Abstract
Thermal expansion and magnetostriction measurements have been made on the cubic Laves-phase alloys Ho(Co1-xRhx)2 in the temperature range 2 to 110 K and in fields up to 7 T. The samples were polycrystalline, with x = 0.00, 0.02, 0.05, 0.08, 0.12, 0.16 and 0.25. Two thermal expansion anomalies are observed at a ferromagnetic transition and a spin-flop transition. The change in temperature and ordering nature of these transitions is reported as a function of Rh concentration. Magnetostriction measurements show a marked variance with Rh concentration and suggest the presence of three new distinct magnetic phases.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 839-840 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials |
| Volume | 140-144 |
| Issue number | PART 2 |
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| State | Published - Feb 1995 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgements: We acknowledge financial support from The Royal Society and the UK Science and Engineering Research Council.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics