Title :
Magnetic properties of HoTiGe
Author :
Tegus, O. ; Brück, E. ; Klaasse, J.C.P. ; Buschow, K.H.J. ; de Boer, F.R.
Author_Institution :
Van der Waals Lab., Amsterdam Univ., Netherlands
fDate :
7/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The magnetic properties of the compound HoTiGe have been studied by means of magnetization measurements at different temperatures and fields. The results show that the material displays an antiferromagnetic-to-paramagnetic phase transition in low fields and a field-induced antiferromagnetic-to-ferromagnetic transition at higher field strengths. From the magnetization data, the magnetic sublattice exchange coupling constants n11 and n12 have been determined based on the two-sublattice model and the magnetic entropy change is calculated
Keywords :
exchange interactions (electron); ferromagnetic-antiferromagnetic transitions; germanium alloys; holmium alloys; magnetic moments; paramagnetic-antiferromagnetic transitions; titanium alloys; HoTiGe; antiferromagnetic-to-ferromagnetic transition; antiferromagnetic-to-paramagnetic phase transition; magnetic entropy change; magnetic properties; magnetic sublattice exchange coupling constants; magnetization measurements; two-sublattice model; Antiferromagnetic materials; Crystallization; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic materials; Magnetic properties; Magnetization; Paramagnetic materials; Slabs; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
