Random magnetic anisotropy in a new compound Sm2AgSi3

Baidyanath Sahu, R. Djoumessi Fobasso, André M. Strydom

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Abstract

We report the experimental study on the structural and magnetic properties of a new ternary intermetallic compound Sm2AgSi3. The properties of the sample were investigated in detail by X-ray diffraction, dc–magnetization, and heat capacity measurements. The polycrystalline compound of Sm2AgSi3 crystallizes in the ThSi2-type tetragonal structure (space group I41/amd). The temperature dependent dc–magnetization and heat capacity results demonstrate that the compound undergoes ferromagnetic behaviour with a Curie temperature (TC) of 14 K. The large coercive field in hysteresis loops and the thermomagnetic irreversibility in the ferromagnetic region revealed that the compound exhibits a large magnetic anisotropy. The magnitude of the applied field and the coercivity obtained from the M-H loops corroborate with the thermomagnetic irreversibility in the magnetization data. The magnetic contribution of the heat capacity reveals a broad Schottky–type anomaly above TC, due to the presence of the crystal electric field effect of Sm3+ in Sm2AgSi3.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-5
Number of pages5
JournalCurrent Applied Physics
Volume45
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2023

Keywords

  • Ferromagnet
  • Magnetic anisotropy
  • Schottky peak
  • Thermomagnetic irreversibility

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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