Neutron Diffraction Studies of NdₙFeₘ₋ₓ₋_yVₓAl_y [(n,m)=(1,12), (2,17), (3,29)]

Author

Z. Hu
William B. Yelon, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
William Joseph James, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

Several Nd_nFe_m-x-yV_xAl_y [(n,m)=(1,12), (2,17), (3,29)] samples were prepared and analyzed using neutron powder diffraction. Rietveld analysis of the neutron diffraction data indicates that the V and Al substituents take those sites with similar environments in all three phases, as observed in our previous study of Ti-substituted compounds. It was confirmed that the diffraction data of the 3:29 compound can be better refined using the A2/m space group than using the P2₁/c space group. The SQUID measurements show that all samples have Curie temperatures well above room temperature. The neutron diffraction results show that the easy direction is along the a axis for the 3:29 compounds, along the c axis for the 1:12 compounds and in the a-b plane for 2:17 compounds, respectively. The average site magnetic moments, the metal-metal bond lengths and the unit cell parameters of these compounds are compared with those of the Ti-substituted compounds.

Recommended Citation

Z. Hu et al., "Neutron Diffraction Studies of NdₙFeₘ₋ₓ₋_yVₓAl_y [(n,m)=(1,12), (2,17), (3,29)]," Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 79, no. 8, pp. 6315 - 6317, American Institute of Physics (AIP), Apr 1996.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.362704

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

© 1996 American Institute of Physics (AIP), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

15 Apr 1996