Published 1997 | Version v1
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Magnetic properties of GdMnxFe1-xSi intermetallic compounds

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Magnetic properties of GdMnxFe1-xSi (x = 1, 0.9, 0.8, 0.7, 0.6, 0) compounds were investigated. Both GdMnSi and GdFeSi crystallize in the CeFeSi-type tetragonal structure and form a complete solid solution without any change in crystal structure. Magnetic measurements were made in static magnetic fields up to 1 MA/m in the temperature range from 77 K to 420 K. For GdFeSi these measurements were carried out on single crystal sample. It was found that the increase in Fe content leads to a sharp decrease in saturation magnetic moment. The Curie temperature increases in the concentration range 0.7 ≤ x ≤ 1 and monotonously decreases for x ≤ 0.6. These effects could be explained by strong dependence of the exchange integrals on the interatomic distances. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Acta Physica Polonica. Series A
Journal Volume
91
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 463-466
ISSN
0587-4246

Conference

Title
European Conference 'Physics of Magnetism 96'
Dates
24-28 Jun 1996
Place
Poznan (Poland)

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Notes
9 refs, 2 figs, 1 tab