Electrical, magnetic, and Hall properties of AlxCoCrFeNi high-entropy alloys

Abstract

This investigation explores the electrical and magnetic properties of as-cast, -homogenized, and -deformed AlxCoCrFeNi (C-x, H-x, and D-x, respectively) alloys at various temperatures from 4.2 to 300 K. Experimental results reveal that carrier density of the alloys is of 1022-23 cm-3. H-x has a carrier mobility of 0.40-2.61 cm2 V -1 s-1. The residual electrical resistivity of the alloys varies from 100 to 220 μΩ cm. The temperature coefficient of resistivity (TCR) of H-2.00 is small (82.5 ppm/K). Therefore, defects in the lattice dominate electrical transportation. Some compositions exhibit Kondo-like behavior. At 300 K, H-0.50, H-1.25, and H-2.00 are ferromagnetic, while H-0.00, H-0.25, and H-0.75 are paramagnetic. Al and AlNi-rich phases reduce the ferromagnetism of single FCC and single BCC H-x, respectively. Spin glass behavior of some compositions is also observed. Alloys H-x are of the hole-like carrier type, and ferromagnetic H-x exhibits an anomalous Hall effect (AHE). © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.