Effect of composition and cooling rate on the structure and magnetic entropy change in Gd5SixGe4-x
Effect of composition and cooling rate on the structure and magnetic entropy change in Gd5SixGe4-x
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DOI:
10.1063/1.1667852
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发表时间:
2004-05
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
A. Yan;A. Handstein;P. Kerschl;K. Nenkov;K. Müller;O. Gutfleisch
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作者:
A. Yan;A. Handstein;P. Kerschl;K. Nenkov;K. Müller;O. Gutfleisch
The effects of composition and cooling rate on the structure and the magnetic entropy change in Gd5SixGe4−x (x=1.7,2) were investigated. A large magnetic entropy change was obtained in cast and quenched Gd5Si2Ge2, which was attributed to a magnetic field-induced phase transition. This transition is significantly weakened in the slowly cooled sample, leading to a lower magnetic entropy change. The Gd5Si2Ge2-type phase in the Gd5Si2Ge2 alloy is metastable at room temperature, while it is stable in the Gd5Si1.7Ge2.3 alloy. The transition can be induced in the Gd5Si1.7Ge2.3 near room temperature by a pulsed field of 48 T.