Effect of the Spin Short-Range Order on Electron Transport and Neutron Scattering in Amorphous Alloys GdxSi1 – x.

Direct experimental evidence has been obtained for the existence of short-range ferromagnetic order in GdxSi1 – x alloys. Along with the standard magnetotransport measurements, a “local” experimental method of the elastic scattering of thermal neutrons on the magnetic moment of Gd is applied. The measurement results provide the conclusion that short-range ferromagnetic order is formed in nanoclusters with an increased content of Gd ions. We consider the amorphous alloy GdxSi1 – x as a new magnetic material with unique properties characteristic of both strongly inhomogeneous alloys and nanocomposite compounds. © 2005 Pleiades Publishing, Inc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]