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Nanophase Stability In A Granular Ferh-Cu System, Radhika Barua, Felix Jiménez-Villacorta, J. E. Shield, D. Heiman, L. H. Lewis Aug 2013

Nanophase Stability In A Granular Ferh-Cu System, Radhika Barua, Felix Jiménez-Villacorta, J. E. Shield, D. Heiman, L. H. Lewis

Donald Heiman

A granular system of FeRh-based nanoprecipitates (∼10–15 nm diameter) embedded in a rapidly solidified copper ribbon matrix was found to transit from a metastable tetragonal L10 (AuCu-1-type) structure to a stable B2 (CsCl-type) structure upon annealing-induced coarsening to ∼94 nm. The hysteretic magnetic transition observed at ∼100 K develops a gradual broadening that accompanies the L10 → B2 crystal structure transition. It is proposed that the Cu matrix influences the structural and magnetic properties of the FeRh-based nanoparticles through interfacial strain and chemical effects. These results emphasize the sensitivity of the magnetostructural response of FeRh to changes in the nanostructural …


Tuning The Magnetostructural Phase Transition In Ferh Nanocomposites, Radhika Barua, Xiujuan Jiang, Felix Jiménez-Villacorta, J. Shield, D. Heiman, L. Lewis Aug 2013

Tuning The Magnetostructural Phase Transition In Ferh Nanocomposites, Radhika Barua, Xiujuan Jiang, Felix Jiménez-Villacorta, J. Shield, D. Heiman, L. Lewis

Donald Heiman

Effects of nanostructuring on the magnetostructural response of the near-equiatomic FeRh phase were investigated in nanocomposite materials synthesized by rapid solidification and subsequent annealing of an alloy of nominal atomic composition (FeRh)5Cu95. Transmission electron microscopy studies confirm attainment of a phase-separated system of nanoscaled (∼10–15 nm diameter) precipitates, consistent with FeRh embedded in a Cu matrix. These nanoprecipitates are crystallographically aligned with the coarse-grained Cu matrix and possess an L10-type (CuAu 1) structure, in contrast to the B2 (CsCl)-type structure of bulk FeRh. It is proposed that the face-centered cubic crystal structure of the …


Tuning The Magnetostructural Phase Transition In Ferh Nanocomposites, Radhika Barua, Xiujuan Jiang, Felix Jiménez-Villacorta, J. E. Shield, D. Heiman, L. H. Lewis Aug 2013

Tuning The Magnetostructural Phase Transition In Ferh Nanocomposites, Radhika Barua, Xiujuan Jiang, Felix Jiménez-Villacorta, J. E. Shield, D. Heiman, L. H. Lewis

Laura H. Lewis

Effects of nanostructuring on the magnetostructural response of the near-equiatomic FeRh phase were investigated in nanocomposite materials synthesized by rapid solidification and subsequent annealing of an alloy of nominal atomic composition (FeRh)5Cu95. Transmission electron microscopy studies confirm attainment of a phase-separated system of nanoscaled (∼10–15 nm diameter) precipitates, consistent with FeRh embedded in a Cu matrix. These nanoprecipitates are crystallographically aligned with the coarse-grained Cu matrix and possess an L10-type (CuAu 1) structure, in contrast to the B2 (CsCl)-type structure of bulk FeRh. It is proposed that the face-centered cubic crystal structure of the Cu matrix serves as a template …


Nanophase Stability In A Granular Ferh-Cu System, Radhika Barua, Felix Jiménez-Villacorta, J. E. Shield, D. Heiman, L. H. Lewis Jul 2013

Nanophase Stability In A Granular Ferh-Cu System, Radhika Barua, Felix Jiménez-Villacorta, J. E. Shield, D. Heiman, L. H. Lewis

Felix Jiménez-Villacorta

A granular system of FeRh-based nanoprecipitates (∼10–15 nm diameter) embedded in a rapidly solidified copper ribbon matrix was found to transit from a metastable tetragonal L10 (AuCu-1-type) structure to a stable B2 (CsCl-type) structure upon annealing-induced coarsening to ∼94 nm. The hysteretic magnetic transition observed at ∼100 K develops a gradual broadening that accompanies the L10 → B2 crystal structure transition. It is proposed that the Cu matrix influences the structural and magnetic properties of the FeRh-based nanoparticles through interfacial strain and chemical effects. These results emphasize the sensitivity of the magnetostructural response of FeRh to changes in the nanostructural …


Tuning The Magnetostructural Phase Transition In Ferh Nanocomposites, Radhika Barua, Xiujuan Jiang, Felix Jiménez-Villacorta, J. E. Shield, D. Heiman, L. H. Lewis Jul 2013

Tuning The Magnetostructural Phase Transition In Ferh Nanocomposites, Radhika Barua, Xiujuan Jiang, Felix Jiménez-Villacorta, J. E. Shield, D. Heiman, L. H. Lewis

Felix Jiménez-Villacorta

Effects of nanostructuring on the magnetostructural response of the near-equiatomic FeRh phase were investigated in nanocomposite materials synthesized by rapid solidification and subsequent annealing of an alloy of nominal atomic composition (FeRh)5Cu95. Transmission electron microscopy studies confirm attainment of a phase-separated system of nanoscaled (∼10–15 nm diameter) precipitates, consistent with FeRh embedded in a Cu matrix. These nanoprecipitates are crystallographically aligned with the coarse-grained Cu matrix and possess an L10-type (CuAu 1) structure, in contrast to the B2 (CsCl)-type structure of bulk FeRh. It is proposed that the face-centered cubic crystal structure of the Cu matrix serves as a template …