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In this study, the improvement of the magnetic properties of Co2FeSi Heusler compound was followed by the utilization of different experimental synthesizing procedures. Comparing the crystal structure showed that the milled samples had a higher crystalline order than the arc-melted ones. Annealing of the milled sample improved the crystalline order, resulting in the highest saturation magnetization (5/24 μB/F.u.). The difference in the saturation magnetization of the other samples was explained by the core-shell model. Comparison of the various coercivity mechanisms showed that the decrease in the size of crystallites played a key role in the higher value of the milled samples coercivity.

In this study, the Co2FeX (X=Ge, Si) Heusler compounds with 30 valence electrons, which are made by using mechanical alloying and arc melting methods were studied. The crystallization of samples was confirmed by XRD data in both manufacturing methods. The results showed that the presence of Si than Ge in the compound played a more effective role to creation a large scale atomic ordering, and the maximum saturation magnetization is related to one of the Co2FeSi samples equal to 5.24 . However, the amount obtained is still less than the predicted value by the Slater-Pauling due to this fact that the sample isn’t single crystalline. The microstructure analysis showed that Ge has been working more effective than Si on the enhancement of crystalline nucleation in the milling process. Although the crystallite growth in the annealing process is more rapid in the presence of Ge due to the lower melting point of Ge than Si. The great coercivity observed in the milled sample of Co2FeSi compound was related to the significant anisotropy caused by the atomic ordering and also the large volume of crystallite boundary as barriers into wall movement of domains.

In this study, the improvement of the magnetic properties of Co2FeSi Heusler compound was followed by the utilization of different experimental synthesizing procedures. Comparing the crystal structure showed that the milled samples had a higher crystalline order than the arc-melted ones. Annealing of the milled sample improved the crystalline order, resulting in the highest saturation magnetization (5/24 μB/F.u.). The difference in the saturation magnetization of the other samples was explained by the core-shell model. Comparison of the various coercivity mechanisms showed that the decrease in the size of crystallites played a key role in the higher value of the milled samples coercivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Arc-melting with ball milling was used for preparing Fe2CoGa1+x and Co2FeGa1+x (x=0,0.2) Heusler samples. Effect of extra nonmagnetic Ga atoms on lattice ordering and magnetic properties of Fe2CoGa and Co2FeGa Heusler compounds was studied. Rietveld refinement showed that lattice parameter of the samples increases in the presence of extra Ga atoms. Results showed that Co2FeGa1.2 has a partial lattice disordering. Saturation magnetization of Co2FeGa sample was lower than Slater – Paulig prediction due to the crystallite size on a scale of nanometer. Reduction of saturation magnetization by increasing Ga atoms was explained through the change of lattice parameter, lattice ordering, and crystallite size. Saturation magnetization of Fe2CoGa sample was greater than Slater – Paulig value. Change of lattice parameter by increasing Ga atoms resulted a decrease of saturation magnetization in Fe2CoGa1.2