MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF BALL MILLED Fe_xCu_1-x (x=0.4, 0.5) ALLOY

The samples Fe_0.4Cu_0.6 and Fe_0.5Cu_0.5 ball milled for 50 h are investigated by X-ray diffraction, M\ddot\rm ossbauer spectra, as well as magnetic measurement. The experiments show that the structure of the samples is fcc, with lattice constant 0.361 nm and there are fcc Fe-rich phase and fcc Cu-rich phase in the samples. Most of Fe atoms (91%) are in the fcc Fe-rich phase, which is a ferromagnetic phase. The M-H curve at 1.5 K shows the saturation magnetization of the samples are 80.5 emu/g and 101.6 emu/g for Fe_0.4Cu_0.6 and Fe_0.5Cu_0.5 respectively. The average magnetic moment of Fe atoms is deduced to be 2.40 \mu_\rm B. Compared with theoretical predication, the Fe atoms in the fcc phase are in high spin state.