Abstract

A Y 2Fe 15Cr 2 single crystal with the Th 2Ni 17-type structure has been prepared by the Czochralski method and investigated by means of Laue back-reflection, metallographic observation, X-ray diffraction, the singular point detection technique and magnetic measurements. A magnetohistory effect has been observed at a low temperature. Magnetization curves have been measured along the easy and hard directions in fields up to 6.5 T. The saturation magnetization and magnetocrystalline anisotropy field decrease with increasing temperature. The experimental magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant is in good agreement with the calculation results on first approximation.

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