Research on the Structure of GdFeMn Compound

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The crystal structure of GdFeMn alloy has been investigated by using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) followed by Rietveld refinement technique, differential thermal analysis (DTA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) techniques. XRD results showed that annealed GdFeMn alloy was a single phase of Gd6(Fe0.5Mn0.5)23 compound, with Th6Mn23-structure. SEM/EDS results and Rietveld refinement revealed that GdFeMn alloy was not really a new ternary compound as reported, but a solid solution Gd6(Fe0.5Mn0.5)23 which was only a point between Gd6Fe23 and Gd6Mn23. It was also found from DTA measurement that a reaction, Gd (Fe0.5Mn0.5)2 → liquid (rich Gd) + Gd6(Fe0.5Mn0.5)23, had taken place above 650.81 oC, and the educed Gd existed in educed part of GdFeMn sample. The results demonstrated the real structure of the GdFeMn compound as reported was Gd6(Fe0.5Mn0.5)23 compound.

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