s 2 compounds by means of mechanical alloying (MA) process. The MA technique allows
one to obtain amorphous phase B a F e 2 A s 2 with a homogeneous distribution of doping
atoms at room temperature without continuous heating. We found the optimum time for high-
energy milling is in the range between 1 and 1.5 h. Using pre-synthesised F e A s and N i A
s precursors, we successfully obtained B a F e 2− x N ix A s 2 and B a 1− x K x F e 2 A s 2 …