High/low-moment phase transition in hexagonal Mn-Fe-P-Si compounds
Author(s) -
Nguyễn Quốc Dũng,
L. Zhang,
Z.Q. Ou,
L. Zhao,
Lambert van Eijck,
A. M. Mulders,
Maxim Avdeev,
Emmanuelle Suard,
N.H. van Dijk,
E. Brück
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
physical review b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-4489
pISSN - 1098-0121
DOI - 10.1103/physrevb.86.045134
Subject(s) - magnetic moment , materials science , neutron diffraction , condensed matter physics , lattice constant , hexagonal crystal system , atmospheric temperature range , phase transition , hexagonal phase , transition temperature , magnetic susceptibility , diffraction , crystallography , crystal structure , physics , chemistry , thermodynamics , superconductivity , optics
Using high-resolution neutron diffraction measurements for Mn-rich hexagonal Mn-Fe-P-Si compounds, we show that the substitution of Mn for Fe on the 3f sites results in a linear decrease of the Fe/Mn(3f) magnetic moments, while the Mn(3g) magnetic moments remain constant. With increasing temperature, the Mn(3g) magnetic moments show almost no change, while the Fe/Mn(3f) moments decrease quickly when the transition temperature is approached. The reduction of the magnetic moments at the transition temperature and in the high-temperature range is discussed based on changes in interatomic distances and lattice parameters and high-temperature magnetic-susceptibility measurement
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