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  • Accepted Manuscript: Ce 3 - x Mg x Co 9 : Transformation of a Pauli Paramagnet into a Strong Permanent Magnet

Title: Ce 3 - x Mg x Co 9 : Transformation of a Pauli Paramagnet into a Strong Permanent Magnet

In this article we report on the synthesis of single-crystal and polycrystalline samples of Ce 3-xMg xCo 9 solid solution (0 ≤ x ≲ 1.4) and characterization of their structural and magnetic properties. The crystal structure remains rhombohedral in the whole composition range and Mg partially replaces Ce in the 6c site of the CeCo 3 structure. Ferromagnetism is induced by Mg substitutions starting as low as x = 0.18 and reaching a Curie temperature as high as 450 K for x = 1.35 . Measurements on single crystals with x = 1.34 and T C = 440 K indicate an axial magnetic anisotropy with an anisotropy field of 6 T and a magnetization of 6 μ B/f.u. at 300 K. Coercicity is observed in the polycrystalline samples consistent with the observed axial magnetic anisotropy. Our discovery of ferromagnetism with large axial magnetic anisotropy induced by substituting a rare-earth element by Mg is a very promising result in the search of inexpensive permanent-magnet materials and suggests that other nonmagnetic phases, similar to CeCo 3, may also conceal nearby ferromagnetic phases.
Authors:
 [1] ;  [2] ;  [3] ;  [3] ;  [1] ;  [1]
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  1. Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States) and Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  2. Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States); Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States). Dept. of Physics
  3. Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Publication Date:
Report Number(s):
IS-J-9568
Journal ID: ISSN 2331-7019; PRAHB2
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11358
Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review Applied
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 2331-7019
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Research Org:
Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Org:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Critical Materials Institute (CMI)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
OSTI Identifier:
1422758
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1422437