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Title: A comparative study of magnetic behaviors in TbNi{sub 2}, TbMn{sub 2} and TbNi{sub 2}Mn

Abstract

All TbNi{sub 2}, TbMn{sub 2}, and TbNi{sub 2}Mn compounds exhibit the cubic Laves phase with AB{sub 2}-type structure in spite of the fact that the ratio of the Tb to transition-metal components in TbNi{sub 2}Mn is 1:3. Rietveld refinement indicates that in TbNi{sub 2}Mn the Mn atoms are distributed on both the A (8a) and B (16d) sites. The values of the lattice constants were measured to be a = 14.348 Å (space group F-43 m), 7.618 Å, and 7.158 Å (space group Fd-3 m) for TbNi{sub 2}, TbMn{sub 2}, and TbNi{sub 2}Mn, respectively. The magnetic transition temperatures T{sub C} were found to be T{sub C} = 38 K and T{sub C} = 148 K for TbNi{sub 2} and TbNi{sub 2}Mn, respectively, while two magnetic phase transitions are detected for TbMn{sub 2} at T{sub 1} = 20 K and T{sub 2} = 49 K. Clear magnetic history effects in a low magnetic field are observed in TbMn{sub 2} and TbNi{sub 2}Mn. The magnetic entropy changes have been obtained.

Authors:
; ; ;  [1]; ;  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Institute for Superconductivity and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522 (Australia)
  2. Bragg Institute, ANSTO, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234 (Australia)
  3. School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT 2600 (Australia)
  4. Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100190 (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22273714
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Applied Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 115; Journal Issue: 17; Conference: 55. annual conference on magnetism and magnetic materials, Atlanta, GA (United States), 14-18 Nov 2010; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; CUBIC LATTICES; ENTROPY; INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; LATTICE PARAMETERS; LAVES PHASES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MANGANESE; NICKEL; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; TERBIUM; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE

Citation Formats

Wang, J. L., E-mail: jianli@uow.edu.au, Bragg Institute, ANSTO, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Md Din, M. F., Hong, F., Cheng, Z. X., Dou, S. X., Kennedy, S. J., Studer, A. J., Campbell, S. J., and Wu, G. H. A comparative study of magnetic behaviors in TbNi{sub 2}, TbMn{sub 2} and TbNi{sub 2}Mn. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4869440.
Wang, J. L., E-mail: jianli@uow.edu.au, Bragg Institute, ANSTO, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Md Din, M. F., Hong, F., Cheng, Z. X., Dou, S. X., Kennedy, S. J., Studer, A. J., Campbell, S. J., & Wu, G. H. A comparative study of magnetic behaviors in TbNi{sub 2}, TbMn{sub 2} and TbNi{sub 2}Mn. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4869440
Wang, J. L., E-mail: jianli@uow.edu.au, Bragg Institute, ANSTO, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Md Din, M. F., Hong, F., Cheng, Z. X., Dou, S. X., Kennedy, S. J., Studer, A. J., Campbell, S. J., and Wu, G. H. 2014. "A comparative study of magnetic behaviors in TbNi{sub 2}, TbMn{sub 2} and TbNi{sub 2}Mn". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4869440.
@article{osti_22273714,
title = {A comparative study of magnetic behaviors in TbNi{sub 2}, TbMn{sub 2} and TbNi{sub 2}Mn},
author = {Wang, J. L., E-mail: jianli@uow.edu.au and Bragg Institute, ANSTO, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234 and Md Din, M. F. and Hong, F. and Cheng, Z. X. and Dou, S. X. and Kennedy, S. J. and Studer, A. J. and Campbell, S. J. and Wu, G. H.},
abstractNote = {All TbNi{sub 2}, TbMn{sub 2}, and TbNi{sub 2}Mn compounds exhibit the cubic Laves phase with AB{sub 2}-type structure in spite of the fact that the ratio of the Tb to transition-metal components in TbNi{sub 2}Mn is 1:3. Rietveld refinement indicates that in TbNi{sub 2}Mn the Mn atoms are distributed on both the A (8a) and B (16d) sites. The values of the lattice constants were measured to be a = 14.348 Å (space group F-43 m), 7.618 Å, and 7.158 Å (space group Fd-3 m) for TbNi{sub 2}, TbMn{sub 2}, and TbNi{sub 2}Mn, respectively. The magnetic transition temperatures T{sub C} were found to be T{sub C} = 38 K and T{sub C} = 148 K for TbNi{sub 2} and TbNi{sub 2}Mn, respectively, while two magnetic phase transitions are detected for TbMn{sub 2} at T{sub 1} = 20 K and T{sub 2} = 49 K. Clear magnetic history effects in a low magnetic field are observed in TbMn{sub 2} and TbNi{sub 2}Mn. The magnetic entropy changes have been obtained.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4869440},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22273714}, journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
issn = {0021-8979},
number = 17,
volume = 115,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Wed May 07 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}