Published July 21, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Effects of iron substitution on magnetic properties of SmCo6.8-xFexHf0.2 compounds

  • 1. Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 603, Beijing 100080 (China)
  • 2. Institute of Functional Materials, Central Iron and Steel Research Institute, Beijing 100081 (China)

Description

The effects of iron substitution on the crystal structure and magnetic properties of SmCo6.8-xFexHf0.2 (x = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7) compounds were investigated by means of x-ray powder diffraction and magnetic measurements. The as-cast SmCo6.8-xFexHf0.2 compounds crystallize in the TbCu7-type structure with the space group P6/mmm. The lattice parameters a and c increase with the Fe content. The SmCo6.8-xFexHf0.2 compounds exhibit ferromagnetic order with a strong room temperature uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy. The Curie temperature and saturation magnetization increase with the Fe content. The magnetic anisotropy field of the compounds reaches a maximum value at x = 0.5. The anomalous concentration dependence of the anisotropy field is explained by considering the contribution of individual site anisotropy in combination with the preferential occupation of 3d ions on different sites

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0953-8984/16/4963/cm4_28_016.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter (ISSN 1361-648X) http://www.iop.org/

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
16
Journal Issue
28
Journal Page Range
p. 4963-4969
ISSN
0953-8984
CODEN
JCOMEL