Magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effects in (Ho1−xYx)5Pd2 compounds

Magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effects in (Ho_1−xY_x)₅Pd₂ compounds

Wu X F^{1, 2, 3}, Guo C P¹, Cheng G^{2, 3, †}, Li C R¹, Wang J^{2, 3}, Du Y S^{2, 3, ‡}, Rao G H^{2, 3}, Du Z M¹

The observed (dots) and calculated intensities (line drawn through the data points) of the fully refined powder diffraction pattern of (a) Ho₅Pd₂, (b) (Ho_0.75Y_0.25)₅Pd₂, and (c) (Ho_0.5Y_0.5)₅Pd₂. The short vertical lines indicate the calculated Bragg peak positions of the cubic Dy₅Pd₂-type crystal structure. The curve at the bottom of the plot shows the difference between the observed and calculated intensities. The inset shows the enlarged main characteristic diffraction peaks for the (Ho_1−xY_x)₅Pd₂ (x = 0, 0.25, and 0.5) compounds.