Crystal Structure and Magnetic Properties of Non-Stoichiometric Co₂MnGa Heusler Alloy

Abstract:

Crystal structure and magnetic properties of Heusler-alloy Co₂MnGa were examined systematically using non-stoichiometric compositions of Co and Mn element from the Czochralski as-grown single crystal samples. The crystalline structure of each sample was characterized by means of X-ray powder diffraction technique. Each sample was treated with and without heat treatment at 923 K for 10 hours. The effects of Co and Mn excess were observed in the lattice constants for both treatments. The L2₁-type crystal structure was observed only for the heat-treated samples. The changes in lattice constants are attributed to the substitution of atomic sites. The excess of Co tends to decrease the crystal volume, in opposite to the excess of Mn. In order to investigate the Slater-Pauling rule in the non-stoichiometric samples, the saturation magnetic moments were measured from the field-dependent magnetization measurement for the as-grown samples at 2 K. The deviation from the Slater-Pauling rule was found in the lower concentration of valence electron which associated to the lower total fraction of both Co and Mn. This indicates that the magnetic interactions of these materials cannot only be contributed to the number of valence electron.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 966)
• Pages: 319-324
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.966.319
• Online since: August 2019
• Authors: Mochammad Yan Pandu Akbar, Rombang Rizki Sihombing, Akito Sakai, Agustinus Agung Nugroho*, Satoru Nakatsuji
• Keywords: Co₂MnGa, Lattice Constant, Non-Stoichiometric, Saturation Magnetization, Slater-Pauling Rule

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