Published July 1, 2015 | Version v1
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Ferromagnetism in Laves-phase WFe2 nanoparticles

Creators

  • 1. Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering and Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0526 (United States)
  • 2. Department of Physics and Astronomy and Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0299 (United States)

Description

While rare-earth based Laves phases are known to exhibit large magnetostriction, the magnetic properties of some binary Laves phases containing transition metals alone are not well known. This is because many of these compounds contain refractory elements that complicate melt processing due to high melting temperatures and extensive phase separation. Here, phase-pure WFe2 nanoclusters, with the hexagonal C14 Laves structure, were deposited via inert gas condensation, allowing for the first known measurement of ferromagnetism in this phase, with MS of 26.4 emu/g (346 emu/cm3) and a KU of 286 kerg/cm3, at 10 K, and a TC of 550 K

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.4926610;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
APL Materials
Journal Volume
3
Journal Issue
7
Journal Page Range
p. 076101-076101.6
ISSN
2166-532X
CODEN
AMPADS

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
47069571
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S77: NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
DEPOSITS; FERROMAGNETISM; LAVES PHASES; MAGNETOSTRICTION; MELTING POINTS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; RARE EARTHS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETISM; METALS; PARTICLES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE

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