Étude magnétique des matériaux de type Ln2M12P7 (Ln = Ce, Sm, Gd et Er; M = Co et Fe)
A magnetic study has been undertaken on the substances of formula Ln2M12X7. The magnetic susceptibility and the magnetization have been measured as a function of temperature for a constant field. The magnetic susceptibility measurements have been performed from ambient temperature up to 1000 K. The effective paramagnetic moments were deduced from 1 / χ = f(T) curves, assuming a zero moment on the transition metal atoms. It is shown that these values are in good agreement with the theoretical values calculated for the free ions Ln3+. The saturation moment and the paramagnetic Curie temperature values show an antiferromagnetic behavior for Ce2Co12P7 at low temperature. The magnetic moment of Sm2Co12P7 measured at 4.2 and 78 K under a 2.66 T magnetic field shows a complex magnetic structure at low temperature. Our work on these materials show that the magnetic properties of Ln2M12X7 could be interpreted from previous studies on the phases rare earth transition metal LnM.