Magnetic and structural characterization of Nd5Fe17

Fernando José Gomes Landgraf, F.P. Missell, H. Rechenberg, Gerhard Schneider, V. Villas-Boas, J.M. Moreau, L. Paccard, J. P. Nozières

Journal of Applied Physics · 1991 · 53 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

A new stable compound in the Nd–Fe system has been identified as Nd5Fe17. The crystal structure belongs to the hexagonal space group P63/mcm, with a=2.0214(8) nm and c=1.2329(8) nm, and with 12 formula units per unit cell. This compound is a ferromagnet with Tc = 503 K and magnetization 162 emu/g at 4.2 K. Mössbauer spectra have been measured and fitted with five Fe sites, yielding an average Beff=26.5 T at room temperature, from which an average Fe moment of 1.83 Bohr magnetons is deduced. X-ray powder diagrams from magnetically aligned samples suggest basal anisotropy.

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