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The structural and magnetic properties of Mn{sub 2-x}Fe{sub x}NiGa Heusler alloys

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3269722· OSTI ID:21476080
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  1. School of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130 (China)
  2. Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)
  3. School of Material Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing 100083 (China)
The effect of Fe substitution on the phase transformation and magnetic properties of Mn{sub 2}NiGa has been studied. A single bcc phase was obtained in Mn{sub 2-x}Fe{sub x}NiGa (x=0-0.6). With the substitution of Fe for Mn, the lattice constant decreases gradually. The martensitic transformation can be observed when x=0-0.3. Both the martensitic transformation and austenitic transformation temperatures decrease monotonically with increasing Fe content, which is different from common electron concentration dependence in Ni-Mn-Ga system. The saturation magnetizations M{sub s} of Mn{sub 2-x}Fe{sub x}NiGa in both austenitic and martensitic phases increase obviously with the doping of Fe, while the variation of T{sub C} shows an opposite tendency. Theoretical calculations indicate that both austenitic and martensitic phases are ferrimagnets. The Fe moment varies from positive to negative after the tetragonal distortion, which leads to the decrease of the saturation magnetization.
OSTI ID:
21476080
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 107; ISSN JAPIAU; ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English