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| Author | Carreras Oropesa, W.G.; Encina, S.; Pedrazzini, P.; Correa, V.F.; Sereni, J.G.; Vildosola, V.; García D.J.; Cornaglia, P.S. | ||||
| Title | Minimal model for the magnetic phase diagram of CeTi1-xScxGe, GdFe1-xCoxSi, and related materials | Type | Journal Article | ||
| Year | 2020 | Publication | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials | Abbreviated Journal | |
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503 | Issue | Pages | 166614 | |
| Keywords | Magnetism; RTX | ||||
| Abstract | We present a theoretical analysis of the magnetic phase diagram of CeTi1-xScxGe and GdFe1-xCoxSi as a function of the temperature and the Sc and Co concentration x, respectively. CeScGe and GdCoSi, as many other RTX (R=rare earth, T=transition metal, X=p-block element) compounds, present a tetragonal crystal structure where bilayers of R are separated by layers of T and X. While GdFeSi and CeTi0.75Sc0.25Ge are ferromagnetic, CeScGe and GdCoSi order antiferromagnetically with the R 4f magnetic moments on the same bilayer aligned ferromagnetically and magnetic moments in nearest neighbouring bilayers aligned antiferromagnetically. The antiferromagnetic transition temperature TN decreases with decreasing concentration x in both compounds and for low enough values of x the compounds show a ferromagnetic behavior. Based on these observations we construct a simplified model Hamiltonian that we solve numerically for the specific heat and the magnetization. We find a good qualitative agreement between the model and the experimental data. Our results show that the main magnetic effect of the Sc→Ti and Co→Fe substitution in these compounds is consistent with a change in the sign of the exchange coupling between magnetic moments in neighbouring bilayers. We expect a similar phenomenology for other magnetic RTX compounds with the same type of crystal structure. |
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| Call Number | BT @ victor.correa @ | Serial | 856 | ||
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