Abstract
The ternary full Heusler alloy nanoparticle Fe2CrSi compounds were prepared using mechanical alloy method. The as-prepared sample was observed as amorphous in nature and further increases various annealing temperatures (like 700 °C, 800 °C, and 900 °C) in nitrogen gas atmosphere for 5 h in tubular furnace using quartz tube. X-ray diffraction studies confirmed the formation of Cu2MnAl-type structure instead of the conventional L21 disordered structure. Through Williamson-Hall plot (W-H plot), the uniform deformation model was used to get low value of strain-induced broadening. In the surface morphology, elemental composition studies were carried out using HRSEM with EDS. The presence of Fe2CrSi with the particle size of ~ 35 nm was also observed using high-resolution scanning electron microscopy and elemental composition study confirmed the presence of Fe, Cr, and Si. The magnetic properties of Fe2CrSi nanoparticles were studied showing ferromagnetic behavior and low coercivity of soft magnetic nature. Half metallic ferromagnetic Heusler alloys have wide range of applications from medical imaging to data storage for its profound performance on spintronics.
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