Abstract
This paper reviews recent inelastic neutron scattering experiments performed to study the spin dynamics of two amorphous invar systems: Fe100-xBx and Fe90-xNixZr10. As in crystalline invar Fe65Ni35 and Fe3Pt, the excitation of conventional long-wavelength spin waves in these amorphous systems cannot account for the relatively rapid change of their magnetization with temperature. These results are discussed in terms of additional low-lying excitations which apparently have a density of states similar to the spin waves.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 211-218 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter |
Volume | 161 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1990 |
Funding
It is a pleasure to acknowledge my collaborators J.W. Lynn, J.J. Rhyne and G.E. Fish. The work at ORNL was supported by US DOE under contract DE-AC05840R21400, with Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.