The magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effects in binary R–T (R = Pr, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm; T = Ga, Ni, Co, Cu) intermetallic compounds
Zheng Xin-Qi1, Shen Bao-Gen2, †
       

(color online) (a) The temperature dependence of magnetic entropy change curves for Ho12Co7 compound under a field change of 0 T–0.5 T, 0 T–1 T, 0 T–2 T, 0 T–3 T, 0 T–4 T, 0 T–5 T, 0 T–6 T, and 0 T–7 T, respectively. (b) Temperature dependences of magnetic entropy change calculated from magnetization and heat capacity data for field changes of 0–0.5 T, 0 T–2 T, and 0 T–5 T, respectively. (c) Temperature dependences of magnetic entropy change calculated from magnetization only for field changes of 0–0.2 T, 0–0.3 T, 0–0.4 T, and 0–0.5 T, respectively.[18]