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Investigation of the ferromagnetic-spin glass transition in a-(Fe/sub 77/Cr/sub 23/)/sub 75/P/sub 16/B/sub 6/Al/sub 3/

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OSTI ID:5488740
Elastic and inelastic neutron scattering studies were performed on the amorphous alloy (Fe/sub 77/Cr/sub 23/)/sub 75/P/sub 16/B/sub 6/Al/sub 3/. These measurements were conducted over a temperature range from 1.8 K to room temperature. The elastic scattering results obtained at Q = 0.025A/sup -1/ indicated a Curie temperature of 185/sup 0/K in addition to a ferromagnetic-spin glass transition below 20 K. These values are consistent with the phase diagram construction resulting from the magnetization and ac susceptibility measurements of Yeshurun et al. Inelastic neutron scattering measurements resulted in well-defined spin waves being observed in the ferromagnetic phase. For the small Q range studied (0.05A/sup -1/ to 0.1A/sup -1/), the spin wave energies followed a quadratic dispersion. As the temperature was lowered towards the spin glass regime, the spin wave energies decreased indicating a softening of the magnetic stiffness constant. Below 10/sup 0/K, no well-defined spin wave excitations were present; however, a quasielastic peak, which increased slightly as the temperature was lowered, was observed.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA); Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
5488740
Report Number(s):
BNL-33827; CONF-831187-10; ON: DE84002874
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English