Tailoring MAX Phase Magnetic Property Based on M-site and A-site Double Solid Solution

doi:10.15541/jim20210126

Abstract

Abstract:

The three-dimensional layered compound MAX phase has excellent mechanical property of both metals and ceramics, which is generally considered as a kind of high safety structural materials. In recent reports, V₂(Sn, A)C (A = Fe, Co, Ni and Mn) materials showed that antiferromagnetic property can be obtained by inserting the subgroup elements into A layer of MAX phase by molten salt method. However, how to further regulate magnetic properties of MAX phase through design of its crystal structure has attracted the attention of scholars in the field of spintronics and other fields. In this work, four new MAX phases of (V, Nb)₂(Sn, A)C (A = Fe, Co, Ni and Mn) were synthesized based on M/A double solid solution by molten salt method, and proved to be synthesized successfully. Magnetic property of the MAX phases was checked by SQUID (superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer). It is found that the change of Curie temperature is correlated with tetragonal ratio (c/a) and elemental composition. Changes of lattice parameters, tetragonal rate and magnetic results before and after introducing Nb element into M site were further compared. Besides, the H_c and M_r of (V, Nb)₂(Sn, Fe)C, (V, Nb)₂(Sn, Ni)C, and (V, Nb)₂(Sn, Mn)C decreased and the M_r increased compared with V₂(Sn, A)C (A = Fe, Ni, Mn) before introducing Nb element into M site. All these results were opposite after introducing Nb element into M site of V₂(Sn, Co)C which reveals the influence of M/A-site doble solid solution to the magnetic property of MAX phase, and provides a new way for tailoring magnetic property of MAX phase.

Key words: MAX phase, double solid solution, magnetic property

CLC Number:

TQ174

ZHANG Xiao, LI Youbing, CHEN Ke, DING Haoming, CHEN Lu, LI Mian, SHI Rongrong, CHAI Zhifang, HUANG Qing. Tailoring MAX Phase Magnetic Property Based on M-site and A-site Double Solid Solution[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2021, 36(12): 1247-1255.

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MAX phase	Lattice parameter			Element percentage/%				Nb element in M site/%	Magnetic element in A site/%
MAX phase	a/nm	c/nm	c/a	V	Nb	Sn	A	Nb element in M site/%	Magnetic element in A site/%
V₂(Sn, Fe)C^[23]	0.2984	1.3345	4.4718	66.84	-	22.05	11.11	-	33.50
(V, Nb)₂(Sn, Fe)C	0.3014	1.3447	4.4622	54.32	13.38	25.03	7.27	19.76	22.51
V₂(Sn, Co)C^[23]	0.2989	1.3409	4.4864	66.36	-	22.44	11.19	-	33.28
(V, Nb)₂(Sn, Co)C	0.3016	1.3419	4.4493	56.41	11.23	24.60	7.76	16.60	23.98
V₂(Sn, Ni)C^[23]	0.2985	1.3357	4.4751	67.47	-	24.36	8.16	-	25.10
(V, Nb)₂(Sn, Ni)C	0.3021	1.3413	4.4402	56.87	13.00	21.66	8.47	18.61	28.10
V₂(Sn, Mn)C^[23]	0.2982	1.3403	4.4941	66.19	-	23.07	10.74	-	31.76
(V, Nb)₂(Sn, Mn)C	0.3026	1.3509	4.4646	57.10	10.84	23.50	8.56	15.96	26.70

MAX phase	Lattice parameter			Element percentage/%				Nb element in M site/%	Magnetic element in A site/%
MAX phase	a/nm	c/nm	c/a	V	Nb	Sn	A	Nb element in M site/%	Magnetic element in A site/%
V₂(Sn, Fe)C^[23]	0.2984	1.3345	4.4718	66.84	-	22.05	11.11	-	33.50
(V, Nb)₂(Sn, Fe)C	0.3014	1.3447	4.4622	54.32	13.38	25.03	7.27	19.76	22.51
V₂(Sn, Co)C^[23]	0.2989	1.3409	4.4864	66.36	-	22.44	11.19	-	33.28
(V, Nb)₂(Sn, Co)C	0.3016	1.3419	4.4493	56.41	11.23	24.60	7.76	16.60	23.98
V₂(Sn, Ni)C^[23]	0.2985	1.3357	4.4751	67.47	-	24.36	8.16	-	25.10
(V, Nb)₂(Sn, Ni)C	0.3021	1.3413	4.4402	56.87	13.00	21.66	8.47	18.61	28.10
V₂(Sn, Mn)C^[23]	0.2982	1.3403	4.4941	66.19	-	23.07	10.74	-	31.76
(V, Nb)₂(Sn, Mn)C	0.3026	1.3509	4.4646	57.10	10.84	23.50	8.56	15.96	26.70

MAX phase	T_C	2 K			20 K			40 K
MAX phase	T_C	H_c	M_r	M_s	H_c	M_r	M_s	H_c	M_r	M_s
V₂(Sn, Fe)C	63	458	0.59	1.73	305	0.42	1.53	152	0.18	1.08
(V, Nb)₂(Sn, Fe)C	63	238	0.48	1.79	174	0.37	1.67	73	0.14	1.24
V₂(Sn, Co)C	66	314	0.34	1.19	224	0.26	1.05	113	0.12	0.79
(V, Nb)₂(Sn, Co)C	53	378	0.49	1.11	240	0.33	1.00	134	0.17	0.71
V₂(Sn, Ni)C	60	276	0.30	1.54	191	0.23	1.42	94	0.10	1.12
(V, Nb)₂(Sn, Ni)C	53	140	0.29	2.07	96	0.19	1.83	45	0.07	1.34
V₂(Sn, Mn)C	56	780	0.26	0.98	545	0.21	0.84	206	0.07	0.63
(V, Nb)₂(Sn, Mn)C	57	117	0.06	0.97	75	0.04	0.90	32	0.01	0.67

MAX phase	T_C	2 K			20 K			40 K
MAX phase	T_C	H_c	M_r	M_s	H_c	M_r	M_s	H_c	M_r	M_s
V₂(Sn, Fe)C	63	458	0.59	1.73	305	0.42	1.53	152	0.18	1.08
(V, Nb)₂(Sn, Fe)C	63	238	0.48	1.79	174	0.37	1.67	73	0.14	1.24
V₂(Sn, Co)C	66	314	0.34	1.19	224	0.26	1.05	113	0.12	0.79
(V, Nb)₂(Sn, Co)C	53	378	0.49	1.11	240	0.33	1.00	134	0.17	0.71
V₂(Sn, Ni)C	60	276	0.30	1.54	191	0.23	1.42	94	0.10	1.12
(V, Nb)₂(Sn, Ni)C	53	140	0.29	2.07	96	0.19	1.83	45	0.07	1.34
V₂(Sn, Mn)C	56	780	0.26	0.98	545	0.21	0.84	206	0.07	0.63
(V, Nb)₂(Sn, Mn)C	57	117	0.06	0.97	75	0.04	0.90	32	0.01	0.67