Abstract
X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy measurements of melt-spun Gd100-xFex (0 x 40) and inert-gas condensed/compacted samples (3.8 x 12.7) reveal a structure of crystalline hcp-Gd grains surrounded by a non-crystalline Gd1-xeffFexeff phase, where x eff > x is the effective iron concentration within the amorphous region. The two-phase structure is responsible for an unusual dependence of the coercivity on temperature in which non-zero coercivity is observed above the hcp-Gd Tc with a peak near 320 K. The coercivity decreases as the hcp-Gd grains order, then increases with decreasing temperature. This behavior is explained by the presence of magnetically correlated Fe-rich regions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3000-3005 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
Volume | 509 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 10 2011 |
Keywords
- Coercivity
- Ferromagnetism
- Gadolinium-iron alloy
- Nanocrystalline