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磁热化合物Mn1.1Fe 0.9(P0.8Ge 0.2)的晶体和磁结构的温度、磁场和压力依赖性

Temperature, magnetic field, and pressure dependence of the crystal and magnetic structures of the magnetocaloric compound Mn1.1Fe0.9(P0.8Ge0.2)

D. M. Liu, Q. Huang, M. Yue, J. W. Lynn, L. J. Liu, Y. Chen, Z. H. Wu, J. X. Zhang

摘要:

用中子粉末衍射研究了磁热化合物Mn_(1.1)Fe_(0.9)(P_(0.8)Ge_(0.2))的晶体结构和磁结构随温度、外加磁场和压力的变化。数据显示,在探索的整个变量范围内,只观察到一种转变,这是顺磁相到铁磁相之间的磁性和结构转变(对于该成分,Tc~255 K)。过渡的结构部分与六方晶胞在a轴和b轴方向上的膨胀和c轴的收缩相关联,因为FM相形成,这源于层内金属-金属键合距离的增加。发现施加压力对FM相的形成具有不利影响,因为压力对抗晶格的膨胀,从而降低Tc。另一方面,施加磁场具有增强FM相位和增加Tc的预期效果。我们发现,所观察到的PM和FM相的温度/场/压力共存的实质性范围是由于样品中的成分变化。进行了原位高温衍射测量来探索这个问题,并揭示了在高温下共存的液相,这是这种变化的起源。我们表明,这一范围内的共存相可以大大减少适当的热处理,以提高样品的均匀性。

英文摘要:

Neutron powder diffraction studies of the crystal and magnetic structures of the magnetocaloric compound Mn1.1Fe0.9(P0.8Ge0.2) have been carried out as a function of temperature, applied magnetic field, and pressure. The data reveal that there is only one transition observed over the entire range of variables explored, which is a combined magnetic and structural transformation between the paramagnetic to ferromagnetic phases (Tc~255 K for this composition). The structural part of the transition is associated with an expansion of the hexagonal unit cell in the direction of the a- and b-axes and a contraction of the c-axis as the FM phase is formed, which originates from an increase in the intra-layer metal-metal bond distance. The application of pressure is found to have an adverse effect on the formation of the FM phase since pressure opposes the expansion of the lattice and hence decreases Tc. The application of a magnetic field, on the other hand, has the expected effect of enhancing the FM phase and increasing Tc. We find that the substantial range of temperature/field/pressure coexistence of the PM and FM phases observed is due to compositional variations in the sample. In-situ high temperature diffraction measurements were carried out to explore this issue, and reveal a coexisting liquid phase at high temperatures that is the origin of this variation. We show that this range of coexisting phases can be substantially reduced by appropriate heat treatment to improve the sample homogeneity.

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