Z. Arnold et al., MAGNETOVOLUME EFFECTS AND MAGNETIC-ANISOTROPY IN CE-3(FEM)(29) COMPOUNDS (M=TI, CR), Journal of applied physics, 78(7), 1995, pp. 4615-4620
The magnetovolume effects and magnetic anisotropy of the new Ce-3(FeTi
)(29) and Ce-3(FeCr)(29) compounds have been studied by measuring thei
r linear thermal expansion (LTE), pressure dependence of the Curie tem
perature T-c, compressibility, and anisotropy field. The value of T-c,
its pressure dependence dT(c)/dp, and anisotropy field H-A for the Ce
(FeCr)(12) phase are also reported. The linear thermal expansion of th
ese compounds exhibits Invar-like behavior with large positive values
of the spontaneous magnetostriction at T-c [e.g., omega(s)(0) approxim
ate to 1.2% in Ce-3(FeTi)(29)]. Different values of the compressibilit
y have been observed in the ferromagnetic and paramagnetic states of C
e-3(FeTi)(29) (kappa(f) = 1.25 X 10(-3) kbar(-1) and kappa(p) = 1.12 X
10(-3) kbar(-1)) in qualitative agreement with the large magnetovolum
e effect observed in the LTE. T-c for all the phases studied decreases
under pressure with initial slopes dT(c)/dp = -3.75, -3.6, and -2.7 K
/kbar for Ce-3(FeTi)(29), Ce-3(FeCr)(29), and Ce(FeCr)(12), respective
ly. Two anisotropy fields have been detected in Ce-3(FeTi)(29) associa
ted with saturation along the b (H-A) and c (H'(A)) axes of the monocl
inic structure. The temperature dependence of H'(A) for Ce-3(FeCr)(29)
and H-A for Ce(FeCr)(12) is also reported. (C) 1995 American Institut
e of Physics.