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Magnetic Properties of Al-Gd-TM Glass-Forming Alloys

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We report results of magnetic studies of glass-forming alloys with nominal composition of Al86Gd6TM8 (where TM = Cu, Ni, Co, Fe, Mn, Cr, Ti, Zr, Mo, Ta) synthesized by arc-melting. X-ray diffraction analysis and vibrating sample magnetometry were applied to characterize the prepared samples. All the alloys exhibit antiferromagnetic ordering at low temperatures. In some compositions, we observed metamagnetic transitions in external magnetic fields up to 3 T. Analysis of the paramagnetic susceptibility of the considered Al-Gd-TM systems has revealed non-magnetic behavior of the transition metals. We found that the magnetic properties of the studied samples can be described satisfactorily using only the Gd trivalent ions. But in some cases the magnetic moments of gadolinium are slightly larger than the theoretical values, probably, because of an additional contribution of the 5d electrons. The obtained results are discussed in framework of the assumptions of the strong s-p-d hybridization and frustrated magnetic states of gadolinium. We argue that the hybridization might be one of the main factors improving the glass-forming ability in these ternary alloys.

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The reported study was partially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Research Project Nos. 13-02-96036 and 14-03-31207), the Act 211 Government of the Russian Federation (Contract No. 02.A03.21.0006), and the Government of Sverdlovsk region. The experimental results have been obtained using the scientific instruments of the Collective Equipment Center ‘‘Ural-M’’.

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    Sergey Uporov (Senior Researcher), Svetlana Estemirova (Senior Researcher), Viktor Bykov (Senior Researcher) & Valentin Mitrofanov (Chief Researcher)

  2. Ural Federal University, 19 Mira St., 620002, Ekaterinburg, Russia

    Svetlana Estemirova (Senior Researcher) & Viktor Bykov (Senior Researcher)

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Uporov, S., Estemirova, S., Bykov, V. et al. Magnetic Properties of Al-Gd-TM Glass-Forming Alloys. Metall Mater Trans A 47, 39–47 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-015-3257-x

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