skip to main content
OSTI.GOV title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Balancing structural distortions via competing 4f and itinerant interactions: A case of polymorphism in magnetocaloric HoCo2

Journal Article · · Journal of Materials Chemistry C
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C6TC00867D· OSTI ID:1254310

The nature of multiple magnetostructural transformations in HoCo2 has been studied by employing magnetic and specific heat measurements, temperature and magnetic field dependent X-ray powder diffraction, and first-principles calculations. Unexpected increase of magnetization observed below the spin-reorientation temperature (TSR) suggests that the low-temperature transition involves a reduction of Co moment. First principles calculations confirm that the paramagnetic cubic to ferrimagnetic tetragonal transformation at TC is assisted by itinerant electron metamagnetism, and that the reduction of Co moment in HoCo2 occurs in parallel with the ferrimagnetic tetragonal to the nearly ferromagnetic orthorhombic transformation at TSRvia the rearrangement of both 3d states of Co and 5d states of Ho. The ac magnetic susceptibility measurements show significant magnetic frustration below TC. Furthermore, in contrast to earlier reports neither ac nor dc magnetic susceptibilities show anomalies in the paramagnetic region obeying the Curie–Weiss law.

Research Organization:
Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11358
OSTI ID:
1254310
Report Number(s):
IS-J-8979; JMCCCX
Journal Information:
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Vol. 4, Issue 20; ISSN 2050-7526
Publisher:
Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 21 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

References (51)

Permanent magnet materials based on the rare earth-iron-boron tetragonal compounds journal September 1984
R 2 Fe 14 B materials: Intrinsic properties and technological aspects journal October 1991
Giant energy product in nanostructured two-phase magnets journal December 1993
Preparation of SmCo 5 Permanent Magnets journal September 1969
Giant magnetostriction materials journal November 1991
Giant Room-Temperature Magnetostrictions in Tb Fe 2 and Dy Fe 2 journal May 1972
Magnetic Materials and Devices for the 21st Century: Stronger, Lighter, and More Energy Efficient journal December 2010
Making the most of the magnetic and lattice entropy changes journal November 2009
Measurements of lattice distortion in RECo2 (RE = Ho, Nd) using X-ray powder diffraction journal December 1983
Magnetoelastic properties of RE-3d intermetallics journal March 1990
Magnetism in rare earth—3d intermetallics journal March 1978
Itinerant electron metamagnetism in YCo2 and LuCo2 journal December 1990
Magnetic excitations in HoCo2 journal January 1980
Crystal and magnetic structures of Laves phase compound NdCo2 in the temperature range between 9 and 300K journal August 2006
Magnetic properties of single crystals of Gd Co 2 , Ho Ni 2 , and Ho Co 2 journal November 1975
Specific heat and induced moment in HoCo2 and TbCo2 journal November 1974
Magnetization reorientation in HoCo2 journal January 1978
Magnetocaloric and Thermal Properties of Ho(Co1–xSix)2 Compounds journal July 2007
Magnetism and related phenomena in RE(Co1−xSix)2 compounds journal November 1997
Magnetic Structure of Rare‐Earth‐Cobalt (RCo 2 ) Intermetallic Compounds journal March 1965
59Co NMR study of NdCo2, GdCo2, TbCo2 and HoCo2 journal October 1981
X-ray magnetic circular dichroism temperature dependent study of RCo2 compounds journal May 2000
Short-range magnetic correlations and parimagnetism in RCo2 journal December 2013
Observation of a different magnetic disorder in Er Co 2 journal September 2007
New magnetic configuration in paramagnetic phase of HoCo 2 journal April 2012
Formation of Co Moment in the Paramagnetic Phase of RCo<sub>2</sub> journal November 2014
Magnetic properties, electrical resistivity and thermal expansion of (Ho,Y)Co 2 journal July 1978
Magnetism in HoCo2 and ErCo2 under high pressure journal April 2001
Pressure-dependent electrical resistivity of R Co 2 compounds ( R = rare earth) journal February 1998
Magnetism in rare earth Co2 compounds under high pressures journal June 2001
Nature and entropy content of the ordering transitions in R Co 2 journal April 2006
Magnetoelastic properties of (rare-earth)Co2 compounds. I. Exchange-striction journal February 1976
Magnetoresistance in ErCo2 and HoCo2 single crystals journal December 1992
Magnetocaloric effect in HoCo2 compound journal March 1991
A 3–350 K fast automatic small sample calorimeter journal November 1997
X-ray powder diffractometer for in situ structural studies in magnetic fields from 0 to 35 kOe between 2.2 and 315 K journal April 2004
Magnetic properties, electronic structures and pressure effects of HoxY1−xCo2 compounds journal January 2014
Ordering in ferromagnets with random anisotropy journal January 1986
Unusual magnetism of Er 0.75 Dy 0.25 Al 2 journal July 2007
Large AC field dependence of dynamic susceptibility in a weak random anisotropy magnet a-NdGdFe journal March 2007
Magnetostructural transition in Gd 5 Sb 0.5 Ge 3.5 journal November 2009
The influence of magnetic field on the thermal properties of solids journal August 2000
Specific Heat of Praseodymium and Neodymium Metals Between 0.4 and 4°K journal January 1964
Specific Heat of Terbium Metal between 0.37 and 4.2°K journal October 1962
Specific Heat of Gadolinium and Ytterbium Metals between 0.4 and 4°K journal March 1963
Specific Heat of Holmium Metal between 0.38 and 4.2°K journal November 1962
Anomalous Schottky Specific Heat and Structural Distortion in Ferromagnetic PrAl 2 journal May 2013
Crystal-field-induced spin rotations in Nd Co 2 and Ho Co 2 : A Mössbauer study journal November 1976
Crystallography, anisotropic metamagnetism, and magnetocaloric effect in Tb 5 Si 2.2 Ge 1.8 journal January 2007
Explicit, First-Principles Tight-Binding Theory journal December 1984
Magnetocaloric and Thermal Properties of Ho(Co1-xSix)2 Compounds. journal September 2007

Cited By (4)

Yb 6 Ir 5 Ga 7 - A MgZn 2 Superstructure : Yb journal December 2016
Influence of the Ge distribution on the first order magnetic transition of the MnFe(P,Ge) magnetocaloric material journal January 2018
A case of multifunctional intermetallic compounds: negative thermal expansion coupling with magnetocaloric effect in (Gd,Ho)(Co,Fe) 2 journal January 2019
High field induced magnetic transitions in the Y 0.7 E r 0.3 F e 2 D 4.2 deuteride journal September 2017

Similar Records

Non-Fermi-liquid types of behavior associated with a magnetic quantum critical point in Sr(Co1-xNix)2As2 single crystals
Journal Article · Mon Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Physical Review B · OSTI ID:1254310

Preparation, crystal structure and magnetic behavior of new double perovskites Sr{sub 2} B'UO{sub 6} with B'=Mn, Fe, Ni, Zn
Journal Article · Tue May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · Journal of Solid State Chemistry · OSTI ID:1254310

Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of R-W-O-N (R=Nd and Eu) oxynitrides
Journal Article · Mon Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2007 · Journal of Solid State Chemistry · OSTI ID:1254310

Related Subjects