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Magnetostriction and Magnetic Anisotropy of (Pr0.5Nd0.5)1−xCexFe1.93 Alloys

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Polycrystalline alloys of (Pr0.5Nd0.5)1−xCexFe1.93 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1.0) are arc melted and investigated for structural, magnetic, and magnetoelastic properties. The light rare earth Ce presents a mixed-valence behavior and helps form a single C15 Laves phase for the composition of x ≥ 0.40. Both the lattice parameter a and the saturation magnetization MS of the Laves phase decrease with increasing Ce content, and the dependence of a on the Ce concentration deviates the linear Vegard law. The easy direction of magnetization (EMD) at room temperature is detected toward <111> axis by performing X-ray diffraction on magnetic-field–aligned powders. The Ce introduction into (Pr,Nd)Fe2 system can reduce the magnetocrystalline anisotropy, resulting in an enhancement of the magnetostriction at low magnetic fields. The good magnetoelastic properties, that is, a low anisotropy and a high low-field anisotropic magnetostriction λa ~ 165 ppm at 1 kOe, can be obtained for the free-heavy rare earth (Pr0.5Nd0.5)0.6Ce0.4Fe1.93 alloy, and may make it a promising candidate for applications.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50801039), Zhejiang Province (LY18E010001), Ningbo City (2019A610167), and K.C. Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University.

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    Q.L. Ding, J.J. Liu, M.K. Wang & Z.B. Pan

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Ningbo, 315201, China

    M.K. Wang, W.X. Xia & J. Du

  3. College of Materials Science and Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China

    P.Z. Si

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Ding, Q., Liu, J., Wang, M. et al. Magnetostriction and Magnetic Anisotropy of (Pr0.5Nd0.5)1−xCexFe1.93 Alloys. J Supercond Nov Magn 33, 2031–2036 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-020-05443-z

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