Magnetic features of some extraterrestrial Fe-Ni-Co alloys: Study using magnetization measurements and Mössbauer spectroscopy

  • M. V. Goryunov
  • , I. Felner
  • , G. Varga
  • , Z. Dankházi
  • , A. V. Chukin
  • , S. P. Naumov
  • , G. Leitus
  • , R. F. Muftakhetdinova
  • , E. Kuzmann
  • , Z. Homonnay
  • , M. I. Oshtrakh*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Magnetic features of extraterrestrial Fe-Ni-Co alloys from iron and stony-iron meteorites were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction, Mössbauer spectroscopy and magnetization measurements. SEM with EDS demonstrated the presence of different compositions of the α-Fe(Ni, Co), α2-Fe(Ni, Co), γ-Fe(Ni, Co) and γ-FeNi(Co) phases in various alloys with variations in Ni concentrations. The Mössbauer spectra of Fe-Ni-Co alloys consist of different numbers of magnetic sextets. The values of 57Fe hyperfine parameters were assigned to corresponding α-Fe(Ni, Co), α2-Fe(Ni, Co), γ-Fe(Ni, Co) and γ-FeNi(Co) phases. The saturation magnetic moments for some Fe-Ni-Co alloys were slightly higher while those for other Fe-Ni-Co alloys were slightly lower than that of pure Fe. The zero-field-cooled (ZFC) and field-cooled (FC) branches of the magnetization curves showed unusual behavior for Fe-Ni-Co alloys from three meteorites when the ZFC curve lies over the FC one which is a very rare phenomenon.

Original languageEnglish
Article number417656
JournalPhysica B: Condensed Matter
Volume716
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2025

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Keywords

  • Extraterrestrial Fe-Ni-Co alloys
  • Fe hyperfine parameters
  • Magnetic features
  • Magnetization measurements
  • Mössbauer spectroscopy
  • Ni concentrations
  • Phase composition

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