ENHANCEMENT OF FERROMAGNETIC CLUSTER INDUCED BY MAGNETIC FIELD IN THE PHASE-SEPARATED La0.5Ca0.5MnO3

Magnetic and transport properties of La_0.5Ca_0.5MnO₃ have been investigated by measuring the magnetization and resistance in zero-field-cooled (ZFC) and field-cooled (FC) modes. Conspicuously irreversible behaviors of magnetization/resistance in the two different modes were observed below the charge ordering transition temperature (T_CO). The ZFC and FC magnetizations at 5K, as functions of the magnetic field, coincide for μ₀H≤1T. Afterwards, the ZFC magnetization tends to an approximate constant, but the FC one increases linearly with increasing field. There exists an excellent correspondence between magnetization and resistance below T_CO. All the results suggest that the ferromagnetic clusters embed in the charge-ordered matrix. The phenomenon of ferromagnetic clusters growing up easily in the FC procedure has been interpreted according to the model of thermally activated two-level system.     

非晶态Fe_(90-x)Cu_xZr_(10)合金的电子输运特性和结构弛豫

对非晶态Fe_9(1-x)Cu_xZr_10(x=0,4,6,8,10,15,20)合金的低温电阻率、热电势率、高温电阻率和循环退火过程中的电阻率进行测量,结果表明:样品低温电阻率在T_c.附近出现极小值,可用相干交换散射模型说明,热电势率在77—380K间为负值,可用Motts-d散射模型解释:高温电阻率与温度关系和Ziman理论不一致,是相分离的结果;可逆和不可逆结构弛豫分别与CSRO和TSRO有关 关键词：     

非晶态(Fe1-xVx)84B16合金的磁性和电性

用单辊急冷法制备了非晶态(Fe_1-xV_x)₈₄B₁₆(x=0,0.02,0.04,0.06,0.10)合金的薄带,分别用磁天平和四端引线法测量了饱和磁化强度和高温电阻率的温度关系。得到平均每个磁性原子的磁矩随V含量的增加近似线性下降,计算出每个Fe原子和每个V原子的平均磁矩分别为2.08μ_B和-5.08μ_B。居里温度T_c从x=0时的622K下降到x=0.10时的478K。利用自旋波激发公式:σ(T)=σ(0)(1-BT^* 关键词：     

Influence of misch metal content on microstructure and magnetic properties of R–Fe–B magnets sintered by dual alloy method

MM_(14)Fe_(79.9)B_(6.1)/Nd_(13.5)Fe_(80.5)B_6 magnets were fabricated by dual alloy method(MM, misch metal). Some magnets have two Curie temperatures. Curie temperatures T_(c1)corresponds to the main phase which contains more La Ce, and T_(c1) decreases from 276.5?C to 256.6?C with the content of MM increasing from 30.3 at.% to 50.6 at.%. The variation of Br with the increase of MM indicates the existence of inter-grain exchange coupling in the magnets. When MM/R ≤ 30.3 at.%,the magnetic properties can reach the level of the intrinsic coercivity Hcj≥ 7.11 kOe and the maximum energy product(BH)max≥ 41 MGOe. Compared with Nd, La and Ce are easier to diffuse to the grain boundaries in the sintering process,and this will cause the decrease of H_(cj) Due to the diffusion between the grains, the atomic ratio of La, Ce, Pr, and Nd in each grain is different and the percentage of Nd in all grains is higher than that in misch metal.     

Rotation of ferromagnetic clusters induced magnetoresistance in the junction composed of La0.9Ca0.1MnO3 +δ and 1 wt.% Nb-doped SrTiO3

A junction composed of ultrathin La0.9Ca0.1MnO3＋δ （LCMO） film and 1 wt.% Nb-doped SrTiO3 was fabricated and its magnetoresistance （MR） was studied and compared with LCMO film. It was found that the resistance of the junction has a similar dependence on magnetic field as that of the LCMO film： the curvature of R-H curves is upward above Curie temperature （Tc） and downward below TC. These behaviours strongly suggest that the rotation of ferromagnetic clusters in manganite also causes MR in the corresponding junction. This MR can be qualitatively understood by the change of the width of the barrier induced by the rotation of ferromagnetic clusters. These results suggest a possibility to obtain junctions with large low-field MR.     

Change in the magnetic ground state of LaFe11.4Al1.6 compound by the substitution of Mn for Fe

The structure and magnetic properties of La(Fe_{1-x}Mn_x)_{11.4}Al_{1.6} (0≤x≤0.25)compounds have been studied. The NaZn_{13}-type structure is preserved and the lattice parameter increases linearly with increasing the Mn concentration. The magnetic ground state changes from the antiferromagnetic to the spin-glass or the cluster-glass state by the substitution of Mn for Fe. Furthermore, a field-induced transition from cluster glass to ferromagnet is found for the samples with x=0.05 and 0.10.     

厚度与应变效应对La0.67 Ca0.33 MnO3薄膜电输运与居里温度的影响

在厚度为25-400nm范围内,系统地研究了(001)SrTiO3(STO),(001)LaAlO3(LAO)衬底上La0.67Ca0.33MnO3(LCMO)薄膜的电输运与居里温度TC随薄膜厚度及衬底的变化.结果表明,随薄膜变薄,电阻率ρ增加,TC降低.对于同一薄膜厚度,LCMO/STO薄膜的ρ大于LCMO/LAO基上的薄膜的ρ.TC与衬底的依赖关系则与ρ相反.分析表明,LCMO薄膜的低温区电阻温度(ρ-T)符合关系式ρ=ρ0+Bωs/sinh2(hωs/2/kBT)+CTn,其中ρ0为剩余电阻;等号右端第二项反映软光学模声子对电子散射的贡献;第三项包括其余可能散射机理在电输运过程中所起的作用;B,ωs(软光学模声子的平均频率)与C都为拟合系数.高温区的电输运则由小极化子跃迁模型ρ=DT×exp(Ea/kBT)描述(Ea为极化子激发能).根据ρ0,ωs,Ea以及TC变化,初步讨论了薄膜中的厚度与应变效应.进一步研究发现ωs,Ea的变化与TC相关,从而说明极化子效应为影响TC变化的主要因素.     

Magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect in TbCo2-xFex compounds

Magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect in TbCo2-xFex compounds are studied by DC magnetic measurement. With increasing content of Fe, the entropy changes decrease slightly, though the Curie temperature is tuned from 231 K （x = 0） to 303 K （x = 0.1）. Magnetic entropies of TbCo2 compound are calculated by using mean field approximation （MFA）. Results estimated by using Maxwell relation are consistent with that of MFA calculation. It is shown that the entropy changes are mainly derived from the magnetic entropy changes. The lattice has almost no contribution to the entropy change in the vicinity of phase transition.     

STRUCTURE AND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY OF Mg(B1-xCx)2 COMPOUNDS

In this paper, we report on the structural properties and superconductivity of Mg(B_1-xC_x)₂ compounds. Powder X-ray diffraction results indicate that the samples crystallize in a hexagonal AlB₂-type structure. Due to the chemical activity of Mg powders, a small amount of MgO impurity phase is detected by X-ray diffraction. The lattice parameters decrease slightly with the increasing carbon content. Magnetization measurements indicate that the non-stoichiometry of MgB₂ has no influence on the superconducting transition temperature and the transition temperature width. The addition of carbon results in a decrease of T_c and an increase of the superconducting transition width, implying the loss of superconductivity.