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Magnetic Properties of a High Energy Ball-Milled Amorphous Gd_{5}Si_{1.8}Ge_{1.8}Sn_{0.4} Alloy

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Author(s)

Tiebang Zhang, Virgil Provenzano, Robert D. Shull, Y. G. Chen

Abstract

Amorphous Gd_{5}Si_{1.8}Ge_{1.8}Sn_{0.4} has been obtained with the help of a high-energy ball milling technique. XRD and DSC measurements confirm the amorphous nature of the milled alloy. The separation of FC and ZFC curves below the ferromagnetic transition temperature indicates a spin glass-like state in the amorphous alloy. Thermal hysteresis has been significantly reduced in the high energy ball-milled alloy compared with that of the crystalline one. For the amorphous Gd_{5}Si_{1.8}Ge_{1.8}Sn_{0.4}, magnetic phase transition takes place in a wide temperature span and RC value reaches around 495 J.kg^{-1}.
Citation
Solid State Communications

Keywords

amorphous, high-energy ball-mill, magnetic properties, magnetocaloric effect

Citation

Zhang, T. , Provenzano, V. , Shull, R. and Chen, Y. (2004), Magnetic Properties of a High Energy Ball-Milled Amorphous Gd_{5}Si_{1.8}Ge_{1.8}Sn_{0.4} Alloy, Solid State Communications, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=854071 (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created May 14, 2004, Updated February 19, 2017