Analysis of magnetic structures of iron nitrides by Landau's theory of second-order phase transitions

The magnetic structures of iron nitrides are studied by Landau's theory of second-order phase transitions. It is found that the magnetization direction of ɛ-Fe3N must be parallel to the c-axis of the hexagonal structure, which may conclude the debates on the easy axes of ɛ-Fe3N in this field. T...

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Main Authors: H. N. Fang, R. Zhang, B. Liu, Z. K. Tao, M. W. Xiao, X. F. Wang, Z. L. Xie, X. Q. Xiu, Y. D. Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2013-07-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://link.aip.org/link/doi/10.1063/1.4817589