Influence of hydrogenation on structure and magnetic properties of HoFe11−xCoxTi

Magnetic properties and crystal structure of the hydrides of ferromagnetic compounds HoFe11−xCoxTi (x = 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 11) are investigated. The crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis and the magnetization was measured in applied magnetic fields up to 10 T and at temperatures ranging from 5 K to room temperature. Results show that the crystal structure of the hydrides is the same as for parent compounds but with a moderate unit cell increase. Other properties such as saturation magnetization are affected by H insertion within the lattice. The effect of hydrogenation on magnetic anisotropy energy leads to disappearance of the FOMPs observed in the parent compounds.