Effect of chemical composition on magnetic properties of GdNi2B2C

C. Godart*, I. Felner, H. Michor, G. Hilscher, E. Tominez, E. Alleno

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Abstract

We report on effects of non-stoichiometry in GdtNixByCz samples annealed at 800°C, with t=16.67% and t+x+y+z=100%. Every sample shows a peak at 12-13 K in the zero field cooled branch of the susceptibility curve merging with the field cooled branch at the same Néel temperature TN(Gd)=20.0(5) K. The magnetization at 5 K, M(H), and the paramagnetic behavior for all materials have been measured and in the limit of uncertainty all look the same. We conclude that the non-stoichiometry, up to 5%, on Ni, B and C sites does not affect magnetic ordering in this material and that the annealing temperature is very crucial for magnetic impurity phases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)642-645
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume275-277
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Jul 1998

Keywords

  • GdNiBC
  • Magnetic properties

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