Magnetocaloric effects in <bold> RTX</bold> intermetallic compounds (<bold> R</bold> = Gd–Tm, <bold> T</bold> = Fe–Cu and Pd, <bold> X</bold> = Al and Si)

Magnetocaloric effects in RTX intermetallic compounds ( R = Gd–Tm, T = Fe–Cu and Pd, X = Al and Si)

Zhang Hu†^a),^b), Shen Bao-Gen‡^b)

Temperature dependence of Δ S _M for (a) HoNiSi^{[ 36 ]} and (b) ErNiSi under different magnetic field changes up to 5 T. The Δ S _M of HoNiSi was calculated from magnetizations (open symbols) and heat capacity measurements (full symbols). Inset shows the universal curve of Δ S _M for HoNiSi compound under various magnetic field changes.