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A recent experimental study (Phys. Rev. Appl. 9, 024023, 2018) on paramagnetic CeCo$_3$ finds that Magnesium alloying induces a ferromagnetic transition with intrinsic properties large enough for permanent magnet applications. Here we…
The Ce$_{3-x}$Mg$_x$Co$_{9}$ system evolves from a Pauli paramagnetic ground state for $x = 0$ to a ferromagnetic ground state for $x\approx0.80$ in single phase, polycrystalline samples [Phys. Rev. Applied 9, 024023 (2018)]. In order to…
To explore the possibility of quantum phase transitions and even quantum criticality in LaCrSb$_3$ based compounds, we performed measurements under pressure as well as a vanadium substitution study. The Curie temperature of LaCrSb$_3$ was…
One of the possible approaches to decrease the demand for critical elements such as rare earths is to develop new sustainable magnets. Iron-based materials are suitable for gap magnets applications since iron is the most abundant…
The Fe$_5$PB$_2$ compound offers tunable magnetic properties via the possibility of various combinations of substitutions on the Fe and P-sites. Here, we present a combined computational and experimental study of the magnetic properties of…
Pronounced anisotropy of magnetic properties and complex magnetic order of a new oxi-halide compound Co7(TeO3)4Br6 has been investigated by powder and single crystal neutron diffraction, magnetization and ac susceptibility techniques.…
Recently, two-dimensional ferromagnetism in the family of Chromium compounds $\rm CrXTe_3 (X=Si, Ge)$ has attracted a broad research interest. Despite the structural similarity in $\rm CrTe_6$ octahedra, the size effect of inserted Ge or Si…
Highly anisotropic properties of CeIr$_3$Si$_2$ have been observed by the magnetization $M$($B$), electrical resistivity $\rho$, and specific heat measurements on a single-crystalline sample. This compound with an orthorhombic structure…
A detailed study of the electronic transport and magnetic properties of Fe$_{1-x}$Cu$_x$Cr$_2$S$_4$ ($x \leq 0.5$) on single crystals is presented. The resistivity is investigated for $2 \leq T \leq 300$ K in magnetic fields up to 14 Tesla…
We report experimental studies on enhancing the magnetoelectric (ME) coupling of Co$_4$Nb$_2$O$_9$ by substitution of non-magnetic metal Mg for Co. A series of single crystal Co$_{4-x}$Mg$_x$Nb$_2$O$_9$ (x=0, 1, 2, 3) with a single-phase…
Materials based on the Sm-Co system exhibit remarkable magnetic performance due to their high Curie temperature, large saturation magnetization, and strong magnetic anisotropy, which are the result of the electronic structure in Co and Sm…
A partial substitution of Sm by Ce can have drastic effects on the magnetic performance, because it will introduce strain in the structure and breaks the lattice symmetry in a way that enhances the contribution of the Co atoms to…
Single crystals of (Nd1-xCex)2Fe14B are grown out of Fe-(Nd,Ce) flux. Chemical and structural analysis of the crystals indicates that (Nd1-xCex)2Fe14B forms a solid solution until at least x = 0.38 with a Vegard-like variation of the…
As one of typical layered structures, antiferromagnetic CuCrP$_{2}$S$_{6}$ single crystal has high potential for magnetoelectric devices and spintronic multi-terminal chips due to its unique magnetic anisotropy. However, to tune the…
We have investigated the electronic and magnetic properties of Co$_{1-{\rm x}}$Fe$_{\rm x}$Sb$_{3}$ skutterudites from density functional theory and Monte Carlo simulations. We find that above a certain threshold in the Fe concentration,…
By performing density functional calculations, we find a giant magnetocrystalline anisotropy (MCA) constant in abundant element cerium (Ce) substituted M-type hexaferrite, in the energetically favorable strontium site, assisted by a quantum…
We report synthesis of hexagonal LaVxCr1-xGe3 (x = 0-0.21, 1.00) single crystals, and present a systematic study of this series by measurements of temperature and field dependent magnetic susceptibility, magnetization, resistivity, and…
Single-crystal growth, magnetic properties, and magnetocaloric effect of the $S = 3/2$ kagome ferromagnet Li$_9$Cr$_3$(P$_2$O$_7$)$_3$(PO$_4$)$_2$ (trigonal, space group: $P\bar{3}c1$) are reported. Magnetization data suggest dominant…
Single crystals of $R$Mg$_{2}$Cu$_{9}$ ($R$=Y, Ce-Nd, Gd-Dy, Yb) were grown using a high-temperature solution growth technique and were characterized by measurements of room-temperature x-ray diffraction, temperature-dependent specific heat…
Crystallographic and magnetic properties of Fe5PB2, Fe4CoPB2, Fe4MnPB2, Fe5SiB2, Fe4CoSiB2, and Fe4MnSiB2 are reported. All adopt the tetragonal Cr5B3 structure-type and are ferromagnetic at room temperature with easy axis of magnetization…