Structure and Magnetic Properties of FeP Electrodeposited Alloys

Disordered FeP alloys are produced by electrochemical deposition in a wide concentration range from 0 up to 20 at% of P. The form of the concentration dependences of the structural and magnetic parameters is determined by X-ray diffraction, Mössbauer spectroscopy, and magnetic measurements. The observed anomaly is explained by changes in the character of interatomic bonds and by the existence of the transition from a microcrystalline b.c.c. structure to an amorphous state. The results obtained are compared with analogous data for disordered alloys of iron with Al and Si.