Theoretical Study of the Rare Earth Compounds Lafe<sub>13-X</sub>t<sub>x</sub> (T= Cr, Cu, Ga, Mn, Ni) and Curie Temperature Variation
- 1 Jiangxi Blue Sky University, Nanchang 330098, PR China
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Abstract
The phase stability and site preference of the intermetallics LaFe<sub>13-x</sub>T<sub>x</sub> (T=Cr, Cu, Ga, Mn, Ni) with NaZn<sub>13</sub>-type structure have been investigated by lattice inversion potentials. The calculated results indicate that each of the stabilizing elements Cr and Mn significantly decreases the cohesive energy of LaFe<sub>13-x</sub>T<sub>x</sub> and plays a role in stabilizing the 1:13 structure. The calculated lattice parameters of LaFe<sub>13-x</sub>T<sub>x</sub> (T=Al, Si) compounds are in good agreement with the experimental data. Qualitative analyses are carried out on the behavior of the Curie temperature and magnetocrystalline anisotropy. All the results indicate that the pair potentials based on the lattice inversion method can effectively give a deeper insight into the structure and property of complex materials.
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