Effect of Aluminium Substitution in 2 Compounds ( = }, = }) on the Magnetic Properties by Modification of the Electronic Structure

We present an X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) study performed at both the Fe K-edge and rare-earth L 1,3 -edges of the R 1 - x R ' x (Fe 1 - y Al y ) 2 series ( R = Ho, Er and R' = Lu, Y ). We show that substitution of the rare-earth (Ho, Er) by a non-magnetic one (Y, Lu) acts as a sim...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on magnetics 2008-11, Vol.44 (11), p.4214-4217
Main Authors: Boada, R., Laguna-Marco, M.A., Piquer, C., Jimenez-Villacorta, F., Chaboy, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aluminum
Electromagnetic wave absorption
Erbium
Intermetallic
Intermetallic compounds
Iron
Laboratories
Laves phase compounds
Magnetic materials
Magnetic properties
Spectroscopy
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X-ray absorption spectroscopy
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Summary:We present an X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) study performed at both the Fe K-edge and rare-earth L 1,3 -edges of the R 1 - x R ' x (Fe 1 - y Al y ) 2 series ( R = Ho, Er and R' = Lu, Y ). We show that substitution of the rare-earth (Ho, Er) by a non-magnetic one (Y, Lu) acts as a simple magnetic dilution effect. In contrast, the magnetic properties of these systems are drastically changed when Fe is substituted by the non-magnetic Al, independently of the rare-earth involved. The combined study of the different regions of the absorption spectra for the different atomic species in these materials allow us to disentangle the structural and electronic effects of the substitution. Our results reveal that the change of the magnetic properties upon Al substitution are triggered by the strong modification of the density of states (DOS) which also affects the R(5 d )-Fe(3 d ) hybridization.
ISSN:0018-9464
1941-0069
DOI:10.1109/TMAG.2008.2001315