Title :
Effect of Mn on the Magnetic and Electrical Properties of Ho

Tb

Fe

Author :
Chelvane, J. Arout ; Markandeyulu, G. ; Kumar, N. Harish ; Ravi ; Nirmala, R. ; Malik, S.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Indian Inst. of Technol. Madras
Abstract :
Magnetic and electrical transport studies have been carried out on Ho0.85Tb0.15Fe2-xMnx[x=0-2] in the temperature range 5-300 K. The saturation magnetization at 5 K is found to increase with increasing Mn content due to the absence of Mn moments. The temperature variation of magnetization reveals several spin reorientation transitions and these are compared with the ac susceptibility results. Electrical resistivity reveals the dominance of electron magnon scattering at low temperatures and electron-phonon scattering at high temperatures
Keywords :
electrical resistivity; electron-phonon interactions; holmium alloys; iron alloys; magnetic materials; magnetic susceptibility; magnetisation; magnons; manganese alloys; rare earth alloys; spin dynamics; terbium alloys; 5 to 300 K; Ho0.85Tb0.15Fe2; Mn; electrical resistivity; electron magnon scattering; electron-phonon scattering; magnetic materials; magnetization process; rare earth iron compounds; saturation magnetization; spin reorientation transitions; Electric variables measurement; Frequency measurement; Iron; Magnetic materials; Magnetic moments; Magnetic properties; Magnetostriction; Saturation magnetization; Tellurium; Temperature distribution; Electrical resistivity; magnetic materials; magnetization process; rare-earth iron compounds;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2006.879634