Effect of chemical pressure on the magnetism of YMn2: Magnetic properties of Y1-xScxMn2 and Y 1-xLaxMn2

H. Nakamura, H. Wada, K. Yoshimura, M. Shiga, Y. Nakamura, J. Sakurai, Y. Komura

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Abstract

Magnetic susceptibility, thermal expansion and NMR have been measured for the pseudobinary Laves phase intermetallic compounds Y1-xSc xMn2 with x<or=0.08 and Y1-xLa xMn2 with x<or=0.25. The substitution of Sc for Y in YMn2, leading to a shrinkage of the lattice, makes the Mn moment unstable and stabilises the paramagnetic state down to the lowest temperature. On the other hand, the Mn moment is stable for the compounds substituted by La with a larger atomic volume than that of Y. The analysis of thermal expansion curves has revealed that longitudinal spin fluctuations with giant amplitudes are thermally excited in paramagnetic Y1-xScxMn 2.

Original languageEnglish
Article number015
Pages (from-to)981-991
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Physics F: Metal Physics
Volume18
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1 1988
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Engineering(all)
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
  • Metals and Alloys

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