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Crystal and Magnetic Structures in Layered, Transition Metal Dihalides and Trihalides
Materials composed of two dimensional layers bonded to one another through
weak van der Waals interactions often exhibit strongly anisotropic behaviors
and can be cleaved into very thin specimens and sometimes into monolayer
crystals. Interest in such materials is driven by the study of low dimensional
physics and the design of functional heterostructures. Binary compounds with
the compositions MX2 and MX3 where M is a metal cation and X is a halogen anion
often form such structures. Magnetism can be incorporated by choosing a
transition metal with a partially filled d-shell for M, enabling ferroic
responses for enhanced functionality. Here a brief overview of binary
transition metal dihalides and trihalides is given, summarizing their
crystallographic properties and long-range-ordered magnetic structures,
focusing on those materials with layered crystal structures and partially
filled d-shells required for combining low dimensionality and cleavability with
magnetism.Comment: Accepted for publication Crystal
Iron substitution in NdCoAsO: crystal structure and magnetic phase diagram
The effects of replacing small amounts of Co with Fe in NdCoAsO are reported.
Polycrystalline materials with compositions NdCo1-xFexAsO (x = 0.05, 0.10,
0.15, and 0.20) are studied and the results compared to previous reports for
NdCoAsO. Rietveld analysis of powder x-ray diffraction data shows that as Fe
replaces Co on the transition metal (T) site, the T-As distance increases, and
the As tetrahedra surrounding the T-site become more regular. Electrical
resistivity and magnetization measurements indicate that the three magnetic
phase transitions in NdCoAsO are suppressed as Co is replaced by Fe, and these
transitions are not observed above 1.8 K for x = 0.20. Based on these results,
the magnetic phase diagram for the Co-rich side of the NdCoAsO-NdFeAsO system
is constructed.Comment: Accepted for publication in Physical Review B, revised text and
figures, 5 pages, 5 figure
Thermoelectric properties of Co, Ir, and Os-Doped FeSi Alloys: Evidence for Strong Electron-Phonon Coupling
The effects of various transition metal dopants on the electrical and thermal
transport properties of Fe1-xMxSi alloys (M= Co, Ir, Os) are reported. The
maximum thermoelectric figure of merit ZTmax is improved from 0.007 at 60 K for
pure FeSi to ZT = 0.08 at 100 K for 4% Ir doping. A comparison of the thermal
conductivity data among Os, Ir and Co doped alloys indicates strong
electron-phonon coupling in this compound. Because of this interaction, the
common approximation of dividing the total thermal conductivity into
independent electronic and lattice components ({\kappa}Total =
{\kappa}electronic + {\kappa}lattice) fails for these alloys. The effects of
grain size on thermoelectric properties of Fe0.96Ir0.04Si alloys are also
reported. The thermal conductivity can be lowered by about 50% with little or
no effect on the electrical resistivity or Seebeck coefficient. This results in
ZTmax = 0.125 at 100 K, still about a factor of five too low for solid-state
refrigeration applications
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