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Title: Structural and magnetic properties of DyFe/sub 3/ hydrides

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OSTI ID:6876859

The ternary hydride phases, DyFe/sub 3/H/sub x/ with x = 1.7, 2.5, and 4.2 all retain the PuNi/sub 3/ rhombohedral structure of DyFe/sub 3/ with a maximum volume expansion of 18% for DyFe/sub 3/H/sub 4.2/. All phases show a preferential expansion parallel to the c/sub 0/ axis. From bulk magnetization measurements, the Dy-Fe spin compensation temperature is found to decrease linearly from 545/sup 0/K for DyFe/sub 3/ to 150/sup 0/K for DyFe/sub 3/H/sub 4.2/ with increasing volume of the hydride phases. The /sup 161/Dy Moessbauer results for the two Dy sites in the structure indicate a slight reduction occurs in free-ion moment found for DyFe/sub 3/ in all hydride phases. In addition, the /sup 57/Fe Moessbauer data show that the average Fe moment for the five inequivalent Fe sites increases with hydrogen concentration up to x = 2.5.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-31-109-ENG-34
OSTI ID:
6876859
Report Number(s):
CONF-800402-17; TRN: 81-004776
Resource Relation:
Conference: International symposium on the properties and applications of metal hydrides, Colorado Springs, CO, USA, 7 Apr 1980
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English