Understanding Magnetic Exchange Interactions by the Pressure Dependent Curie Temperature in FeCoNiCuMn High Entropy Alloys

Alice Perrin, Scott McCall, Michael McElfresh, David E. Laughlin, Michael E. McHenry

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Abstract

We report the pressure (P) dependent Curie temperature, Tc (P) in a FeCoNiCuMn high entropy alloy (HEA). We analyze Tc (P) in terms of d-orbital contraction to explain changes in magnetic exchange interactions (Jex). Considerations of the d-radius contraction inferred from the composition dependence of Tc in γ-Fe-Ni are combined with experimental data for P-dependent lattice constants and magnetic measurements of Tc (P), to calculate contributions of atomic spacing and d-orbital radii to Jex. We show the d-orbital contraction with P captures most of the Tc variation in this alloy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)617-622
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion
Volume42
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2021
Externally publishedYes

Funding

The authors acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through Grant DMR-1709247. The authors also acknowledge use of the Data Storage Systems Center at CMU. We thank Alex Leary at NASA Glenn Space Center for measurement assistance. Work at LLNL prepared under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344 and was supported by the LLNL-LDRD Program under Project No. 20-ER-059. The authors acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through Grant DMR-1709247. The authors also acknowledge use of the Data Storage Systems Center at CMU. We thank Alex Leary at NASA Glenn Space Center for measurement assistance. Work at LLNL prepared under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344 and was supported by the LLNL-LDRD Program under Project No. 20-ER-059.

FundersFunder number
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory20-ER-059
National Science FoundationDMR-1709247, DE-AC52-07NA27344
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Carnegie Mellon University

    Keywords

    • calculations
    • experimental phase equilibria
    • first principles
    • material properties
    • metallic alloys
    • multicomponent
    • solid solution

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