Published March 1978 | Version v1
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Magnetization and magnetocrystalline anisotropy of Pr/sub x/Sm/sub 1-x/Co5 alloys

  • 1. Dept. of Met. Engrg. Mat. Sci., University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556

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The temperature dependence of the saturation magnetization and the first and second anisotropy constants have been determined for alloys in the system Pr/sub x/Sm/sub 1-x/Co5. The alloys studied were spheres cut from single crystals grown by the Bridgeman drop technique. Measurements were made on a Foner vibrating sample magnetometer. The anisotropy constants were calculated statistically from hard direction magnetization data by the method of Sucksmith and Thompson. M/sub s/, K1, and K2 for PrCo5 were found to be larger than previously reported values at low temperatures. PrCo5 and Pr/sub 0.75/Sm/sub 0.25/ are both magnetically easy come at low temperatures. K2 increases with increasing Sm content in the Pr-rich alloys. However, K2 values for the Sm-rich alloys are anomalously large

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Journal Title
Journal of Applied Physics
Journal Volume
49
Journal Issue
3
Series
J. Appl. Phys.
Journal Page Range
1943-1944
ISSN
0021-8979

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