Competing magnetic interactions in rare-earth manganese silicides and germanides

Autor: Eyup Duman, Yalcin Elerman, Mehmet Acet, Ilker Dincer, Ayhan Elmali
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 309:40-53
ISSN: 0304-8853
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.06.010
Popis: We have investigated the magnetic properties of R x R 1 - x ′ Mn 2 X 2 (X: Si, Ge) for various combinations of rare-earth elements R and R ′ by examining the evolution of the features in the temperature dependence of the low-field magnetization. By making use of the known magnetic structure of the parent compositions x = 0 and 1, the results of low-field magnetization measurements are interpreted for intermediate compositions to give information on their magnetic structure. We find antiferromagnetic–ferromagnetic (AF–FM) transitions, whereby the transition can be sharp or evolve over a considerable temperature range. We examine the magnetic transition temperatures as a function of the tetragonal unit cell parameter a and find that the critical spacings associated with interlayer AF–FM transitions are different in the silicides and germanides.
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