Ma Jun-Tao, Xiao Ye-Lei, Zhang Butian, Wang Shun, Zhou Ze-Bing, Fu Hua-Hua
School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China.
MOE Key Laboratory of Fundamental Physical Quantities Measurement and Hubei Key Laboratory of Gravitation and Quantum Physics, PGMF, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China.
J Phys Condens Matter. 2024 Nov 1;37(4). doi: 10.1088/1361-648X/ad8ab8.
Designing and manufacturing multi-component alloy samples with ultralow magnetic susceptibility(<10cmmol) is crucial for producing high-quality test masses to successfully detect gravitational wave in the LISA and TianQin projects. Previous research has idenfified AuPt alloys as a potential candidate for test masses, capable of achieving ultralow magnetic susceptibility that meets the requirements from both theoretical and experimental perspectives. In this study, we discover that the structural strain regulation (i.e. tensile and stress) can effectively optimize and further reduce the ultralow magnetic susceptibility of AuPt allpys, while fully understanding their underlying physical mechanisms. More importantly, even when doped with trace elements such as Fe or Bi impurity, strain regulation can still effectively reduce the magnetic susceptibility of the doped AuPt alloy to the desired range. Our theoretical calculations also reveal that, when the strain ratiois controlled within in a relatively small range (<2.0%), the regulaton effect on the ultralow magnetic susceptibilities of pure or doped-AuPt alloys remains significant. This property is beneficial for achieving ultralow or even near-zero magnetic susceptibility in real AuPt alloy samples.
