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American Physical Society, Physical Review B (Condensed Matter), 22(63), 2001

DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.63.224418

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Magnetic phase separation in ordered alloys

Journal article published in 2001 by Jordi Marcos, Eduard Vives ORCID, Teresa Castan
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Abstract

We present a lattice model to study the equilibrium phase diagram of ordered alloys with one magnetic component that exhibits a low temperature phase separation between paramagnetic and ferromagnetic phases. The model is constructed from the experimental facts observed in Cu$_{3-x}$AlMn$_{x}$ and it includes coupling between configurational and magnetic degrees of freedom which are appropriated for reproducing the low temperature miscibility gap. The essential ingredient for the occurrence of such a coexistence region is the development of ferromagnetic order induced by the long-range atomic order of the magnetic component. A comparative study of both mean-field and Monte Carlo solutions is presented. Moreover, the model may enable the study of the structure of the ferromagnetic domains embedded in the non-magnetic matrix. This is relevant in relation to phenomena such as magnetoresistance and paramagnetism. ; Comment: 12 pages, 11 figures, accepted in Phys. Rev. B