ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
X-ray scattering, magnetism, and electrical transport studies on amorphous thin films of MnxB100−x alloys with x=52 and 48 are reported. Each alloy exhibits a low-field (5 G) static susceptibility peak (10 K, x=52; 16 K, x=48) associated with a spin-glass transition. Isothermal magnetization data (6 K) are analyzed within the random anisotropy model of Chudnovsky, Saslow, and Serota. The magnetization isotherm for the x=52 alloy is dominated at high fields (〉24 kG) by field-induced moments, while for x=48 a term (αH−1/2) arising from a ferromagnet with a wandering axis prevails to the highest field strength (44 kG). Initially the electrical resistance for these Mn-B alloys decreases monotonically with decreasing temperature, reaching a minimum (Tm) at 22 K (x=52) and 45 K (x=48). For T〉Tm, a quadratic form can be effectively employed, with a negative T2 coefficient and a positive linear coefficient. The rise in resistivity for T〈Tm conforms to a −(T)1/2 law and is interpreted in terms of a disorder-induced localization transition in a correlated electron gas. Both alloys display only weakly field-dependent (to 10 kG) magnetoresistance.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.338680
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