Issue 23, 2017

Non-conventional synthesis and magnetic properties of MAX phases (Cr/Mn)2AlC and (Cr/Fe)2AlC

Abstract

A few years after the theoretical prediction of magnetic MAX phases, a number of such materials have been experimentally reported, especially in the form of thin films. Yet, due to a relatively small number of studies, we have only just begun to discover the intriguing magnetic properties that are associated with this class of materials. The preparation of bulk MAX phases with later transition metals has been proven to be particularly challenging. Consequentially, there is a great need to develop synthetic strategies to obtain the respective materials in suitable quantities for magnetic investigations. Here, bulk Mn- and Fe-substituted Cr2AlC are prepared using non-conventional synthesis methods such as microwave heating and spark plasma sintering. Synchrotron X-ray diffraction coupled with detailed elemental analyses is used to confirm the successful doping of the MAX phase with the later transition metals as well as to elucidate the microstructure of the obtained dense materials. 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy data are presented showing signals of the doped MAX phase and Fe-containing secondary phases. Based on PPMS and SQUID measurements the non-trivial magnetic behavior of the obtained samples is discussed in the context of the existing studies.

Graphical abstract: Non-conventional synthesis and magnetic properties of MAX phases (Cr/Mn)2AlC and (Cr/Fe)2AlC

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Jan 2017
Accepted
11 Apr 2017
First published
12 Apr 2017

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2017,5, 5700-5708

Non-conventional synthesis and magnetic properties of MAX phases (Cr/Mn)2AlC and (Cr/Fe)2AlC

C. M. Hamm, J. D. Bocarsly, G. Seward, U. I. Kramm and C. S. Birkel, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2017, 5, 5700 DOI: 10.1039/C7TC00112F

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