Synthesis of Pd-based Tsai-type 1/1 approximants

Recently, a new Tsai-type 1/1 approximant (AP) was discovered in the Pd-Ge-Yb system by Kashimoto et al[1]. In this alloy, the Yb valence was found to be in an intermediate state between Yb2+ and Yb3+. On the other hand, various magnetic transitions were found in other rare-earth (RE) bearing Tsai-type APs. In this work, the formation condition and magnetic property of Pd-M-RE appximants were investigated. Mother ingots of various conditions based on Pd-M-Yb[1], were prepared by arc melting followed by various heattreatment conditions to obtain homogeneous equilibrium phases. The Phase constitutions were studied by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD). The obtained XRD patterns can be indexed as 1/1 AP. The details of the formation conditions as well as magnetic properties will be presented in the poster.