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Abstract
Localization and magnetism of Fe replacing either Mn or Ni in the Ni2Mn1.44Sn0.56-type Heusler alloy have been systematically investigated using magnetization, scanning electron microscopy and Mössbauer spectroscopy. It has been shown that the addition of Fe either in Mn or in Ni sites reduces the fraction of the Mn-rich NiMnSn-type Heusler alloys that has short-range antiferromagnetic interactions; consequently it reduces the martensitic–austenitic transition temperature and increases the thermal hysteresis width due to an increase in atomic disorder caused by Fe replacements. The Fe atoms in Mn sites have two magnetic configurations with magnetic moments of 0.8μB/Fe and 1.4μB/Fe in the martensitic orthorhombic structure, while Fe in Ni sites have magnetic moments smaller than 0.1μB/Fe. These results indicate that the Fe atoms are distinctly substituting either Mn or Ni and the decrease in the martensitic phase transition temperature for increasing Fe content can be mainly attributed to the Fe atoms in the Mn sites in both cases.
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