The magnetocaloric effect in R5Si4 (R = Gd, Tb): A Monte Carlo calculation

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1275-1283

  Nobrega E P ^a   De Oliveira, N A ^b   Von Ranke, P J ^b   Troper, A ^a,b  

^a CENTRO BRASILEIRO DE PESQUISAS FÍSICAS   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; HAMILTONIANS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TERBIUM COMPOUNDS;

ADIABATIC TEMPERATURE; MAGNETOCALORIC EFFECT; SPIN-SPIN INTERACTION;

GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 31144474872     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/18/4/013     Document Type: Article

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