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Magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effects in amorphous and crystalline Gd55Co35Ni10 ribbons

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The magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effects of amorphous and crystalline Gd55Co35Ni10 ribbons are investigated. A main phase with a Ho12Co7-type monoclinic structure (space group P21/c) and a minor phase with a Ho4Co3-type hexagonal structure (space group P63/m) are obtained for crystalline ribbon after annealing. The amorphous ribbons order ferromagnetically and undergo a second-order transition at 192 K. For crystalline Gd55Co35Ni10 ribbons, two magnetic phase transitions occur at 158 and 214 K, respectively. The peak value of −ΔS M under a field change of 0–5 T is 6.5 J/kg K at 192 K for amorphous Gd55Co35Ni10 ribbons. A relatively large magnetic entropy change (∼5.0 J/kg K) under a field change of 0–5 T for the crystalline Gd55Co35Ni10 ribbons is obtained in the temperature interval range of 154–214 K. The large platform of magnetic entropy change and the negligible thermal/magnetic hysteresis loss mean the crystalline Gd55Co35Ni10 compound can satisfy the requirement of the Ericsson-type refrigerator working in the temperature range from 154 K to 214 K.

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    XiChun Zhong, PengFei Tang, BeiBei Gao, JiXiong Min, ZhongWu Liu, ZhiGang Zheng, DeChang Zeng, HongYa Yu & WanQi Qiu

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Zhong, X., Tang, P., Gao, B. et al. Magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effects in amorphous and crystalline Gd55Co35Ni10 ribbons. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 56, 1096–1099 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-013-5082-9

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