Electronic and structural properties of Fe[sub 3]Pd–Pt ferromagnetic shape memory alloys.

Autor: Stern, R. A., Willoughby, S. D., Ramirez, A., MacLaren, J. M., Cui, J., Pan, Q., James, R. D.
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Physics; 5/15/2002 Part 1, 2 & 3, Vol. 91 Issue 10, p7818, 3p, 1 Chart, 3 Graphs
Abstrakt: Ferromagnetic shape memory (FSM) alloys are scientifically and technologically interesting materials that combine ferromagnetism with a reversible martensitic phase transformation. Fe[sub 70]Pd[sub 30] has recently been shown to display a FSM effect at usable temperatures and low fields. Reported here are results of experimental studies on Fe[sub 70]Pd[sub 30] and electronic structure calculations on Fe[sub 70]Pd[sub 30 - χ]Pt[sub χ]. The calculations show that additions of Pt by 6 at% to Fe[sub 70]Pd[sub 30] can triple the magnetocrystalline anisotropy. There is, however, a large discrepancy between the measured and calculated anisotropy values of Fe[sub 70]Pd[sub 30], suggesting the presence of significant disorder in the measured samples. Other calculated structural and magnetic properties are in close agreement with experimental values. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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