Magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effects of RNiSi2 (R= Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm) compounds

Orthorhombic CeNiSi2-type polycrystalline RNiSi2 (R=Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm) compounds were synthesized and the magnetic and magnetocaloric properties were investigated in detail. The transition temperatures of RNiSi2 compounds are all in a very low temperature range (<30 K). As temperature increases,...

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Main Authors: B. Zhang, X. Q. Zheng, Y. Zhang, X. Zhao, J. F. Xiong, S. L. Zuo, D. Liu, T. Y. Zhao, F. X. Hu, B. G. Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2018-05-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5007018