The new ternary silicides RE6Co1.67Si3 (RE = Ce, Nd, Gd, Tb, Dy) investigated by X-ray diffraction and magnetization measurements

Bernard Chevalier (1) , Etienne Gaudin (1) , François Weill (1)

1 ICMCB - Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux

These compounds crystallize in the hexagonal structure (space group P63/m) related to the Gd6Co1.67Si3-type. The magnetization measurements reveal that: (i) the cerium exhibits a trivalent state in Ce6Co1.67Si3 but no magnetic ordering is evidenced above 1.8 K;...

Mots clés: Rare earth alloys; Rare earth compounds; Magnetization; X-ray diffraction

Domaines: Matériaux

Bernard Chevalier, Etienne Gaudin, François Weill. The new ternary silicides RE6Co1.67Si3 (RE = Ce, Nd, Gd, Tb, Dy) investigated by X-ray diffraction and magnetization measurements. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2007, 442 (1-2), pp.149-151. ⟨10.1016/j.jallcom.2006.06.111⟩. ⟨hal-00159492⟩