The ternary system Tm–Ni–In at 870 K
2015 ◽
Vol 70
(9)
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pp. 665-670
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AbstractThe isothermal section of the Tm–Ni–In system at T = 870 K was constructed. Nine ternary compounds: Tm10Ni9In20, TmNi1–0.60In1–1.40, Tm2Ni2In, Tm2Ni1.78In, Tm5Ni2In4, Tm11Ni4In9, Tm4.83Ni2In1.17, Tm6Ni2In and Tm14Ni3In3 exist in the system at the temperature of investigation. Solid solutions with In/Ni and Tm/In mixing were noticed for numerous compounds. A broad substitution of Ni for In was observed for TmNi1–0.60In1–1.40, and of Tm for In for the TmNi2–TmNi4In section. An interstitial solid solution TmxNiIn, based on binary equiatomic NiIn, extends up to 8 at.% Tm (x = 0.17). The magnetic properties of TmNiIn, Tm2Ni2In and Tm5Ni2In4 are also reviewed.