Understanding Magnetic Exchange Interactions by the Pressure Dependent Curie Temperature in FeCoNiCuMn High Entropy Alloys

Abstract We report the pressure (P) dependent Curie temperature, Tc (P) in a FeCoNiCuMn high entropy alloy (HEA). We analyze Tc (P) in terms of d-orbital contraction to explain changes in magnetic exchange interactions (Jex). Considerations of the d-radius contraction inferred from th...

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Main Authors: Perrin, Alice, McCall, Scott, McElfresh, Michael, Laughlin, David E., McHenry, Michael E.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer US 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/133120
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Summary:Abstract We report the pressure (P) dependent Curie temperature, Tc (P) in a FeCoNiCuMn high entropy alloy (HEA). We analyze Tc (P) in terms of d-orbital contraction to explain changes in magnetic exchange interactions (Jex). Considerations of the d-radius contraction inferred from the composition dependence of Tc in γ-Fe-Ni are combined with experimental data for P-dependent lattice constants and magnetic measurements of Tc (P), to calculate contributions of atomic spacing and d-orbital radii to Jex. We show the d-orbital contraction with P captures most of the Tc variation in this alloy.