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)

(a) Temperature dependence of Δ S _M for R FeSi ( R = Tb and Dy) under different magnetic field changes up to 5 T. (b) Temperature dependence of calculated Δ S _M for (Tb_{1− x}Dy_x)FeSi ( x = 0–1) compounds and the composite material under a magnetic field change of 1 T.^{[ 21 ]}