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Enhancement Of Curie Temperature In Mn2Rusn By Co Substitution
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of Applied Physics
Volume
117
Issue
15
Abstract
The Co-substituted Mn2RuSn nanomaterials, namely, Mn2Ru0.5Co0.5Sn and Mn2Ru0.35Co0.65Sn have been synthesized and investigated. The presence of Co in the Mn2RuSn (a = 6.21 Å) decreased the lattice parameter, where a = 6.14 Å and 6.12 Å for the as prepared Mn2Ru0.5Co0.5Sn and Mn2Ru0.35Co0.65Sn, respectively. The samples show a ferrimagnetic spin order with relatively small coercivities, similar to those of soft magnetic materials. There is a substantial increase in the Curie temperature (Tc = 448 K for Mn2Ru0.5Co0.5Sn and 506 K for Mn2Ru0.35Co0.65Sn) of Mn2RuSn (Tc = 272.1 K) due to Co substitution, which is a result of strengthening of the positive exchange interaction in this material. These materials are highly stable against heat treatment of up to 450 °C. The first-principles calculations are consistent with our experimentally observed structural and magnetic properties. They also provide insight on how the magnetic and electronic structures change when Ru is replaced with Co in Mn2RuSn.
Department
Department of Physics
Original Publication Date
4-21-2015
DOI of published version
10.1063/1.4918664
Recommended Citation
Nelson, A.; Kharel, P.; Huh, Y.; Fuglsby, R.; Guenther, J.; Zhang, W.; Staten, B.; Lukashev, P.; Valloppilly, S.; and Sellmyer, D. J., "Enhancement Of Curie Temperature In Mn2Rusn By Co Substitution" (2015). Faculty Publications. 1251.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/1251
