Crystallographic and magnetic descriptions of a novel erbium rich aluminide: Er10Co1+xAl3−x (x = 0.30)

N. Nasri , M. Pasturel (1) , V. Dorcet (1) , B. Belgacem (2) , R. Ben Hassen , O Tougait (1)

1 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes
2 ISSBAT - Unité de Recherche de Chimie des Matériaux

A novel erbium rich ternary intermetallic compound, Er10Co1+xAl3−x (x = 0.30) has been discovered in the Er–Co–Al ternary system. It crystallizes in a hexagonal ordered variant of the Co2Al5-type in presence of substitutions on two adjacent crystallographic positions. The magnetic behaviour is mainly dominated by an antiferromagnetic ordering observed at TN = 12.7(7) K

Keywords: Crystal structure; Magnetically ordered materials; Magnetic measurement; Rare earth alloys and compounds; X-ray diffraction

Domains: Chemical Sciences

N. Nasri, M. Pasturel, V. Dorcet, B. Belgacem, R. Ben Hassen, et al.. Crystallographic and magnetic descriptions of a novel erbium rich aluminide: Er10Co1+xAl3−x (x = 0.30). Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2015, 650, pp.528--532. ⟨10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.07.277⟩. ⟨hal-01188178⟩