Thermal analysis and electron probe microanalysis of the AK6 aluminum alloy

Processes of melting the samples of industrial AK6 aluminum alloy in cast and homogenized states are studied using thermal analysis with the subsequent numerical differentiation with respect to time of heating curves in a temperature range from 300 to 670°C. The temperatures of nonequilibrium solidus, equilibrium solidus, and liquidus are evaluated. The microstructure of cast and homogenized alloy samples is studied and the local chemical composition of the aluminum host and phases is determined. © 2013 Allerton Press, Inc

Effects of spin polarization on resonant photoemission from d-f states in TbNi2Mnx compounds

Resonant photoemission in narrow-band materials is described by the sum of first-and secondorder transitions, their quantum-mechanical interference leads to an increase in the spectrum from the valence bands and the appearance of an asymmetric dependence on the photon energy. These effects are studied theoretically and experimentally using the example of three-component intermetallic compounds TbNi2Mnx. The competition between the elastic and inelastic photoemission channels leads to a different dependence of photoemission spectra from nickel and manganese on photon energy. The elastic channel is realized on atoms with large magnetic moments, the inelastic Auger decay occurs on atoms with small moments. © 2018 The Authors, published by EDP Sciences.The research was carried out within the state assignment of FASO of Russia (theme uQ" ant" No. 01201463332), supported in part by RFBR (No. 18-02-00060) and UD RAS (No.15 -8 2-10). The authors express their gratitude to A. Preobrazhenskii and N. Vinogradov (synchrotron MAX-Lab, Lund, Sweden) for their assistance in carrying out experiments

Magnetic properties of the non-stoichiometric TbCo2Nix alloys

The magnetic and magnetothermal properties of the non-stoichiometric TbCo2Nix (0 ≤ x ≤0.2) alloys were studied. It was found that the concentration dependence of the Curie temperature and magnetic moment of the 3d-sublattice have a maximum at x = 0.025. The obtained experimental magnetic properties of the TbCo2Nix alloys were discussed under assumption that the Co magnetic moment in the compounds changes with increasing x. The magnetic entropy change was determined using the temperature dependences of the magnetization and Maxwell's thermodynamic relation. The obtained results for TbCo2Nix were compared with those for the ErCo2Mnx alloys. © 2018 The Authors, published by EDP Sciences.The research was carried out within the state assignment of )$62 of 5Xssia (thePe ³0aJnet´ 1o ȺȺȺȺ-Ⱥ - 118020290129 -5) and supported by project of UB RAS (No. 18-10-2-5)

Magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of (MnCo)1-xGe compounds

The crystal structure, magnetic properties, and heat capacity of the (MnCo)1-xGe compounds with x ≤ 0.05 have been studied. It was found that, as the deviation from the MnCoGe stoichiometric composition increases, the temperature of structural transition from the low-temperature phase with the orthorhombic TiNiSi-type structure to the high-temperature phase with the hexagonal Ni2In-type phase decreases rapidly, whereas the magnetic ordering temperature varies slightly. The temperature of structural transition for the composition with x = 0.02 approximately coincides with the Curie temperature of the hexagonal phase, and the transition is accompanied by a significant entropy change, namely, ΔS = 34 J/(kg K). The application of high magnetic field in the transition-temperature range causes an increase in the relative volume of the orthorhombic phase. An analysis of magnetocaloric properties of these compounds, which was performed with the formal application of the Maxwell's relationship near the temperature of first-order structural phase transition, is shown to give overestimated values of the entropy change. © Pleiades Publishing, Ltd., 2013

High field x-ray diffraction study on a magnetic-field-induced valence transition in YbInCu4

We report the first high-field x-ray diffraction experiment using synchrotron x-rays and pulsed magnetic fields exceeding 30 T. Lattice deformation due to a magnetic-field-induced valence transition in YbInCu4 is studied. It has been found that the Bragg reflection profile at 32 K changes significantly at around 27 T due to the structural transition. In the vicinity of the transition field the low-field and the high-field phases are observed simultaneously as the two distinct Bragg reflection peaks: This is a direct evidence of the fact that the field-induced valence state transition is the first order phase transition. The field-dependence of the low-field-phase Bragg peak intensity is found to be scaled with the magnetization.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figures, submitted to J. Phys. Soc. Jp

Strong Longitudinal Magnetic Fluctuations near Critical End Point in UCoAl: A ^59Co-NMR Study

We report ^59Co-NMR measurements in UCoAl where a metamagnetism occurs due to enhancement of ferromagnetism by magnetic field. The metamagnetic transition from a paramagnetic (PM) state to a ferromagnetic state is a first order transition at low temperatures, but it changes to a crossover at high temperatures on crossing the critical end pint (CEP) at T_CEP ~ 12 K. The contrasting behavior between the relaxation rates 1/T_1 and 1/T_2 suggests that the longitudinal magnetic fluctuation of U moment is strongly enhanced especially near the CEP. A wide diffusion of the fluctuation from the CEP can be confirmed even in the PM state where the magnetic transition does not occur.Comment: 5pages, 6 figures, to be published in J. Phys. Soc. Jp

Magnetic properties of the non-stoichiometric TbCo2Mn x and TbCo2Nix alloys

The crystal structure, magnetic and magnetothermal properties of non-stoichiometric TbCo2Mnx and TbCo2Nix alloys were studied. It was shown that single-phase compounds with the MgCu2-type structure exist up to a certain content of x (x < 0.4 for compounds with Mn and x ≤ 0.1 for compounds with Ni). The concentration changes of the lattice parameter, Curie temperature, magnetic moment of the 3d sublattice in TbCo2Mn x and TbCo2Nix alloys were compared. The magnetocaloric effect in alloys were estimated using data of magnetic and heat capacity measurements. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.Russian Foundation for Basic Research, RFBR: 18-02-00294The research was carried out within the state assignment of Minobrnauki of Russia (theme “Magnet” No. АААА-А18-118020290129-5), supported in part by RFBR (project No. 18-02-00294)