Heat capacity near first order phase transitions and the magnetocaloric effect: An analysis of the errors, and a case study of Gd5(Si2Ge2) and Dy

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 6315-6321

  Pecharsky, V K ^a   Gschneidner Jr , K A ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

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EID: 0001559024     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.371734     Document Type: Article

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