Type-II antiferromagnetism in compounds of iron with 4d metals

Abstract

Previous first-principles calculations on the magnetic phases of nine FeX and (Formula presented)XY compounds in the CsCl structure, where X and Y are 4d elements from Tc to Ag, are extended to include type-II as well as type-I antiferromagnetism. The antiferromagnetism of FeRh and (Formula presented)RuRh is greatly enhanced in the type-II phase and FeRu in the type-II phase becomes the fifth such compound with an antiferromagnetic ground state. However in the weaker antiferromagnets FePd and (Formula presented)RhPd the equilibrium state of the type-II phase has a higher energy than the type-I phase. © 1996 The American Physical Society.