Magnetic properties of Gd3FexTi3 (x=34, 33,..., 24), TbFe11Ti and TbFe10Ti single crystals

Crystallographic structure, domain structure and magnetic properties of ternary Gd3FexTi3 (x = 34, 33,..., 24), TbFe11Ti and TbFe10Ti alloys and single crystals are investigated. It is shown that all these compounds have a ThMn12 tetragonal crystal structure. The wide homogeneous region for the ThMn12 structure detected for this group of compounds is used to explain the differences in the values of spin-reorientation temperatures of RFe11Ti compounds found by different authors. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.