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Multi Phase Driven Large Operating Temperature Range Magnetocaloric Effect in In Incorporated HoCo2 Alloy

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The Ho-Co-In alloy was thoroughly studied for its magnetic and magnetocaloric properties, revealing a dual-phase structure comprising cubic HoCo2 and an unidentifiable phase, with stoichiometry HoCo1.5In0.33. At distinct temperatures, T1 = 123 K and T2 = 34 K, the alloy showcased ferromagnetic behavior, while transitioning to antiferromagnetic ordering at T3 = 7 K. The ferromagnetic shifts were determined to be of second-order nature, displaying minimal magnetic hysteresis. The magnetocaloric effect (MCE) was computed using Maxwell’s equations based on isothermal magnetization data. Because of multi-phase nature, the alloy’s multiple magnetic transitions gave rise to twin peaks in the MCE graph, reaching relative cooling power (RCP) value of 595 J/kg for an applied magnetic field change of 0–9 T. Furthermore, the alloy showcased a notable maximum magnetoresistance, registering at -15% around 123 K. These findings shows the alloy’s intricate magnetic behavior and its potential for diverse applications owing to its distinct magnetocaloric and magnetoresistive properties.

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The author, Athul S R, thanks CSIR, Govt. India for awarding JRF through CSIR fellowship (No. 09/895(0013)/2019-EMR-I). This research work is a part of the Project implementation: University Science Park TECHNICOM for Innovation Applications Supported by Knowledge Technology, ITMS: 313011D232., supported by the Research & Development Operational Programme funded by the ERDF; and also by VEGA 1/0407/24.

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  1. Intermetallics and non-linear optics laboratory, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 620 015, India

    S.R. Athul, S. Swathi, U.D. Remya & R. Nagalakshmi

  2. Nanotechnology Research Centre (NRC), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 603203, India

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  3. CPM-TIP, University Pavol Jozef Safarik, Košice, 04011, Slovakia

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  4. Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, Presov University, Presov, Slovakia

    Marian Reiffers

  5. Institute of Experimental Physics, SAS, Kosice, Slovakia

    Marian Reiffers

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A.S.R.: Conceptualization, Investigation, Formal analysis, and Writing-original draft; A.K.: Investigation, and Writing- Review & Edit; S.S.: Investigation, and Writing- Review & Edit; R.U.D.: Investigation, and Writing- Review & Edit; A.D.: Data curation; M.R.: Data curation, and Writing- Review & Edit, Funding acquisition; N.R.: Validation, Writing- Review & Edit, Funding acquisition and Supervision. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Athul, S., Arun, K., Swathi, S. et al. Multi Phase Driven Large Operating Temperature Range Magnetocaloric Effect in In Incorporated HoCo2 Alloy. J Supercond Nov Magn (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-024-06737-2

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