On magnetic properties of gadolinium-cobalt compounds

A comparative study of the magnetocaloric effect in Gd3Co and Gd3Ni

“…The M-H curves show that the approach to saturation is different in these two compounds, which supports the fact that the magnetic structures of these compounds are quite different and therefore the responses to an increasing field differ fundamentally. There are two transitions seen in Gd 3 compared to a single transition in Gd 3 Co. The saturation magnetization is achieved for a field as low as 17 kOe for Gd 3 Co as compared to 85 kOe in Gd 3 Ni, which indicates a significantly large anisotropy in case of Gd 3 Ni.…”

“…There are two transitions seen in Gd 3 compared to a single transition in Gd 3 Co. The saturation magnetization is achieved for a field as low as 17 kOe for Gd 3 Co as compared to 85 kOe in Gd 3 Ni, which indicates a significantly large anisotropy in case of Gd 3 Ni. A similar behavior has been observed [4] in the M-H isotherms measured in single crystals of Gd 3 Ni.…”

“…Both the compounds have identical crystallographic structures, but possess different magnetic structures [3]. The magnetic ordering in these compounds is a result of the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) interaction between the Gd atoms via conduction electrons.…”

Magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effects in Er3−xGdxCo intermetallic compounds

“…However, for the other compounds with x 6 ¼ 0.5, the experimental value of l eff is higher than the theoretic value which should arise from the partial polarization of 3d band by the rare earth exchange field due to the broken high symmetry crystal field. 21 Fig . 2(b) shows the temperature dependences of the magnetization for Er 2.5 Gd 0.5 Co in different magnetic fields.…”

Defect structures, phase characterization, and microstructure complexity of rare-earth GdNi1−xCox alloys

“…al.. [27] Where seven different compounds were identified and an eighth was suggested near Gd x Co with x≈ 7 4 though a single phase specimen was not created or indexed. The Gd 3 Co compound was noted for its large forced magnetostriction [28], though it wasn't until after single crystals of the material were made [29] that the true properties could be studied. Many trends in rare-earth transition metal compounds were evaluated through observation Figure 7 Magnetization curve with scanning Hall probe images at particular applied fields.…”