Magnetism and incommensurate waves in Zr{sub 3}(Rh{sub 1-x}Pd{sub x}){sub 4}
- The George Washington University, Ashburn, Virginia 20147 (United States)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 (United States)
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973 (United States)
Unique properties of the Zr{sub 3}(Rh{sub (1-x)}Pd{sub x}){sub 4} alloy system are reported here. Contrary to most metallically bonded systems which are not quick to change magnetic behavior with alloy concentration, this system does. Pure Zr{sub 3}Rh{sub 4} and pure Zr{sub 3}Pd{sub 4} are each nonmagnetic, while in the limited range 0.02<x<0.08, there is a substantial increase in paramagnetism, attended by a similarly varying incommensurate density wave. At x=0.04 the system exhibits ferromagnetism and displays some superconductivity at x=0.06. The crystal structure involves disclination lines of Rh atoms, or channels, which are equivalent to those of the superconducting A15 structures and bear resemblances to those of the hard magnets. (c) 2000 American Institute of Physics.
- OSTI ID:
- 20216259
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 87, Issue 9; Other Information: PBD: 1 May 2000; ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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