B. Liang et al., Effect of Ga substitution on the magnetocrystalline anisotropy of arc-melted Sm2Co17-xGax (x=5,6) compounds, J APPL PHYS, 89(1), 2001, pp. 488-491
The effect of Ga substitution on the magnetocrystalline anisotropy of Sm2Co
17-xGax (x = 5,6) compounds has been investigated by means of x-ray diffrac
tion (XRD) and magnetic measurements. XRD patterns show that the samples st
udied here crystallize in the rhombohedral Th2Zn17-type structure. The Curi
e temperature for Sm2Co12Ga5 and Sm2Co11Ga6 is 367 and 166 K, respectively,
according to thermal-magnetic curves. XRD measurement on the magnetically
aligned sample shows that the room temperature easy magnetization direction
of Sm2Co12Ga5 compound corresponds to the c axis. The spin-reorientation t
ransition is observed at 32 K for Sm2Co11Ga6. The anisotropy constants K-1
and K-2 of Sm2Co17-xGax (x = 5,6) were derived by fitting the magnetization
recoil curve measured between 5 K and their Curie temperature. An anomalou
s jump in magnetization is found in the magnetization curve of Sm2Co12Ga5 c
ompound. In order to investigate the temperature dependence of the critical
field H-crit in which the jumps of magnetization occur, hysteresis loops w
ere measured in a field range of -90-90 kOe between 5 and 150 K. The critic
al field is found to shift rapidly to lower value with increasing temperatu
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