility decreases and vanishes completely at high fields. Magnetocaloric effect has been calculated in terms of isothermal magnetic entropy change using magnetization isotherms obtained at various temperatures. The maximum entropy change is 13.8 J kg⁻¹ K⁻¹ near the ordering temperature for a field change of 50 kOe. The refrigerant capacity is found to be 494 J kg⁻¹ for the same field change and for a temperature difference of 52 K between the cold and the hot sinks.     

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.     

Magnetic properties and structure of the nanocrystalline Gd-Ti-Ge intermetallic compound

This paper reports an experimental study of the magnetization processes and structure of the Gd-Ti-Ge compound in the initial coarse-grained state and a nanostructured state obtained under torsion at a high quasihydrostatic pressure. It is established that in a nanocrystalline sample, the magnetic ordering temperature is 30 K lower, the coercive force is eight times higher, and the magnetization is 3.7 times lower than their respective values in a coarse-grained sample. The observed changes in the magnetic properties are shown to be related primarily with the conversion of a part of the initial phase with the CeScSi-type lattice to a CeFeSi-type weakly magnetic phase. The effect of structural defects and of partial disorder on the magnetic characteristics of the compound are also discussed.     

Magnetic order in the ternary compound NdRu2Ge2

Heat capacity, electrical resistivity and neutron diffraction studies have been performed on the tetragonal ternary compound NdRu₂Ge₂. Between temperatures of 17 and 10 K, the compound exhibits two types of sine-wave modulated magnetic structures, having wave vectors k = (0.19, 0.05, 0.125) and k = (0.12, 0.12, 0.0) with the amplitude of the moment along the c axis. Below 10 K, a first-order transition occurs to a ferromagnetic state with a moment of 3.64(13)μ_B aligned along the tetragonal axis.     

Magnetic structure of the intermetallic compound DyAg

Neutron diffraction measurements were performed for an antiferromagnetic compound DyAg with T_N=56.7 K. Magnetic structures were found to be the (π π 0)-type at 12 K and rthe sinusoidally modulated transverse static spin wave propagating along the 110 direction and polarized in the 001 direction at 50.7 K.     

Magnetic properties of hard magnetic (Fe,Cr)3Sn2 intermetallic compound

By high‐throughput screening Fe–Sn–Cr, (Fe,Cr)₃Sn₂ (Fe_53.5Cr_6.5Sn₄₀) with high potential as new hard magnetic compound is discovered. To produce the compound in large amounts a special procedure is needed. By quantitative microscopy and magnetometry promising intrinsic properties, J_s ～ 0.9 T, K₁ ～ 1.7 MJ/m³, T_C ～ 612 K, are found with K₁ increasing with temperature.

     

Magnetic Properties and magnetic phase diagrams of intermetallic compound GdMn2Ge2

A modified Yafet－Kittle model is applied to investigate the magnetic properties and magnetic phase transition of the intermetallic compound GdMn_2Ge_2. Theoretical analysis and calculation show that there are five possible magnetic structures in GdMn_2Ge_2. Variations of external magnetic field and temperature give rise to the first-order or second-order magnetic transitions from one phase to another. Based on this model, the magnetic curves of GdMn_2Ge_2 single crystals at different temperatures are calculated and a good agreement with experimental data has obtained. Based on the calculation, the H－T magnetic phase diagrams of GdMn_2Ge_2 are depicted. The Gd－Gd, Gd－Mn, intralayer Mn－Mn and interlayer Mn－Mn exchange coupling parameters are estimated. It is shown that, in order to describe the magnetic properties of GdMn_2Ge_2, the lattice constant and temperature dependence of interlayer Mn－Mn exchange interaction must be taken into account.     

Magnetic properties of the intermetallic compound Ce5Ge4

Magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of the compound Ce₅Ge₄ have been studied. This compound has orthorhombic Sm₅Ge₄-type structure (space group Pnma, no. 62) and orders ferromagnetically at ~12 K (T_C). The paramagnetic Curie temperature is ~−20 K suggesting the presence of competing ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions in this compound. The magnetization does not seem to saturate even in fields of 90 kOe at 3 K consistent with the presence of competing interactions. Saturation magnetization value (extrapolated to 1/H→0) of only 0.8μ_B/Ce³⁺ is obtained compared to the free ion value of 2.14μ_B/Ce³⁺. This moment reduction in the ordered state of Ce₅Ge₄ could be due to partial antiferromagnetic/paramagnetic ordering of the Ce moments and may also be due to crystalline electric field effects. Magnetic entropy change near T_C, calculated from the magnetization vs. field data, is found to be moderate with a maximum value of ~9 J/kg/K at ~11 K for a field change of 90 kOe.     

Magnetostriction of SmMn2Ge2 and GdMn2Ge2 intermetallic compounds

Longitudinal and transverse magnetostrictions of polycrystalline samples of intermetallic compounds RMn₂Ge₂ (R=Sm or Gd) are measured in pulsed magnetic fields up to 250 kOe. It is found that linear magnetostrictive strains of about 10^?3 arise in a temperature range in which the magnetic field causes a change in the magnetic state of a manganese magnetic subsystem. The results obtained are described within the model of a two-sublattice ferrimagnet with a negative exchange interaction in the manganese subsystem in terms of a strong dependence of this interaction on interatomic distances.     

Magnetic structure of the Nd5Ge3 compound

Neutron diffraction measurements of the Nd₅Ge₃ intermetallic compound with a hexagonal structure (space group P6₃/mcm) have been performed at temperatures of ～10 and 293 K. The basis functions of irreducible representations of the space group D _6h ³ (P6₃/mcm), which are calculated as a result of the symmetry analysis of possible magnetic structures with the wave vector k = μb ₁, are used to facilitate the search for a real model of the magnetic structure of the compound.     

The magnetotransport properties of the intermetallic compound GdCu6

We have studied the temperature and magnetic field dependence of the electrical resistivity of GdCu(6) and have co-related the results with the temperature dependence of heat capacity and magnetization. The magnetoresistance of GdCu(6) is found to be positive both in the paramagnetic and antiferromagnetic regimes. Within the antiferromagnetic regime, the magnetoresistance is very high and increases to still higher values both with increasing field and decreasing temperature. In the paramagnetic regime the magnetoresistance continues to exhibit a finite positive value up to temperatures much higher than that corresponding to the antiferromagnetic to paramagnetic phase transition. We have shown through quantitative analysis that both the temperature dependences of resistivity and heat capacity indicate the presence of spin fluctuations within the paramagnetic regime of GdCu(6). The field dependence of electrical resistivity indicates that the positive magnetoresistance in the paramagnetic phase is not related to the orbital motion of the conduction electrons in a magnetic field (the Kohler rule). In contrast, our analysis indicates that these spin fluctuations are responsible for the positive magnetoresistance observed within this paramagnetic regime. The nature of the field dependence of electrical resistivity is found to be qualitatively similar both in the antiferromagnetic and paramagnetic regimes, which probably indicates that spin fluctuations in the paramagnetic regime are of the antiferromagnetic type.     

Magnetic properties of some Cr-Ga intermetallic compounds

Magnetic susceptibility measurements in the range 10 – 300 K on the compounds Cr₃Ga, CrGa, Cr₅Ga₆ and CrGa₄ are reported here. All except CrGa₄ appeared to be Pauli paramagnetic, but CrGa₄ appeared to be basically diamagnetic with a parasitic weak ferromagnetic component.     

Magnetic and transport properties of the intermetallic compound Y4Co3

The susceptibility, magnetization, electrical resistivity and thermopower of Y₄Co₃ have been measured and a Curie temperature of (8±1) K has been observed. The results are interpreted in terms of localized d-electrons on some cobalt sites and itinerant d-electrons on the others.     

Microstructure and tribological properties of TiCu2Al intermetallic compound coating

TiCu₂Al ternary intermetallic compound coating has been in situ synthesized successfully on pure Ti substrate by laser cladding. Tribological properties of the prepared TiCu₂Al intermetallic compound coating were systematically evaluated. It was found that the friction coefficient and wear rate was closely related to the normal load and sliding speed, i.e., the friction coefficient of the prepared TiCu₂Al intermetallic compound coating decreased with increasing normal load and sliding speed. The wear rate of the TiCu₂Al intermetallic compound coating decreased rapidly with increasing sliding speed, while the wear rate first increased and then decreased at normal load from 5 to 15 N.