Published February 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

Negative exchange interactions and Curie temperatures for Sm2Fe17 and Sm2Fe17Ny

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T 2N2 (CANADA)

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Moessbauer spectra of Sm2Fe17 and Sm2Fe17Ny in a temperature range between 77 K and the Curie temperature have been studied. The exchange integrals, as a function of the distances between the Fe-Fe pairs, have been found by fitting the hyperfine field data at various temperatures for each Fe site. The results show that there exist both positive and negative exchange interactions for Sm2Fe17 and Sm2Fe17Ny. The magnitude of the negative interaction leads to a significant difference in the Curie temperature for the two materials. Based on a model that considers the competition between the positive and negative exchange interactions, the Curie temperatures of some 2:17-type compounds have been calculated; the results agree well with the experimental values. copyright 1997 The American Physical Society

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Journal Title
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
55
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 3670-3676.
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMDO