Magnetic and Electronic Structure of Rare-Earth Intermetallics and Alloys
This community investigates the fundamental magnetic ordering, electronic behavior, and phase stability of intermetallic compounds and alloys, with a specific focus on rare-earth metals and their interactions with transition elements.
The work centers on determining crystal structures and magnetic orderings using neutron scattering, diffraction, and reflectometry. Researchers frequently analyze phase diagrams, thermodynamic properties, and electronic structures in ternary systems and solid solutions. Key materials include rare-earth intermetallics, heavy fermion compounds, and thin films. Specific applications identified in the literature include rare-earth oxyhydrides for photochromic transmittance control and rare-earth nitrides for cryogenic electronics. The investigation often involves studying spin dynamics, magnetic fields, and structural transitions under varying temperature and pressure conditions.
The community contributes most significantly to research on Europium, accounting for 4.1% of all tracked Europium research, and Gadolinium, representing 1.9% of that element’s output. Nickel research also forms a substantial portion of the community, comprising 1,879 papers. The community publishes primarily in Physical Review B, Journal of Applied Physics, and Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials.
The community comprises 29,782 papers. Recent work continues to explore pressure-induced structural evolution in rare-earth high-entropy alloys, the magnetic design principles in quasicrystals, and the valence states of Europium in intermetallic compounds.