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High Phase-Purity and Composition-Tunable Ferromagnetic Icosahedral Quasicrystal.

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We discovered a ferromagnetic Au-Ga-Dy icosahedral quasicrystal (i QC), not only with high phase purity but also with tunable composition. The isothermal magnetization of the polycrystalline ferromagnetic i QC was… Click to show full abstract

We discovered a ferromagnetic Au-Ga-Dy icosahedral quasicrystal (i QC), not only with high phase purity but also with tunable composition. The isothermal magnetization of the polycrystalline ferromagnetic i QC was closely investigated and the mean-field-like nature of the ferromagnetic transition is elucidated. Moreover, the maximum Weiss temperature (θ_{p}) of the i QCs was found at the electrons-per-atom (e/a) ratio of 1.70 being well consistent with those of ACs, validating tunability of the magnetic properties of i QCs on the basis of θ_{p}-e/a scheme for the first time. Thus, the present work provided direct evidence that the magnetism of the i QCs depends on the e/a ratio or the Fermi energy, paving the way for future studies on various exotic magnetic textures formed on a quasiperiodic lattice through the e/a ratio.

Keywords: ferromagnetic icosahedral; phase purity; icosahedral quasicrystal; high phase

Journal Title: Physical review letters
Year Published: 2023

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