Mossbauer and AC-susceptibility investigations of the alloy series FeAl<sub>1-x</sub>Mn<sub>x</sub>
M A Kobeissi; M A Kobeissi; Dept. of Phys., Liverpool Univ., UK
Журнал:
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Дата:
1991-07-01
Аннотация:
Mossbauer and AC-susceptibility measurements have been carried out on the alloy series FeAl<sub>1-x</sub>Mn<sub>x</sub> within the range 0.05<or=xhf) distributions at two iron sites. The charge density rises linearly with Mn concentration while B<sub>hf</sub> increases nonlinearly with x indicating a polarized spin density of the itinerant electrons at the Fe nucleus due to the near neighbouring Fe and Mn magnetic moments. The onset of magnetism is explained by the formation of magnetic moment at the iron atom when Al atoms are removed and by the nearest neighbouring iron clustering. Magnetic measurements indicate the presence of mictomagnetic clusters and show a transition from paramagnetic state to magnetic glass state for all the alloys. No onset of ferromagnetism with increasing x was observed even at the concentration x=0.4, in contrast to that observed in FeAl<sub>1-x</sub>Cu<sub>x</sub> at a lower concentration x=0.325. Comparison of the transition temperatures obtained from Mossbauer and AC susceptibility measurements indicate relaxations of the magnetic clusters.
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