Publication at Faculty of Mathematics and Physics |
2023
Abstract
Intermetallic compound Dy6Ni2.43Sn0.5 was prepared by arc melting and annealing at 873 K. It was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, differential thermal analysis, and electron probe microanalysis.
The crystal structure of low temperature Dy6Ni2.43Sn0.5 phase belongs to the orthorhombic Ho6Co2Ga structure type (space group Immm, a = 0.93116(1) nm, b = 0.94993(1) nm, c = 0.98947(1) nm). Crystal structure refinements showed the deviation from the ideal 6:2:1 stoichiometry corresponding to the formula Dy6Ni2.43Sn0.5.
It exhibits a sequence of magnetic phase transitions; antiferromagnetic ordering sets in at 60 K, while further order-order magnetic phase transitions take place at lower temperatures.