J. Hu et al., EFFECTS OF VOLUME EXPANSION AND ELECTRON CORRELATION IN SOME R(FE,M)(12) COMPOUNDS (M=NB, TI, V) AND THEIR NITRIDES, Journal of alloys and compounds, 264(1-2), 1998, pp. 54-58
In the present paper, a study of the effect of the volume change on th
e Curie temperature (T-C) of R(Fe,M)(12) (M=Nb, Ti and V) due to nitro
genation has been performed. The dlnT(C)/dlnV values were derived by c
omparing the Curie temperatures and volumes before and after nitrogen.
Our results indicate that the relationship between dlnT(C)/dlnV and t
he Curie temperature T-C agrees with an itinerant-model formalism. The
effects of volume expansion and the increasing electron correlation p
lay important roles in the enhancement of the Curie temperature upon n
itrogenation of intermetallic compounds. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A
.