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- Arora, Monika, et al.
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Magnetic Damping in Polycrystalline Thin-Film Fe-V Alloys
- 2021
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Ingår i: Physical Review Applied. - : American Physical Society. - 2331-7019. ; 15:5
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We report on the magnetic damping properties of polycrystalline Fe-V alloy thin films that are deposited at room temperature. By varying the concentration of V in the alloy, the saturation magnetization can be adjusted from that of Fe to near zero. We show that exceptionally low values of the damping parameter can be maintained over the majority of this range, with a minimum damping at approximately 15%-20% V concentration. Such a minimum is qualitatively reproduced with ab initio calculations of the damping parameter, although at a concentration closer to 10% V. The measured intrinsic damping has a minimum value of (1.53 +/- 0.08) x 10-3, which is approximately a factor of 3 higher than our calculated value of 0.48 x 10-3. From first-principles theory, we outline the factors that are mainly responsible for the trend of the damping parameter in these alloys. In particular, the band structure and resulting damping mechanism is shown to change at V concentrations greater than approximately 35% V content.
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- Delczeg-Czirjak, Erna K., et al.
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The effect of longitudinal spin-fluctuations on high temperature properties of Co3Mn2Ge
- 2023
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Ingår i: Scripta Materialia. - : Elsevier BV. - 1359-6462 .- 1872-8456. ; 226
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- It is demonstrated that thermally induced longitudinal spin fluctuations (LSF) play an important role in itinerant Co3Mn2Ge at an elevated temperature. The effect of LSF is taken into account during ab initio calculations via a simple model for the corresponding entropy contribution. We show that the magnetic entropy leads to the appearance of a medium size local moment on Co atoms. As a consequence, this leads to a renormalization of the magnetic exchange interactions with a quite substantial impact upon the calculated Curie temperature. Taking LSF into account, the calculated Curie temperature can be brought to be in good agreement with the experimental value.
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- Eggert, Bruno G. F., et al.
(författare)
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Exploring V-Fe-Co-Ni-Al and V-Fe-Co-Ni-Cu high entropy alloys for magnetocaloric applications
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. - : Elsevier. - 0925-8388 .- 1873-4669. ; 921
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A series of V1-x-Fe-Co-Ni-Al1+ x and V1-x-Fe-Co-Ni-Cu1+ x high entropy alloys with varying compositions (0 <= x <= 0.75) has been investigated for magnetocaloric applications. Compositions were selected according to established properties, such as configurational entropy, atomic size difference, and enthalpy of mixing. To study the influence of composition on magnetic ordering temperatures, the V and (Al/Cu) contents were changed while the content of Fe, Co and Ni was retained at 20 at. % each. The crystal structure and microstructure of the as-cast alloys were compared to literature phase guidelines and thermodynamic calculations based on the CALPHAD approach. The V-Fe-Co-Ni-Al compounds are monophasic and crystallize in a disordered body centered cubic structure or its ordered B2 variant, while the V-Fe-Co-Ni-Cu compounds are all multiphasic. Magnetic transitions in the V-Fe-Co-Ni-Al system span over 400 K, with Curie temperature ranging from 155 K in equiatomic VFeCoNiAl, to 456 K in non-equiatomic V0.25FeCoNiAl1.75. The V-Fe-Co-Ni-Cu alloys display magnetic transitions that span about 150 K, with Curie temperature ranging from 230 K for equiatomic VFeCoNiCu to 736 K for non-equiatomic V0.25FeCoNiCu1.75. The magnetic properties of the V-Fe-Co-Ni-Cu compounds were evaluated by means of density functional theory. Individual element-specific moments, magnetic exchange integrals between atomic pairs, and Curie temperatures were calculated. V0.85FeCoNiCu1.15 is selected due to its Curie temperature of 329 K, and its calculated isothermal entropy change of 0.75 J/kg.K for a field change of 5 T is comparable to other 3d metal-based high entropy alloys that form disordered solid solutions. (c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. CC_BY_4.0
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- Eggert, B. G. F., et al.
(författare)
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Magnetic transitions in V-Fe-Co-Ni-Cu-based high entropy alloys
- 2023
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Ingår i: Materials Today Physics. - : Elsevier. - 2542-5293. ; 35
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- FeCoNi, V0.85FeCoNi, FeCoNiCu1.15 and V0.85FeCoNiCu1.15 alloys have been synthesized by arc melting and analyzed by powder X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, magnetic measurements, and density functional theory (DFT). The influence of each alloying element on the magnetic exchange interaction, Curie temperature (TC) and magnetocaloric effect is evaluated. The experimental results show that Cu and V "dilute" the magnetic properties and couple antiferromagnetically to Fe, Co, and Ni. Analysis of the microstructure reveals a lack of solubility between V and Cu with FeCoNi, and between themselves, thus lowering the concentration of V and Cu in the main solid solution of the 5-element alloy V0.85FeCoNiCu1.15. Tc decreases significantly from 997 K in FeCoNi to 245 K in V0.85FeCoNi and 297 K in V0.85FeCoNiCu1.15, respectively. The derivative of magnetization as a function of temperature (dM/dT) in the vicinity of Tc is drastically reduced due to the presence of V which indicates a reduced magnetocaloric effect. DFT calculations confirm antiferromagnetic coupling of V to the ferromagnetic FeCoNi-base and predict a similar behavior for other transition metal elements (e.g., Ti, Cr, Mn). This leads to a lowering of Tc, which is needed to establish the magnetocaloric effect at room temperature. However, it comes at a cost of reduced magnetic moments. Nevertheless, the use of V and Cu has shown possible routes for tuning the magnetocaloric effect in FeCoNi-based high entropy alloys.
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- Ghorai, Sagar, et al.
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Giant magnetocaloric effect in the (Mn,Fe)NiSi-system
- 2023
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The search for energy-efficient and environmentally friendly cooling technologies is a key driver for the development of magnetic refrigeration based on the magnetocaloric effect (MCE). This phenomenon arises from the interplay between magnetic and lattice degrees of freedom that is strong in certain materials, leading to a change in temperature upon application or removal of a magnetic field. Here we report on a new material, Mn1−xFexNiSi0.95Al0.05, with an exceptionally large isothermal entropy at room temperature. By combining experimental and theoretical methods we outline the microscopic mechanism behind the large MCE in this material. It is demonstrated that the competition between the Ni2In-type hexagonal phase and the MnNiSi-type orthorhombic phase, that coexist in this system, combined with the distinctly different magnetic properties of these phases, is a key parameter for the functionality of this material for magnetic cooling.
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- Ghorai, Sagar, et al.
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Site-specific atomic substitution in a giant magnetocaloric Fe2P-type system
- 2023
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Ingår i: Physical Review B. - : American Physical Society. - 2469-9950 .- 2469-9969. ; 107:10
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Giant magnetocaloric (GMC) materials constitute a requirement for near room temperature magnetic refrigeration. (Fe,Mn)2(P,Si) is a GMC compound with strong magnetoelastic coupling. The main hindrance towards application of this material is a comparably large temperature hysteresis, which can be reduced by metal site substitution with a nonmagnetic element. However, the (Fe,Mn)2(P,Si) compound has two equally populated metal sites, the tetrahedrally coordinated 3f and the pyramidally coordinated 3g sites. The magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of such compounds are highly sensitive to the site specific occupancy of the magnetic atoms. Here we have attempted to study separately the effect of 3f and 3g site substitution with equal amounts of vanadium. Using formation energy calculations, the site preference of vanadium and its influence on the magnetic phase formation are described. A large difference in the isothermal entropy change (as high as 44\%) with substitution in the 3f and 3g sites is observed. The role of the lattice parameter change with temperature and the strength of the magnetoelastic coupling on the magnetic properties are highlighted.
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- Jana, Somnath, et al.
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Atom-specific magnon-driven ultrafast spin dynamics in Fe1-xNix alloys
- 2023
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Ingår i: Physical Review B. - : American Physical Society (APS). - 2469-9950 .- 2469-9969. ; 107:18
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- By employing element-specific spectroscopy in the ultrafast time scale in Fe1-xNix alloys, we find a composition-dependent effect in the demagnetization that we relate to electron-magnon scattering and changes in the spin-wave stiffness. In all six measured alloys of different composition, the demagnetization of Ni compared to Fe exhibits a delay, an effect which we find is inherent in alloys but not in elemental Fe and Ni. Using a model based on electron-magnon scattering, we extract a spin-wave stiffness from all alloys that show excellent agreement with values obtained from other techniques.
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- Larsen, Simon R., et al.
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Revealing the Magnetic Structure and Properties of Mn(Co,Ge)2
- 2022
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Ingår i: Inorganic Chemistry. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0020-1669 .- 1520-510X. ; 61:44, s. 17673-17681
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The atomic and magnetic structures of Mn(Co,Ge)2 are reported herein. The system crystallizes in the space group P63/mmc as a superstructure of the MgZn2-type structure. The system exhibits two magnetic transitions with associated magnetic structures, a ferromagnetic (FM) structure around room temperature, and an incommensurate structure at lower temperatures. The FM structure, occurring between 193 and 329 K, is found to be a member of the magnetic space group P63/mm'c'. The incommensurate structure found below 193 K is helical with propagation vector k = (0 0 0.0483). Crystallographic results are corroborated by magnetic measurements and ab initio calculations.
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- Malik, Rameez Saeed, 1987-, et al.
(författare)
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Ultrafast magnetization dynamics in the half-metallic Heusler alloy Co2FeAl
- 2021
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Ingår i: Physical Review B. - : American Physical Society. - 2469-9950 .- 2469-9969. ; 104:10
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We report on optically induced, ultrafast magnetization dynamics in the Heusler alloy Co2FeAl, probed by time-resolved magneto-optical Kerr effect. Experimental results are compared to results from electronic structure theory and atomistic spin-dynamics simulations. Experimentally, we find that the demagnetization time (tau(M)) in films of Co2FeAl is almost independent of varying structural order, and that it is similar to that in elemental 3d ferromagnets. In contrast, the slower process of magnetization recovery, specified by tau(R), is found to occur on picosecond time scales, and is demonstrated to correlate strongly with the Gilbert damping parameter (alpha). Based on these results we argue that for Co2FeAl the remagnetization process is dominated by magnon dynamics, something which might have general applicability.
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- Rosenqvist Larsen, Simon, et al.
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Magnetism and magnetic structure determination of a selected (Mn,Co)23B6-compound
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. - : Elsevier BV. - 0925-8388 .- 1873-4669. ; 905
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The vast compositional space in cubic Cr23C6-type compounds (space group Fm3¯m) opens up possibilities to tune properties by performing substitutions. In this study, the magnetic properties have been explored in a selected (Mn,Co)23B6-compound by the means of synchrotron X-ray diffraction, neutron powder diffraction, magnetometry and electronic structure calculations. Refinements of a structural model based on combined X-ray and neutron diffraction data revealed mixed metal occupancies at all metal positions. However, two sites were richer in Co and the other two showed an abundance of Mn. The magnetic characteristics showed a ferrimagnetic structure below 550 K, with the magnetic moments aligned along the crystallographic c-direction and the magnetic moments on corner atoms having an opposite direction compared to the rest, within the magnetic space group I4∕mm′m′. The total magnetic moments extracted from magnetometry and neutron diffraction data gave similar values at 6 K, 20.1 and 18.2 μB/f.u., respectively. Results from electronic structure calculations are in reasonable agreement with the experimental findings.
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- Shaw, Justin M., et al.
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Quantifying Spin-Mixed States in Ferromagnets
- 2021
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Ingår i: Physical Review Letters. - : American Physical Society. - 0031-9007 .- 1079-7114. ; 127:20
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We quantify the presence of spin-mixed states in ferromagnetic 3D transition metals by precise measurement of the orbital moment. While central to phenomena such as Elliot-Yafet scattering, quantification of the spin-mixing parameter has hitherto been confined to theoretical calculations. We demonstrate that this information is also available by experimental means. Comparison of ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy with x-ray magnetic circular dichroism results show that Kittel's original derivation of the spectroscopic g factor requires modification, to include spin mixing of valence band states. Our results are supported by ab initio relativistic electronic structure theory.
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- Tengdin, Phoebe, et al.
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Direct light–induced spin transfer between different elements in a spintronic Heusler material via femtosecond laser excitation
- 2020
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Ingår i: Science Advances. - : American Association for the Advancement of Science. - 2375-2548. ; 6:3
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Heusler compounds are exciting materials for future spintronics applications because they display a wide range of tunable electronic and magnetic interactions. Here, we use a femtosecond laser to directly transfer spin polarization from one element to another in a half-metallic Heusler material, Co2MnGe. This spin transfer initiates as soon as light is incident on the material, demonstrating spatial transfer of angular momentum between neighboring atomic sites on time scales < 10 fs. Using ultrafast high harmonic pulses to simultaneously and independently probe the magnetic state of two elements during laser excitation, we find that the magnetization of Co is enhanced, while that of Mn rapidly quenches. Density functional theory calculations show that the optical excitation directly transfers spin from one magnetic sublattice to another through preferred spin-polarized excitation pathways. This direct manipulation of spins via light provides a path toward spintronic devices that can operate on few-femtosecond or faster time scales.
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- Vishina, Alena, et al.
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Data-driven design of a new class of rare-earth free permanent magnets
- 2021
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Ingår i: Acta Materialia. - : Elsevier BV. - 1359-6454 .- 1873-2453. ; 212
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A new class of rare-earth-free permanent magnets is proposed. The parent compound of this class is Co 3 Mn 2 Ge, and its discovery is the result of first principles theory combined with experimental synthesis and characterisation. The theory is based on a high-throughput/data-mining search among materials listed in the ICSD database. From ab-initio theory of the defect free material it is predicted that the saturation magnetization is 1.71 T, the uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy is 1.44 MJ/m 3 , and the Curie temperature is 700 K. Co 3 Mn 2 Ge samples were then synthesized and characterised with respect to structure and magnetism. The crystal structure was found to be the MgZn 2 -type, with partial disorder of Co and Ge on the crystallographic lattice sites. From magnetization measurements a saturation polarization of 0.86 T at 10 K was detected, together with a uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant of 1.18 MJ/m 3 , and the Curie temperature of T C = 359 K. These magnetic properties make Co 3 Mn 2 Ge a very promising material as a rare-earth free permanent magnet, and since we can demonstrate that magnetism depends critically on the amount of disorder of the Co and Ge atoms, a further improvement of the magnetism is possible. We demonstrate here that the class of compounds based on T 3 Mn 2 X (T = Co or alloys between Fe and Ni; X = Ge, Al or Ga) in the MgZn 2 structure type, form a new class of rare-earth free permanent magnets with very promising performance. (c) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Acta Materialia Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
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