Ferromagnetic-to-antiferromagnetic transition in (Hf1-xTix)Fe-2 intermetallic compounds induced by geometrical frustration of the Fe(2a) sitesстатья
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Аннотация:The ferromagnetic-to-antiferromagnetic transition in the hexagonal (Hf1-xTix)Fe-2 (0 <= x <= 1) intermetallic compounds has been investigated by Fe-57 Mossbauer spectroscopy. At 10 K, the transition occurs within rather narrow concentration limits, around x 0.55-0.65. We found that the key factor governing the unexpected quick change of the magnetic structure is the magnetic frustration of the Fe(2a) sites. The magnetic frustration is caused by the noncollinearity of the Fe(6h) magnetic sublattice. The noncollinearity arises from the rotation of the magnetic moments due to the competition between the ferromagnetic exchange interactions and the antiferromagnetic Fe(6h)-Ti-Fe(6h) interaction. In the compounds with x = 0.4-0.6, the temperature transitions to the antiferromagnetic state are observed. As an example, the Hf0.4Ti0.6Fe2 compound is completely antiferromagnetic above 200 K. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.