Influence of Mn doping on magnetic and structural properties of Co₂FeSi Heusler alloy

We have studied the effect of Mn doping on structural and magnetic properties of Co₂FeSi Heusler alloy. Co₂FeSi, Co₂Mn_{0.25}Fe_{0.75}Si and Co₂Mn_{0.5}Fe_{0.5}Si alloys were prepared by melt spinning technique which offers fast and simple production of large amount of materials in a single production step. The rapid quenching method provides an opportunity to prepare Heusler alloys with highly ordered L2₁ structure confirmed by X-ray analysis in all the samples. Magnetic measurements revealed high Curie temperatures (>1000 K) and well defined easy magnetization plane parallel with the ribbon plane. Those attributes predispose given samples for applications in spintronics.