Mn-site doping and its effect on inverted hysteresis and thermomagnetic irreversibility behavior of antiferromagnetic Mn${}_5$Si${}_3$ alloy

S. C. Das, K. Mandal, N. Khamaru +2

The structural and magnetic behavior of Mn-site doped intermetallic manganese silicide alloys of nominal compositions Mn${}_{5-x}$A${}_x$Si${}_3$ ($x$ = 0.05, 0.1, 0.2 and A = Ni, Cr) ha…