Magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effects in Er1 − xGd xCoAl intermetallic compounds

Magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effects in Er_{1 − x}Gd_xCoAl intermetallic compounds

Gao Xin-Qiang^a),^b), Mo Zhao-Jun^a),^b), Shen Jun†^b), Li Ke^b), Dai Wei^b), Wu Jian-Feng^b), Tang Cheng-Chun‡^b)

(a) The magnetic entropy change as a function of temperature for the Er_{1 − x}Gd_xCoAl ( x = 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1) compounds under 0–5 T. Inset: the content of Gd as a function of the temperature corresponding to (b) Temperature dependence of the magnetic entropy change of the ErCoAl compound measured in a low magnetic field.