Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 1999, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (5): 877-879.

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THE SYNTHESIS AND MAGNETOSTRICTION OF P rx Ce 1 x Fe 2 COMPOUNDS

Y.X.Li,G.Z.Xu,J.P.Qu,F.G.Liu and B.W.Wang Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130,China C.C.Tang.G.H.Wu and W.S.Zhan State Key Laboratory for Magnetism, Institute of Physics,CAS, Beijing 100080,China C.Zhao Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072,China S.X.Gao Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050091,China   

  • Received:1999-10-25 Revised:1999-10-25 Online:1999-10-25 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: The synthesis and magnetic properties of Pr xCe 1 x Fe 2 have been investigated. The forma tion of Pr xCe 1 x Fe 2 is found to depend strongly on annealing temperature. Pure single phase compound can be synthesized at ambient pressure when x≤0 5. The main phase of the Laves structure can still be observed up to x=0 8. Magnetostriction increases with in creasing x and a largest saturation magnetostriction 200 ppm is observed for x=0.5.

Key words: magnetostriction, rare earth iron, Laves phase