Y2Fe17-xSix compounds with x = 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 were
investigated by magnetic measurement and NMR. It is found that with i
ncreasing Si content the Curie temperature T(C) increases while the av
erage Fe magnetic moment mu(Fe) decreases. NMR study indicates that Si
preferentially substitute the Fe atoms at 4f sites, which is responsi
ble for the increase of T(C).