The new ternary silicide Gd<sub>5</sub>CoSi<sub>2</sub>: Structural, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties
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Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 2011, vol. 184, n° 2, p. 325-330
Elsevier
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Gd<sub>5</sub>CoSi<sub>2</sub> was prepared by annealing at 1003 K. Its investigation by the X-ray powder diffraction shows that the ternary silicide crystallizes in a tetragonal structure deriving from the Cr<sub>5</sub ...Leer más >
Gd<sub>5</sub>CoSi<sub>2</sub> was prepared by annealing at 1003 K. Its investigation by the X-ray powder diffraction shows that the ternary silicide crystallizes in a tetragonal structure deriving from the Cr<sub>5</sub>B<sub>3</sub>-type (<i>I</i>4/<i>mcm</i> space group; <i>a</i>=7.5799(4) and <i>c</i>=13.5091(12) Å as unit cell parameters). The Rietveld refinement shows a mixed occupancy on the (8<i>h</i>) site between Si and Co atoms. Magnetization and specific heat measurements performed on Gd<sub>5</sub>CoSi<sub>2</sub> reveal a ferromagnetic behaviour below <i>T</i><sub><i>C</i></sub>=168 K. This magnetic ordering is associated to an interesting magnetocaloric effect; the adiabatic temperature change Δ<i>T</i><sub><i>ad</i></sub> is about 3.1 and 5.9 K, respectively, for a magnetic field change of 2 and 4.6 T.< Leer menos
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