ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Co2ScSn crystallizes with the cubic L21 Heusler structure and is an itinerant ferromagnet with Tc=238 K. X-ray diffraction measurements show that Co2−xSc1+xSn retains the L21 crystal structure with an essentially unchanged lattice constant for 0≤x≤0.15. However, Tc determined from the magnetization measurements decreases monotonically with increasing Sc concentration from 238 K for x=0 to 40 K for x=0.11, and then remains at 40 K from x=0.11 to 0.14. The electronic specific heat coefficient γ is enhanced from 13 mJ/mole-K2 for Co2ScSn (x=0) to 30 mJ/mole-K2 for x=0.13 (Co1.87Sc1.13Sn). In addition, the C/T versus T2 plot shows a leveling-off behavior at low temperatures for the x=0.13 sample. The γ enhancement and level-off behavior observed when a system approaches a magnetic instability are discussed in terms of the self-consistent renormalization theory of spin fluctuations for weak itinerant ferromagnets and nearly magnetic systems. © 1996 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.361616
