Effect of alloying on the giant magnetocaloric effect of Gd5(Si2Ge2)

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 1997, Pages

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

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

Author keywords

Alloying; Magnetocaloric effect; Substitution effect

Indexed keywords

ALLOYING; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; THERMODYNAMICS;

CURIE TEMPERATURE; GIANT MAGNETOCALORIC EFFECT (GMCE); MAGNETIC PHASE TRANSITION;

GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031547048     PISSN: 03048853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-8853(96)00759-7     Document Type: Letter

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