MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF COMPOUNDS OF MANGANESE WITH RARE-EARTH ELEMENTS HAVING THE CUBIC LAVES PHASE STRUCTURE

Journal Article · Sun Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1963 · Journal of Applied Physics (U.S.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1729502· OSTI ID:4636005

Nesbitt, E A; Williams, H J; Wernick, J H; Sherwood, R C

Four cubic Laves-phase compounds containing manganese were investigated. All four compounds TbMn/sub 2/, GdMn/sub 2/, DyMn/sub 2/, and HoMn/sub 2/ were found to have antiferromagnetic coupling. At low temperatures and appropriate magnetic fields, sharp peaks in the magnetization versus temperature curves were obtained. In general, these peaks shifted to lower temperatures as the strength of the magnetic field was increased. In the compound TbMn/sub 2/, the peaks strongly persisted even at a field of 14,400 Oe. In addition, the properties of TbMn/sub 2/ were drastically affected by cooling in a magnetic field and under these conditions its hysteresis loop was unsymmetrical. (auth)

• Research Organization: Bell Telephone Labs., Inc., Murray Hill, N.J.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-17-037709
• OSTI ID: 4636005
• Journal Information: Journal of Applied Physics (U.S.), Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics (U.S.) Vol. Vol: 34; ISSN JAPIA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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ANTIFERROMAGNETISM
COOLING
DYSPROSIUM COMPOUNDS
FERROMAGNETISM
GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS
HOLMIUM COMPOUNDS
HYSTERESIS
INTERACTIONS
INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
LAVES PHASES
LOW TEMPERATURE
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETISM
MANGANESE COMPOUNDS
MEASURED VALUES
PHYSICS
TEMPERATURE
TERBIUM COMPOUNDS