The effects of dilution on the competing exchange state in (Tb, Y)Mn2X2 (X = Ge, Si)

doi:10.1016/0921-4526(95)00142-V

Physica B: Condensed Matter

Volumes 213–214, 1 August 1995, Pages 318-320

The effects of dilution on the competing exchange state in (Tb, Y)Mn₂X₂ (X = Ge, Si)

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Abstract

Neutron-diffraction and magnetometric measurements have been performed on Tb_1−x Y_xMn₂Ge₂ (x = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) and Tb_0.9Y_0.1Mn₂Si₂. Replacement of the Tb atoms by Y decreases the ordering temperatures of Tb moments and gives an intermediate phase in (Tb, Y)Mn₂X₂ (X = Ge, Si) solid solutions.