J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 65, pp. 348-350 (1996) [3 Pages]
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High-Resolution Neutron Powder Diffraction Study of Dy 2Fe 9Al 8 at 65 K

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1Materials Science Research Center, National Atomic Energy Agency, Kawasan PUSPIPTEK, Serpong, Tangerang, Indonesia2State Key Lab., Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100080, China3Neutron Scattering Laboratory, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-11

High-resolution neutron powder diffraction study of Dy 2 Fe 9 Al 8 has been carried out at 65 K. The crystallographic parameters and magnetic moments were determined by Rietveld profile fitting calculation. The results showed that Dy 2 Fe 9 Al 8 crystallized in the rhombohedral Th 2 Zn 17 type structure. The aluminum atoms were distributed randomly at positions 18f, 18h and 6c. The magnetic moments of all iron atoms were parallel to the six-fold axis and couple antiferromagnetically to the moment of Dy.

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