New properties associated with the occurrence of d-band magnetism in the Y-Ni compounds

Abstract
Among the Y‐Ni compounds, four different behaviours, characteristic of the occurrence of d ferromagnetism in intermetallics have been observed : Exchange Enhanced Pauli Paramagnetism in YNi5 and YNi2, Very Weak Itinerant Ferromagnetism in YNi3, Collective Electron Metamagnetism in Y2Ni17 and Thermal Spontaneous Magnetization in Y2Ni7. The evolution of the magnetic properties as a function of the yttrium concentration is discussed in the light of the band structure of the different compounds.

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