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A Magnetic, Neutron Diffraction, and Mössbauer Spectral Study of the Tb₂Fe₁₇₋ₓGaₓ Solid Solutions, with 7 ≤ x ≤ 9

  • Oran Allan Pringle
  • , Gary J. Long
  • , Sanjay R. Mishra
  • , Dimitri Hautot
  • , Fernande Grandjean
  • , D. P. Middleton
  • , K. H. J. Buschow
  • , Zhong Bo Hu
  • , H. P. Luo
  • , William B. Yelon
  • Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Abstract

The compositional dependence of the Curie temperature of the Tb 2 Fe 17-x Ga x solid solutions shows a primary maximum for x equal to three and a secondary maximum for x equal to eight. The Mössbauer spectra and powder neutron diffraction patterns of Tb 2 Fe 9 Ga 8 indicate that gallium avoids the 9d site, completely fills the 6c site, and occupies preferentially the 18f site over the 18h site. This gallium preferential substitution leads to a nearly ordered two-dimensional antiferromagnetic arrangement of the terbium and iron magnetic moments, an increase in Curie temperature, and a surprisingly sharp Mössbauer spectrum.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalJournal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Volume183
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 1998

Keywords

  • Antiferromagnetism
  • Gallium alloys
  • Iron alloys
  • Magnetic materials
  • Magnetic properties
  • Mössbauer spectroscopy
  • Neutron diffraction
  • Solid solutions
  • Terbium alloys
  • Curie temperature
  • Ferrimagnetism
  • Antiferromagnetic materials
  • Mössbauer effect

Disciplines

  • Chemistry
  • Physics

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