Magnetic transitions and magnetocaloric effect of Gd4Nd1Si2Ge2

Ronghui Kou; Jianrong Gao; Zhihua Nie; Yandong Wang; Dennis E. Brown; Yang Ren

doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.154117

Magnetic transitions and magnetocaloric effect of Gd₄Nd₁Si₂Ge₂

Ronghui Kou
, Jianrong Gao^*
, Zhihua Nie
, Yandong Wang
, Dennis E. Brown
, Yang Ren

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Crystal structure and magnetic properties of the quaternary Gd₄Nd₁Si₂Ge₂ compound were investigated using synchrotron X-ray diffraction and magnetic measurements. The compound crystallized into an orthorhombic structure in the temperature range 200–300 K. In zero field cooling, the compound undergoes a spin reorientation following a ferromagnetic-like transition at 276 K. The spin reorientation is hinted at by nonlinear changes of lattice parameters but is suppressed in a high magnetic field of 6 T. Magnetic measurements revealed a magnetocaloric effect with a high relative cooling power. It is suggested that Nd substitution for Gd enlarges magnetic anisotropy and induces a canted spin structure.

Original language	English
Article number	154117
Journal	Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume	826
Online published	31 Jan 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.154117
Publication status	Published - 15 Jun 2020
Externally published	Yes

Research Keywords

Crystal structure
Magnetocaloric effect
Magnetostriction
Rare earth compound
X-ray diffraction

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