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Structure determination and magnetic properties of the Mn-doped MAX phase Cr2GaC

Siebert, Jan P. ; Mallett, Shayna ; Juelsholt, Mikkel ; Pazniak, Hanna ; Wiedwald, Ulf ; Page, Katharine ; Birkel, Christina S. (2021)
Structure determination and magnetic properties of the Mn-doped MAX phase Cr2GaC.
In: Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 5 (16)
doi: 10.1039/d1qm00454a
Artikel, Bibliographie

Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

Introducing magnetic elements into the structure of layered ternary transition metal-based carbides that belong to the family of MAX phases has led to various intriguing phenomena, such as magnetic ordering close to or even above room temperature and structural changes accompanying magnetic transitions. However, synthesizing manganese-or even iron-containing-MAX phases has proven to be extremely challenging as a result of the intrinsic structural instability at higher electron counts of the later transition metals as well as the favored formation of thermodynamically stable competing phases. Owing to the available kinetic control over the reaction product coupled with (atomically) precise growth techniques, the thin film community has taken the lead in the synthesis of MAX phases that exhibit magnetic ordering. Producing bulk samples of sufficient quality to study the complex magnetic properties of Mn-containing MAX phase compounds poses a major obstacle, particularly if conventional high-temperature methods are used that promote the formation of stable side phases. Using a milder wet chemical-based approach, we have synthesized Mn-containing solid solutions of MAX phase Cr2GaC with Mn amounts ranging from 2 to 20 at in the M-layers. The resulting (Cr1-xMnx)2GaC (x = 0.02-0.2) particles are structurally characterized using X-ray and neutron powder diffractometry, as well as scanning transmission electron microscopy to enable detailed magnetometry studies. We demonstrate that low amounts of Mn on the Cr site do not induce magnetic ordering, and a sample with a Mn content of x = 0.20 is also predominantly paramagnetic. Taking all side phases into account, locally ordered parts of the MAX phase could explain the magnetic order we observe at elevated temperatures.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2021
Autor(en): Siebert, Jan P. ; Mallett, Shayna ; Juelsholt, Mikkel ; Pazniak, Hanna ; Wiedwald, Ulf ; Page, Katharine ; Birkel, Christina S.
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: Structure determination and magnetic properties of the Mn-doped MAX phase Cr2GaC
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 22 Juni 2021
Verlag: Royal Society of Chemistry
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Materials Chemistry Frontiers
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 5
(Heft-)Nummer: 16
DOI: 10.1039/d1qm00454a
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

Introducing magnetic elements into the structure of layered ternary transition metal-based carbides that belong to the family of MAX phases has led to various intriguing phenomena, such as magnetic ordering close to or even above room temperature and structural changes accompanying magnetic transitions. However, synthesizing manganese-or even iron-containing-MAX phases has proven to be extremely challenging as a result of the intrinsic structural instability at higher electron counts of the later transition metals as well as the favored formation of thermodynamically stable competing phases. Owing to the available kinetic control over the reaction product coupled with (atomically) precise growth techniques, the thin film community has taken the lead in the synthesis of MAX phases that exhibit magnetic ordering. Producing bulk samples of sufficient quality to study the complex magnetic properties of Mn-containing MAX phase compounds poses a major obstacle, particularly if conventional high-temperature methods are used that promote the formation of stable side phases. Using a milder wet chemical-based approach, we have synthesized Mn-containing solid solutions of MAX phase Cr2GaC with Mn amounts ranging from 2 to 20 at in the M-layers. The resulting (Cr1-xMnx)2GaC (x = 0.02-0.2) particles are structurally characterized using X-ray and neutron powder diffractometry, as well as scanning transmission electron microscopy to enable detailed magnetometry studies. We demonstrate that low amounts of Mn on the Cr site do not induce magnetic ordering, and a sample with a Mn content of x = 0.20 is also predominantly paramagnetic. Taking all side phases into account, locally ordered parts of the MAX phase could explain the magnetic order we observe at elevated temperatures.

Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften
11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Materialwissenschaft
11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Materialwissenschaft > Fachgebiet Theorie magnetischer Materialien
07 Fachbereich Chemie
07 Fachbereich Chemie > Eduard Zintl-Institut > Fachgebiet Anorganische Chemie
Hinterlegungsdatum: 05 Okt 2022 06:22
Letzte Änderung: 06 Okt 2022 07:41
PPN: 499901800
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