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Magnetism Of Hexagonal Mn1.5X0.5Sn (X = Cr, Mn, Fe, Co) Nanomaterials, R Fuglsby, Parashu Kharel, Wenyong Zhang, Shah R. Valloppilly, Yung Huh, David J. Sellmyer
Magnetism Of Hexagonal Mn1.5X0.5Sn (X = Cr, Mn, Fe, Co) Nanomaterials, R Fuglsby, Parashu Kharel, Wenyong Zhang, Shah R. Valloppilly, Yung Huh, David J. Sellmyer
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Mn1.5X0.5Sn (X = Cr, Mn, Fe, Co) nanomaterials in the hexagonal Ni2In-type crystal structure have been prepared using arc-melting and melt spinning. All the rapidly quenched Mn1.5X0.5Sn alloys show moderate saturation magnetizations with the highest value of 458 emu/cm3 for Mn1.5Fe0.5Sn, but their Curie temperatures are less than 300K. All samples except the Cr containing one show spin-glass-like behavior at low temperature. The magnetic anisotropy constants calculated from the high-field magnetization curves at 100K are on the order of 1 Merg/cm3. The vacuum annealing of the ribbons at 550 C significantly improved their magnetic properties with the Curie temperature increasing …
Synthesis And Magnetism Of Single-Phase Mn-Ga Films, Wenyong Zhang, Parashu Kharel, Shah R. Valloppilly, Ralph A. Skomski, David J. Sellmyer
Synthesis And Magnetism Of Single-Phase Mn-Ga Films, Wenyong Zhang, Parashu Kharel, Shah R. Valloppilly, Ralph A. Skomski, David J. Sellmyer
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Single-phase noncubic Mn-Ga films with a thickness of about 200 nm were fabricated by an in situ annealing of [Mn(x)/Ga(y)/Mn(x)]5 multilayers deposited by e-beam evaporation. Mn-Ga alloys prepared in three different compositions Mn2Ga5 and Mn2Ga were found to crystallize in the tetragonal tP14 and tP2 structures, respectively. Mn3Ga crystallizes in the hexagonal hp8 or tetragonal tI8 structures. All three alloys show substantial magnetocrystalline anisotropy between 7 and 10 Mergs/cm3. The samples show hard magnetic properties including coercivities of Mn2Ga5 and Mn2Ga about 12.0 kOe and of Mn3Ga about 13.4 kOe. The saturation magnetization and Curie temperature of Mn2Ga5, Mn2Ga, and …
Enhancement Of Curie Temperature In Mn2rusn By Co Substitution, A Nelson, Parashu Kharel, Yung Huh, R Fuglsby, J Guenther, Wenyong Zhang, B Staten, Pavel V. Lukashev, David J. Sellmyer
Enhancement Of Curie Temperature In Mn2rusn By Co Substitution, A Nelson, Parashu Kharel, Yung Huh, R Fuglsby, J Guenther, Wenyong Zhang, B Staten, Pavel V. Lukashev, David J. Sellmyer
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The Co-substituted Mn2RuSn nanomaterials, namely, Mn2Ru0.5Co0.5Sn and Mn2Ru0.35Co0.65Sn have been synthesized and investigated. The presence of Co in the Mn2RuSn (a¼6.21A ° ) decreased the lattice parameter, where a¼6.14A ° and 6.12A ° for the as prepared Mn2Ru0.5Co0.5Sn and Mn2Ru0.35Co0.65Sn, respectively. The samples show a ferrimagnetic spin order with relatively small coercivities, similar to those of soft magnetic materials. There is a substantial increase in the Curie temperature (Tc¼448K for Mn2Ru0.5Co0.5Sn and 506K for Mn2Ru0.35Co0.65Sn) of Mn2RuSn (Tc¼272.1 K) due to Co substitution, which is a result of strengthening of the positive exchange interaction in this material. These materials are …
Novel Structures And Physics Of Nanomagnets (Invited), David J. Sellmyer, Balamurugan Balamurugan, Bhaskar Das, P Murherjee, Ralph A. Skomski, George C. Hadjipanayis
Novel Structures And Physics Of Nanomagnets (Invited), David J. Sellmyer, Balamurugan Balamurugan, Bhaskar Das, P Murherjee, Ralph A. Skomski, George C. Hadjipanayis
David Sellmyer Publications
Nanoscale magnets with characteristic dimensions in the range of 1–100 nm are important in several areas of nanoscience and technology. First, this length scale spans the typical important dimensions of exchange lengths and domain-wall widths, which means that significant control of magnetic properties can be obtained by varying grain or particle dimensions. Second, the nonequilibrium synthetic processes used for clusters, particles, and films, often lead to new real-space crystal structures with completely novel spin structures and magnetic properties. Third, a basic-science challenge in this class of matter involves the spin-polarized quantum mechanics of many-electron systems containing 10–10 000 atoms. Finally, …
Magnetism Of Ta Dichalcogenide Monolayers Tuned By Strain And Hydrogenation, Priyanka Manchanda, Vinit Sharma, Hongbin Yu, David J. Sellmyer, Ralph A. Skomski
Magnetism Of Ta Dichalcogenide Monolayers Tuned By Strain And Hydrogenation, Priyanka Manchanda, Vinit Sharma, Hongbin Yu, David J. Sellmyer, Ralph A. Skomski
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The effects of strain and hydrogenation on the electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of monolayers of Ta based dichalcogenides (TaX2; X=S, Se, and Te) are investigated using densityfunctional theory. We predict a complex scenario of strain-dependent magnetic phase transitions involving paramagnetic, ferromagnetic, and modulated antiferromagnetic states. Covering one of the two chalcogenide surfaces with hydrogen switches the antiferromagnetic/nonmagnetic TaX2 monolayers to a semiconductor, and the optical behavior strongly depends on strain and hydrogenation. Our research opens pathways towards the manipulation of magnetic as well as optical properties for future spintronics and optoelectronics applications
Magnetism Of Fept Nanoclusters In Polyimide, Mircea Chipara, Tom George, Yingfan Xu, Ralph Skmoski, Lanping Yue, Nasar Ali, David J. Sellmyer
Magnetism Of Fept Nanoclusters In Polyimide, Mircea Chipara, Tom George, Yingfan Xu, Ralph Skmoski, Lanping Yue, Nasar Ali, David J. Sellmyer
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FePt nanoclusters have been implanted onto polyimide films and subjected to thermal annealing in order to obtain a special magnetic phase (L10) dispersed within the polymer. SQUID measurements quantified the magnetic features of the as-prepared and annealed hybrid films. As-implanted FePt nanoparticles in polyimide films exhibited a blocking temperature of 70 ± 5K. Thermal annealing in zero and 10 kOe applied magnetic field increased the magnetic anisotropy and coercivity of the samples. Wide Angle X-Ray Scattering confirmed the presence of FePt and L10 phase. All samples (as deposited and annealed) exhibited electron spin resonance spectra consisting of two overlapping lines. …
Unusual Spin Correlations In A Nanomagnet, Balamurugan Balasubramanian, Priyanka Manchanda, Ralph Skomski, Pinaki Mukherjee, Bhaskar Das, T A. George, George C. Hadjipanayis, David J. Sellmyer
Unusual Spin Correlations In A Nanomagnet, Balamurugan Balasubramanian, Priyanka Manchanda, Ralph Skomski, Pinaki Mukherjee, Bhaskar Das, T A. George, George C. Hadjipanayis, David J. Sellmyer
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We show how atomic-scale exchange phenomena can be controlled and exploited in nanoscale itinerant magnets to substantially improve magnetic properties. Cluster-deposition experiments, first-principle simulations, and analytical calculations are used to demonstrate the effect in Co2Si nanoclusters, which have average sizes varying from about 0.6 to 29.5 nm. The cluster-deposited nanoparticles exhibit average magnetic moments of up to 0.70 lB/Co at 10K and 0.49 lB/Co at 300K with appreciable magnetocrystalline anisotropies, in sharp contrast to the nearly vanishing bulk magnetization. The underlying spin correlations and associated cluster-size dependence of the magnetization are explained by a surface induced ferromagnetic spin polarization with …