Structural and magnetic properties of the half-ferromagnetic Co2+x+yMn1-xAl1-y alloys

Co2+x+yMn1-xAl1-y intermetallic compounds have been prepared by arc melting and studied with X-ray diffraction and magnetization measurements to ascertain the effect of deviations of composition from the stoichiometry on the ferromagnetism of this system. Hysteresis loops registered at room temperat...

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Published inBrazilian journal of physics Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 1284 - 1287
Main Authors Paduani, C., Migliavacca, A., Krause, J.C., Ardisson, J.D., Yoshida, M.I.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Sociedade Brasileira de Física 01.12.2007
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PHYSICS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Heusler alloys
Aluminum
Cobalt
Half-ferromagnetic materials
Manganese
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Summary:Co2+x+yMn1-xAl1-y intermetallic compounds have been prepared by arc melting and studied with X-ray diffraction and magnetization measurements to ascertain the effect of deviations of composition from the stoichiometry on the ferromagnetism of this system. Hysteresis loops registered at room temperature show a soft ferromagnetic behavior in excess Co. In off-stoichiometric alloys the saturation magnetization is lower than in Co2MnAl, whereas the Curie temperature T C is higher in all the studied alloys. T C varies substantially with variations in composition and increases with the Mn content. In the source of this behavior a volume effect is inferred which is expected to lead to strengthened ferromagnetic exchanges.
ISSN:0103-9733
1678-4448
0103-9733
DOI:10.1590/S0103-97332007000800015