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Magnetostriction of laves phase rare earth - Ni/sub 2/ compounds

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5188266
The magnetostriction of the RNi/sub 2/ compounds (R = Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Tm) was measured as a function of applied field from T = 5/sup 0/K to above the Curie temperatures. A direct comparison is made between these results and the huge magnetostriction observed at cryogenic temperatures in the RFe/sub 2/ and RCo/sub 2/ compounds. The largest magnetostriction in the RNi/sub 2/ series occurs in the TbNi/sub 2/. At T = 5/sup 0/K the magnetostriction is fairly well saturated and results in a value of lambda/sub parallel to/-lambda/sub perpendicular to/lambda = 2270 x 10/sup -6/ at H = 25kOe, while extrapolation to infinite field yields 2340 x 10/sup -6/. DyNi/sub 2/ also displays a tendency to saturate at the higher fields at lower temperatures with lambda/sub parallel to/-lambda/sub perpendicular to/ = -765 x 10/sup -6/ at 25 kOe and - 840 ppM at H = infinity. The compounds HoNi/sub 2/, ErNi/sub 2/ and TmNi/sub 2/ all exhibit large strains at T = 5/sup 0/K although fail to saturate with available fields. At 25kOe the magnetostriction for these compounds was found to be -386 x 10/sup -6/, - 415 x 10/sup -6/ and - 552 x 10/sup -6/ respectively.
Research Organization:
Naval Surface Weapons Center, Silver Spring, MD (USA); Ames Lab., IA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
5188266
Report Number(s):
IS-M-283; CONF-8004112-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English