‘Orbital Glass’ Effects. 1. Permanent Magnets
O. I. Mitsek, V. M. Pushkar
G. V. Kurdyumov Institute for Metal Physics, NAS of Ukraine, 36 Academician Vernadsky Blvd., UA-03142 Kyiv, Ukraine
Received: 01.06.2021; final version - 14.11.2021. Download: PDF
Magnetic phase diagram of hard ferromagnets (permanent magnets) is calculated by means of the method of many-electron operator spinors. These alloys A1−xBx are ordered. Covalent bonds (A–B) ΓAB are stronger than ΓAA, ΓBB. Galois groups (GG-C) of Cr or Mn spins are connected (by spin-orbital bonds) with orbital moments segregations (GG-3). Spin-orbital bond (L–S) is stronger than exchange bonds A–A (Co–Co or Mn–Mn). Antiferromagnetism of Mn (T_{\textrm{N}} > 10^2 K) is suppressed in alloys (Mn–Bi, Mn–Al, ...). Exchange inversion T_{\textrm{k}} is changed the sign of transition temperature (T_{\textrm{N}} < 0 \rightarrow T_{\textrm{c}} > 0); T_{\textrm{k}} is determined by spin-orbital bond (\Gamma_{\textrm{AB}} > 0). This effect is observed easily at T_{\textrm{k}} > 300 K. It gives magnetic anisotropy B_{\textrm{A}} \sim 10^3 Oe. Curie temperature T_{\textrm{c}}(x) and mean moment p_2(x), calculated for alloys A(Co, Mn)_{1-x}B(Pt, Bi)_x, is determined experimentally. Linearity of T_{\textrm{c}}(x) is broken by spin-orbital term \Gamma_{\textrm{AB}} of component (A–B) covalent bond caused by ‘orbital glass’ of B components (Pt, Mn). Segregation \textbf{L}_{\textbf{r}} with antiferromagnetic (AFM) exchange A_{\textrm{B}} competes with AFM exchange within A-component. Suppression of that by spin-orbital bond \Gamma_{\textrm{AB}} > 0 leads to ‘exchange inversion’ (from T_{\textrm{c}}(x) < 0, x < x_{\textrm{k}} to T_{\textrm{c}}(x) > 0, x > x_{\textrm{k}}). Exchange inversion is determined experimentally.
Key words: ‘orbital glass’, moments’ segregation (Galois groups), exchange inversion, ferromagnetic anisotropy.
URL: https://mfint.imp.kiev.ua/en/abstract/v44/i02/0141.html
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/mfint.44.02.0141
PACS: 71.10.-w, 75.10.Dg, 75.30.Et, 75.50.Lk, 75.50.Ww
Citation: O. I. Mitsek and V. M. Pushkar, ‘Orbital Glass’ Effects. 1. Permanent Magnets, Metallofiz. Noveishie Tekhnol., 44, No. 2: 141—150 (2022) (in Ukrainian)