Peculiarities of the phase transformation dynamics in bulk FeRh based alloys from magnetic and structural measurements
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Journal Article
Abstract
We analyze coexistence of antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic phases in bulk iron-rhodium and its alloys with palladium, Fe50,4Rh49,6, Fe49,7Rh47,4Pd2,9 and Fe48,3Rh46,8Pd4,9, using neutron diffraction, magnetization and scanning Hall probe imaging. Temperature dependencies of the lattice parameters, AFM and FM phase weight fractions, and Fe magnetic moment values were obtained on cooling and heating across the AFM-FM transition. Substantial thermomagnetic hysteresis for the phases’ weight fractions and a relatively narrow one for the unit cell volume has been observed on cooling-heating. A clear dependence of hysteretic behavior on Pd concentration has been traced. Additional direct magnetic measurements of the spatial distribution of the phase transition are acquired using scanning Hall probe microscopy, which reveals the length scale of the phase coexistence and the spatial progression of the transition in the presence of external magnetic field. Also, the magnetic phase diagram has been constructed for a series of Pd-doped FeRh alloys.
Date Issued
2021-03-15
Date Acceptance
2020-11-07
Citation
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 2021, 522, pp.1-10
ISSN
0304-8853
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Start Page
1
End Page
10
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Volume
522
Copyright Statement
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
UK Research and Innovation
Identifier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304885320325270?via%3Dihub
Grant Number
EP/P030548/1
32645
Subjects
0204 Condensed Matter Physics
0912 Materials Engineering
0913 Mechanical Engineering
Applied Physics
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
167560
Date Publish Online
2020-11-23