AlNxMn3 A possible high-temperature soft magnetic material and strongly correlated system

Structural, magnetic, electrical, and thermal transport properties of antiperovskite compounds AlNxMn3 (x=1,1.1,1.2) have been investigated systematically. With increasing x, the lattice constant increases monotonously while the Curie temperature TC decreases. Both the high TC and small coercive fields consistently indicate AlNxMn3 may be a promising high-temperature soft magnetic material. The resistivity displays T2-dependence below 30 K and the Kadowaki–Woods ratio is about 107.7 μΩ cm/K2, indicating a possible strongly correlated Fermi-liquid behavior in AlNMn3. Further analysis suggests that the electron-type carriers are dominant and the thermal conductivity mainly originates from the lattice contribution.

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