Résumé/Détails

Magnetostructural correlations in cylindrite-based materials

Salyer, Pamela A.   The University of Texas at El Paso ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  1999. 9959918.

Résumé (récapitulatif)

The mineral cylindrite (nominal composition FePb3Sn4 Sb2S14) is a layered chalcogenide with an unusual cylindrical morphology that occupies an important role in the search for new magnetic materials. The primary aim of this project is to characterize the magnetic properties of cylindrite, and to use the characterization to understand its structural and compositional variances. Due to its inherent curvature and incommensurate sublattices, the structure of cylindrite has historically proven difficult to solve, and the exact atomic positions are unknown. This work capitalizes on cylindrite's Fe content as a unique opportunity to further understand its structure and composition through magnetism. Magnetic investigations (both powder and single crystal) have been carried out on four separate specimens of cylindrite. The magnetic ion is confirmed as a six-coordinate, Fe +2, d6 ion with a high spin (S = 2) ground state of t2g 4eg2. Temperature dependent susceptibility (χ vs. T) studies reveal differences in magnetic behavior that can be attributed to cylinder aspect ratio (i.e., length/diameter = 2−10). Notably, a correlation between the cylinder aspect ratio and the magnetic anisotropy below 60 K is attributed to the chemistry of Fe+2 in cylindrite's lattice. A scheme invoking crystallographic relationships similar in concept to anti-ferrodistortive ordering enables the single-ion anisotropies (χ// and χ) for the Fe+2 ions in cylindrite to be deduced from the calculated average magnetic susceptibility (χavg). The magnetic studies, in combination with compositional analyses (i.e., Energy-Dispersive Spectrometry (EDS), Wavelength-Dispersive Spectrometry (WDS)) have led to several magnetostructural correlations and the proposal of a magnetic model for cylindrite-based structures.

Indexation (données)


Sujet
Materials science
Classification
0794: Materials science
Identificateur / mot-clé
Applied sciences; Cylindrite; Magnetostructural
Titre
Magnetostructural correlations in cylindrite-based materials
Auteur
Salyer, Pamela A.
Nombre de pages
342
Date du diplôme
1999
Code de l'école
0459
Source
DAI-B 61/02, Dissertation Abstracts International
Lieu de publication
Ann Arbor
Pays de publication
United States
ISBN
978-0-599-63228-8
Directeur de thèse
Haar, Leonard W. ter
Université/institution
The University of Texas at El Paso
Emplacement de l'université
United States -- Texas
Diplôme
Ph.D.
Type de source
Thèse ou mémoire
Langue
Anglais
Type de document
Dissertation/Thesis
Numéro de la thèse/du mémoire
9959918
ID de document ProQuest
304549962
Copyright
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/unauthdocview/304549962