Low-temperature heat capacity of the metallic glasses Fe80P14B6, Fe40Ni40P14B6and Ni80P14B6

Abstract
Heat capacity results on a-FexNi80-xP14B6 for x=0, 40, and 80 are reported between 0.4K and 10K and values of theta D and gamma determined. For the alloys containing Fe, which are ferromagnetic a large spin-wave contribution is seen and values of D obtained. In a-Ni80P14B6, which shows no bulk magnetism, the formation of magnetic clusters is suggested by the presence of a large, almost constant contribution to Cp.