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Published on: June 7, 2018
Magnetic X-ray absorption fine structure for Ni-Mn alloys
T Miyanaga1, T Okazaki, R Murako
1Faculty of Science and Technology, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki Aomori, Japan. takaf@cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
Magnetic X-ray absorption fine-structure (XAFS) spectra have been measured for Ni-Mn alloys. The magnetic XAFS in the near-edge region (X-ray absorption near-edge structure, XANES) and X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) of the Mn and Ni K-edge for Ni(1-x)Mn(x) (x = 0.25, 0.24 and 0.20) show that (i) the local magnetic structure around the Mn atom is quite different from that around the Ni atom, and (ii) the peak intensity in the magnetic XANES of the Mn K-edge depends on the magnetization of the sample in contrast to the Ni K-edge. The Mn K-edge magnetic EXAFS (extended XAFS) for Ni(0.76)Mn(0.24) is also measured. The second and fourth peaks in the Fourier transform are observed to be enhanced in comparison with the non-magnetic EXAFS, indicating that the second- and fourth-shell Ni atoms are replaced by Mn atoms due to heat treatment (atomic ordering). Semi-relativistic theoretical calculation explains the observed magnetic EXAFS.
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