Abstract
Unlimited solid solution Fe 1-xCo xGa 3 was prepared from Ga flux. Its crystal structure was refined for Fe 0.5Co 0.5Ga 3 (P4 2/mnm, a=6.2436(9), c=6.4654(13), Z=4) and showed no ordering of the metal atoms. A combination of the electronic band structure calculations within the density functional theory (DFT) approach and 69,71Ga nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) spectroscopy clearly shows that the Fe-Fe and Co-Co dumbbells are preferred to the Fe-Co dumbbells in the crystals structure. The band structure features a band gap of about 0.4 eV, with the Fermi level crossing peaks of a substantial density of electronic states above the gap for x>0. The solid solution is metallic for x>0.025. The study of the nuclear spin-lattice relaxation shows that the rate of the relaxation, 1/T 1, is very sensitive to the Co concentration and correlates well with the square of the density of states at the Fermi level, N 2(E F).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 361-368 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Solid State Chemistry |
Volume | 194 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Oct 1 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry