Mössbauer and Neutron Diffraction Studies of Y₂(Fe₁₋ₓMnₓ)₁₄B

Author

Oran Allan Pringle, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Gaya Kanishka Marasinghe
Gary J. Long, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
William Joseph James, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
William B. Yelon, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Decai Xie
Fernande Grandjean, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

We have used Mössbauer spectroscopy and neutron diffraction to study a series of Y₂(Fe_1-xMn_x)_{1 4}B samples in the composition range from x=0.0 to 0.4. Y ₂(Fe_0.6Mn_0.4)₁₄B is paramagnetic at both room temperature and 85 K. The iron quadrupole splitting in this paramagnetic compound allows us to place an upper limit on the quadrupole shift in the magnetic Y₂(Fe_1-xMn_x) ₁₄B alloys. Refinement of Y₂(Fe _1-xMn_x)₁₄B neutron diffraction data have been used to give the site occupancies of manganese on the transition-metal sublattice. Both neutron diffraction patterns and Mössbauer effect spectra indicate a marked preference for the manganese to occupy the 8j₂ site, which is the largest volume transition-metal site. Both experimental techniques give completely consistent results for the site occupancies in Y ₂(Fe_1-xMn_x)₁₄B.

Recommended Citation

O. A. Pringle et al., "Mössbauer and Neutron Diffraction Studies of Y₂(Fe₁₋ₓMnₓ)₁₄B," Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 64, no. 10, pp. 5580 - 5582, American Institute of Physics (AIP) Publishing, Feb 1992.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.342287

Department(s)

Physics

Second Department

Chemistry

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0021-8979

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1988 American Institute of Physics (AIP) Publishing, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Feb 1992