2008 年 32 巻 3 号 p. 325-328
We have investigated the preparation, structures, and magnetic properties of bulk Fe2CrSi and Fe2Cr1-xTixSi Heusler alloys. Although a Cr-rich secondary phase coexists with the Heusler mother phase in stoichiometric Fe2CrSi samples, high temperature annealing (1200°C) effectively reduces the extent of the Cr-rich secondary phase. We found that pure single-phase samples can be prepared in a narrow composition range of 22% Cr. For a Fe2Cr1-xTixSi system with Ti content x of up to 1/8, virtually single-phase Heusler alloys have been obtained. The saturation magnetization of Fe2Cr1-xTixSi decreased with increasing Ti content, while their Curie temperatures Tc remained constant.