Abstract
In the present paper magnetic and magnetostrictive properties of Tb(Fe1−xGax)2 (x=0–0.2) compounds were investigated. It was found that the iron moment of the compounds does not seem to vary much for x≤0.12. The Curie temperatures of the compounds decrease continuously by substituting Ga for Fe, which was attributed to the decrease of the R-T coupling strength due to Ga substitution. The intersublattice coupling constant JRFe was evaluated by molecular field model. The decrease of JRFe with increasing Ga content was found and related to the decrease of the number of the Tb-Fe interaction pairs when replacing Fe with Ga. By using an x-ray diffractometer the samples were step scanned with Cu radiation at a higher Bragg angle 2θ ranging from 71° to 74° to study the cubic (440) reflection. The splitting of (440) reflection for X≤1.2 was clearly seen and the easy direction magnetostriction λ111 of the compounds was calculated. It was found that λ111 decreases with increasing Ga content. This was attributed to the decrease of magnetic properties of the compounds. The polycrystal magnetostriction λs of the compounds has also been studied.
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