• DocumentCode
    1387338
  • Title

    Determination of crystal-field parameters of Sm2Fe17N3 and Sm2Fe17 C3

  • Author

    Wirth, S. ; Wolf, M. ; Muller, K.-H. ; Skomski, R. ; Brennan, S. ; Coey, J.M.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. fur Festkorper- und Werkstofforschung, Tech. Univ. Dresden, Germany
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    9/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    4746
  • Lastpage
    4748
  • Abstract
    The crystal-field parameters A20 and A40 were determined from the magnetocrystalline anisotropy constants K1 and K2 in a linear approximation for Sm2Fe 17Zx (Z=N,C) compounds. For the materials investigated, the values of K1 and K2 in a temperature range from 4.2-533 K have been obtained by a fit of demagnetization curves. The parameters An0 are calculated in two ways: (i) from the Ki at zero temperature and (ii) from the temperature dependence of the Ki. Both methods give equivalent results. The value A20≈-400 Ka0-2 has been obtained which corresponds to an inverse THOMAS-FERMI screening length q≈2.3 Å-1 calculated within the framework of the screened charge model
  • Keywords
    crystal field interactions; demagnetisation; exchange interactions (electron); ferromagnetic materials; iron alloys; magnetic anisotropy; permanent magnets; samarium alloys; 4.2 to 533 K; Sm2Fe17C3; Sm2Fe17N3; crystal-field parameters; demagnetization curves; inverse Thomas-Fermi screening length; linear approximation; magnetocrystalline anisotropy constants; screened charge model; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Atomic measurements; Electrons; Elementary particle exchange interactions; Iron; Magnetic anisotropy; Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy; Polarization; Samarium; Temperature dependence;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.539138
  • Filename
    539138