Abstract
Magnetisation studies have been made of pseudobinary compounds Gd(Rh1-cXc)2, X = Mn, Fe and Co, in fields of up to 50 kOe and in the temperature range 4-300 K. For GdRh2 measurements give Tc = 71 K and μs = 7.03 μB/f.u. The data for all three series also extrapolate to these values. The substitution of the 3d-atoms for Rh raises the ordering temperature, Tc of the alloys. The initial variations of Tc with Mn and Fe in the Gd(Rh1-cMnc)2 and Gd(Rh1-cFec)2 series are similar and are much faster than those of Tc in the cobalt substituted compounds. In the Gd(Rh1-cCoc)2 series the molecular moment μs shows a slow monotonic decrease with Co content and extrapolates to 4.64 μB for GdCo2. In the Gd(Rh1-cMnc)2 series μs decreases almost linearly with Mn content. The rate of decrease being somewhat greater than that of cobalt substituted compounds. At the GdMn2 end a Tc of approximately 40 K and μs of 4.07 μB were measured. The fastest variation in both Tc and μs occurs in the Gd(Rh1-cFec)2 series particularly for c < 0.15. In the dilute limit the 3d-atoms are not magnetic.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 133-136 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
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| State | Published - Oct 1982 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, under grant PH/ALLOY/25. The author is grateful for the financial support.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics