Unveiling the (De)coupling of magnetostructural transition nature in magnetocaloric R5Si2Ge2 (R = Tb, Gd) materials

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We present a detailed study on the magnetization under high magnetic fields of Tb5Si2Ge2 and Gd5Si2Ge2 compounds. From the Arrott plot construction (A. Arrott, Phys. Rev. 108, 1394 (1957)), we were able to estimate the T-C of each structure (M and O(I)) experimentally and found that the T-C of the O(I) phase can be directly obtained by extrapolating the T-C curve of this phase in the respective phase diagram. Using a physical model based on free energy considerations, one explains the (de) coupling of the magnetic and structural transitions in R-5(SixGe1-x)(4) (R = Tb, Gd) compounds. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3640213]

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Physics

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Pereira, AM; Kampert, E; Moreira, JM; Zeitler, U; Belo, JH; Magen, C; Algarabel, PA; Morellon, L; Ibarra, MR; Goncalves, JN; Amaral, JS; Amaral, VS; Sousa, JB; Araujo, JP

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Work partially supported by the projects FEDER/POCTI No. 155/94 and PTDC/CTM/NAN/115125/2009, from Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal. A.M.P. and J.S.A. thank FCT for the Grant Nos. SFRH/BPD/63150/2009 and SFRH/BPD/63942/2009. C.M. acknowledges the support of the Fundacin ARAID. The financial support of the Spanish MEC (MAT2008-06567-C02) and DGA (Grant No. E26) is acknowledged. Part of this was supported by EuroMagNET under the EU Contract No. 228043.

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