Atomic and Magnetic Structure of Er(Fe₁₋ₓNiₓ)₃ Intermetallic Compounds

Author

Dwayne E. Tharp
Ying-chang Yang
William Joseph James, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
William B. Yelon, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Dacai Xie
Jinbo Yang

Abstract

Neutron diffraction studies have been made on the intermetallic compounds, ErFe2Ni, ErFe1.5Ni1.5, and ErFeNi2, to determine the effect of the nonmagnetic Ni atoms on the three magnetic phases of ErFe3. Diffraction patterns above the Curie temperature show that Ni atoms almost exclusively occupy the h1 sites. At room temperature, a nearly basal plane ferrimagnetic arrangement of magnetic moments results whereas at 4.2 K, a noncollinear structure is observed, in contrast to the uniaxial collinear structure obtained for ErFe3. The results are explained on the basis of the competitive local anisotropies and the change in exchange interactions of Er-Fe upon substitution of Ni.

Recommended Citation

D. E. Tharp et al., "Atomic and Magnetic Structure of Er(Fe₁₋ₓNiₓ)₃ Intermetallic Compounds," Journal of Applied Physics, American Institute of Physics (AIP), Jan 1987.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.338489

Department(s)

Chemistry

Second Department

Physics

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0021-8979

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1987 American Institute of Physics (AIP), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1987