A High Field Magnetic Study of the Spin Reorientations in Nd₆Fe₁₃Si

Author

Fernande Grandjean, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Gary J. Long, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Maurice Guillot
Olivier Isnard
K. H. Buschow

Abstract

The field dependence of the magnetization in antiferromagnetic Nd₆Fe₁₃Si has been measured between 4.2 and 295 K under an applied magnetic field of between zero and 23 T. Isofield magnetization measurements at 1, 10, 15 and 20 T have also been carried out between 4.2 and 295 K. The magnetic phase diagram of Nd₆Fe₁₃Si contains three regions. The magnetic moments were aligned within the basal plane of the tetragonal unit cell and two critical fields were observed between 4.2 and 110 K. The critical field in the high temperature region was smaller that that observed in the low temperature region, indicating that the uniaxial antiferromagnetic exchange was weaker that the basal exchange.

Recommended Citation

F. Grandjean et al., "A High Field Magnetic Study of the Spin Reorientations in Nd₆Fe₁₃Si," Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, vol. 16, no. 24, pp. 4347 - 4355, Institute of Physics - IOP Publishing, Jun 2004.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/16/24/016

Department(s)

Chemistry

Sponsor(s)

French National Center for Scientific Research
National Science Foundation (U.S.)

Keywords and Phrases

Antiferromagnetic Materials; Crystal Lattices; High Temperature Effects; Magnetic Anisotropy; Magnetic Fields; Magnetic Hysteresis; Magnetic Moments; Magnetization; Magnetostriction; Neutron Diffraction; Phase Diagrams; Silicon; Magnetic Phase Diagrams; Spin Reorientations; Temperature Dependence; Neodymium Compounds

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0953-8984

Document Type

Article - Journal

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Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2004 Institute of Physics - IOP Publishing, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jun 2004