Magneto-optical properties of metallic ferromagnetic materials
TL;DR: In this article, the magneto-optical Kerr rotation in more than 200 metallic systems comprising alloys as well as intermetallic compounds of 3D transition metals was studied and the saturation moment at 4.2 K was determined.
About: This article is published in Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials.The article was published on 1983-08-01. It has received 686 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Magneto-optic Kerr effect & Kerr effect.
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24 Sep 2002Abstract: CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS Introduction Physical Properties Optical Properties Mechanical Properties Thermal Properties Magnetooptic Properties Electrooptic Properties Elastooptic Properties Nonlinear Optical Properties GLASSES Introduction Commercial Optical Glasses Specialty Optical Glasses Fused Silica Fluoride Glasses Chalcogenide Glasses Magnetooptic Properties Electrooptic Properties Elastooptic Properties Nonlinear Optical Properties Special Glasses POLYMERIC MATERIALS Optical Plastics Index of Refraction Nonlinear Optical Properties Thermal Properties Engineering Data METALS Physical Properties of Selected Metals Optical Properties Mechanical Properties Thermal Properties Mirror Substrate Materials LIQUIDS Introduction Water Physical Properties of Selected Liquids Index of Refraction Nonlinear Optical Properties Magnetooptic Properties Commercial Optical Liquids GASES Introduction Physical Properties of Selected Gases Index of Refraction Nonlinear Optical Properties Magnetooptic Properties Atomic Resonance Filters APPENDICES Safe Handling of Optical Materials Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Mineralogical or Common Names for Optical Materials Abbreviations for Methods of Preparing Optical Materials and Thin Films Fundamental Physical Constants Units and Conversion Factors
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TL;DR: Martensitic and magnetic transformations of the Heusler Ni50Mn50−yXy (X=In, Sn and Sb) alloys were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry measurement and the vibrating sample magnetometry technique.
Abstract: Martensitic and magnetic transformations of the Heusler Ni50Mn50−yXy (X=In, Sn and Sb) alloys were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry measurement and the vibrating sample magnetometry technique. In all these alloy systems, the austenite phase with the ferromagnetic state was transformed into the martensite phase, which means that these Heusler alloys have potential as Ga-free ferromagnetic shape memory alloys (FSMAs). Furthermore, multiple martensitic transformations, such as two- or three-step martensitic transformations, occur in all these alloy systems. It was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy observation that the crystal structure of the martensite phase is an orthorhombic four-layered structure which has not been reported in other FSMAs. Therefore, the present Ga-free FSMAs have the great possibility of the appearance of a large magnetic-field-induced strain.
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TL;DR: In this paper, results of band structure calculations for Heusler compounds that have $A$ and $B$ sites occupied by transition metals and $C$ by a main group element are presented.
Abstract: In this work, results of {\it ab-initio} band structure calculations for $A_2BC$ Heusler compounds that have $A$ and $B$ sites occupied by transition metals and $C$ by a main group element are presented. This class of materials includes some interesting half-metallic and ferromagnetic properties. The calculations have been performed in order to understand the properties of the minority band gap and the peculiar magnetic behavior found in these materials. Among the interesting aspects of the electronic structure of the materials are the contributions from both $A$ and $B$ atoms to states near the Fermi energy and to the total magnetic moment. The magnitude of the total magnetic moment, which depends as well on the kind of $C$ atoms, shows a trend consistent with the Slater-Pauling type behavior in several classes of these compounds. The localized moment in these magnetic compounds resides at the $B$ site. Other than in the classical Cu$_2$-based Heusler compounds, the $A$ atoms in Co$_2$, Fe$_2$, and Mn$_2$ based compounds may contribute pronounced to the total magnetic moment.
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TL;DR: In this paper, results of ab initio band structure calculations for A2BC Heusler compounds that have A and B sites occupied by transition metals and C by a main group element are presented.
Abstract: In this paper, results of ab initio band structure calculations for A2BC Heusler compounds that have A and B sites occupied by transition metals and C by a main group element are presented. This class of materials includes some interesting half-metallic and ferromagnetic properties. The calculations have been performed in order to understand the properties of the minority band gap, the peculiar transport properties and magnetic behaviour found in these materials. Among the interesting aspects of the electronic structure of the materials are the contributions from both A and B atoms to the total magnetic moment. The magnitude of the total magnetic moment shows a trend consistent with the Slater–Pauling type behaviour in several classes of these compounds. The total magnetic moment also depends on the kind of C atoms although they do not directly contribute to it. In Co2 compounds, a change of the C element changes the contribution of the t2g states to the moment at the Co sites. The localized moment in these magnetic compounds resides at the B site. Other than in the classical Cu2-based Heusler compounds, the A atoms in Co2, Fe2 and Mn2-based compounds may contribute significantly to the total magnetic moment. It is shown that the inclusion of electron–electron correlation in the form of LDA + U calculations helps to understand the magnetic properties of those compounds that already exhibit a minority gap in calculations where it is neglected. Besides the large group of Co2 compounds, half-metallic ferromagnetism was here found only in such compounds that contain Mn.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the phase stability of CrMnFeCoNi and showed that it is a single-phase solid solution after homogenization for 2 days at 1200°C and remains in this state after a subsequent anneal at 900°C for 500 days.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the strong-filed coupling scheme was proposed to overcome the weak-field coupling scheme in paramagnetic resonance, which was shown to be effective in the case of free atoms and ions.
Abstract: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Angular momentum and related matters 3. Electromagnetic radiation 4. The structure of free atoms and ions 5. Magnetic effects in atomic structure 6. Groups and their matrix representations 7. Complex ions 8. Crystal-field theory and the weak-field coupling scheme 9. The strong-filed coupling scheme 10. Paramagnetic susceptibilities 11. Optical spectra and thermodynamic properties 12. Paramagnetic resonance Appendices 1-9 Bibliography Indexes.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the lattice constants of these compounds were determined and the formation of the Heusler L 2 1 -type phase was compared with model predictions, and it was found that only a limited number of these combinations leads to the cubic L2 1 -Heusler-type compounds.
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