Maximilian Kai Reimann, Wilma Pröbsting, Theresa Block, Rainer Pöttgen
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Abstract
Samples of the solid solution Gd2–xYxCu2Mg (in steps of x = 0.2) were synthesized from the elements in sealed tantalum ampoules in a high-frequency furnace. The polycrystalline samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction. The structure of Gd0.988(6)Y1.012(6)Cu2Mg was refined from single-crystal X-ray diffractometer data: Mo2B2Fe type, P4/mbm, a = 762.83(4), c = 375.48(2) pm, wR2 = 0.0277, 285 F2 values and 13 variables. Single-crystal data gave no hint for Gd/Y ordering. All samples behave like Curie-Weiss paramagnets with stable trivalent gadolinium and ferromagnetic ordering at low temperature. Within the solid solution the Curie temperature drops almost linearly from TC = 113.5(1) K for Gd2Cu2Mg to 9.3(1) K for Gd0.2Y1.8Cu2Mg, allowing a precise adjustment of the magnetic ordering temperature through gadolinium spin dilution.
固溶体 Gd2-x Y x Cu2Mg 样品(以 x = 0.2 为步长)是在高频炉中从密封的钽安瓿瓶中的元素合成的。通过 X 射线粉末衍射对多晶样品进行了表征。Gd0.988(6)Y1.012(6)Cu2Mg 的结构是从单晶 X 射线衍射仪数据中提炼出来的:Mo2B2Fe 型,P4/mbm,a = 762.83(4),c = 375.48(2) pm,wR2 = 0.0277,285 F 2 值和 13 个变量。单晶数据没有提示 Gd/Y 排序。所有样品在低温下都表现为具有稳定三价钆和铁磁有序性的居里-魏斯顺磁体。在固溶体中,居里温度从 Gd2Cu2Mg 的 T C = 113.5(1) K 几乎线性下降到 Gd0.2Y1.8Cu2Mg 的 9.3(1) K,从而可以通过钆自旋稀释精确调节磁有序温度。