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    Magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of nanocrystalline Pr1 xA xMn 1 yCo yO 3 (A = Ca, Sr) (x = 0.3; y = 0.5) manganites
    (01-03-2011)
    Mahato, Rabindra Nath
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    Malik, S. K.
    Structural, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of sol-gel prepared, nanocrystalline oxides Pr 1-xA xMn1-yCo yO 3 (A = Ca, Sr) (x = 0.3; y = 0.5) (cubic, space group Fm3̄m) have been studied. From the X-ray data, the crystallite size of Pr 0.7Ca 0.3Mn 0.5Co 0.5O 3 and Pr 0.7Sr 0.3Mn 0.5Co 0.5O 3 samples is found to be ∼24 nm and ∼15 nm respectively. High resolution transmission electron microscopy image shows average particle size of ∼34 nm and ∼20 nm. Magnetization measurements indicate a Curie temperature of ∼153 K and ∼172 K in applied magnetic field of 100 Oe for Pr 0.7Ca 0.3Mn 0.5Co 0.5O 3 and Pr 0.7Sr 0.3Mn 0.5Co 0.5O 3 compounds. The magnetization versus applied magnetic field curves obtained at temperatures below 150 K show significant hysteresis and magnetization is not saturated even in a field of 7 T. The magnetocaloric effect is calculated from M versus H data obtained at various temperatures. Magnetic entropy change shows a maximum near T C for both the samples and is of the order ∼2.5 J/kg/K. © 2011 American Scientific Publishers.
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    Large magnetic entropy change in nanocrystalline [formula omitted]
    (01-05-2010)
    Mahato, Rabindra Nath
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    Nanocrystalline [formula omitted] sample has been prepared by sol-gel method. The room temperature powder x-ray diffraction data show single phase nature of the sample and confirm the cubic crystal structure with [formula omitted] space group. The average crystallite size is calculated using Scherrer formula, and it is found to be [formula omitted]. Transmission electron microscopy image shows that the particles are spherical in shape and the average particle size is [formula omitted]. The sample undergoes ferromagnetic ordering at 235 K [formula omitted] and obeys the Curie–Weiss law in the paramagnetic region. The maximum value of the magnetic entropy change [formula omitted] is [formula omitted], and the relative cooling power is [formula omitted] for a field change of 50 kOe. The Arrott plot confirms that the magnetic ordering is of second order nature. The experimentally observed magnetic entropy change of the sample obeys Landau theory of phase transition well. © 2010, American Institute of Physics. All rights reserved.
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    Magnetocaloric effect in textured rare earth intermetallic compound ErNi
    (01-05-2018)
    Sankar, Aparna
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    Chelvane, J. Arout
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    Morozkin, A. V.
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    Nigam, A. K.
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    Quezado, S.
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    Malik, S. K.
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    Melt-spun ErNi crystallizes in orthorhombic FeB-type structure (Space group Pnma, no. 62) similar to the arc-melted ErNi compound. Room temperature X-ray diffraction (XRD) experiments reveal the presence of texture and preferred crystal orientation in the melt-spun ErNi. The XRD data obtained from the free surface of the melt-spun ErNi show large intensity enhancement for (1 0 2) Bragg reflection. The scanning electron microscopy image of the free surface depicts a granular microstructure with grains of ∼1 μm size. The arc-melted and the melt-spun ErNi compounds order ferromagnetically at 11 K and 10 K (TC) respectively. Field dependent magnetization (M-H) at 2 K shows saturation behaviour and the saturation magnetization value is 7.2 μB/f.u. for the arc-melted ErNi and 7.4 μB/f.u. for the melt-spun ErNi. The isothermal magnetic entropy change (ΔSm) close to TC has been calculated from the M-H data. The maximum isothermal magnetic entropy change, -ΔSmmax, is ∼27 Jkg-1K-1 and ∼24 Jkg-1K-1 for the arc-melted and melt-spun ErNi for 50 kOe field change, near TC. The corresponding relative cooling power values are ∼440 J/kg and ∼432 J/kg respectively. Although a part of ΔSm is lost to crystalline electric field (CEF) effects, the magnetocaloric effect is substantially large at 10 K, thus rendering melt-spun ErNi to be useful in low temperature magnetic refrigeration applications such as helium gas liquefaction.
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    The isothermal section of Gd-Ni-Si system at 1070 K
    (01-03-2016)
    Morozkin, A. V.
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    Knotko, A. V.
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    Yapaskurt, V. O.
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    Manfrinetti, P.
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    Pani, M.
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    Provino, A.
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    Quezado, S.
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    Malik, S. K.
    The Gd-Ni-Si system has been investigated at 1070 K by X-ray and microprobe analyses. The existence of the known compounds, i.e.: GdNi10Si2, GdNi8Si3, GdNi5Si3, GdNi7Si6, GdNi6Si6, GdNi4Si, GdNi2Si2, GdNiSi3, Gd3Ni6Si2, GdNiSi, GdNiSi2, GdNi0.4Si1.6, Gd2Ni2.35Si0.65, Gd3NiSi2, Gd3NiSi3 and Gd6Ni1.67Si3, has been confirmed. Moreover, five new phases have been identified in this system. The crystal structure for four of them has been determined: Gd2Ni16-12.8Si1-4.2 (Th2Zn17-type), GdNi6.6Si6 (GdNi7Si6-type), Gd3Ni8Si (Y3Co8Si-type) and Gd3Ni11.5Si4.2 (Gd3Ru4Ga12-type). The compound with composition ~Gd2Ni4Si3 still remains with unknown structure. Quasi-binary phases, solid solutions, were detected at 1070 K to be formed by the binaries GdNi5, GdNi3, GdNi2, GdNi, GdSi2 and GdSi1.67; while no appreciable solubility was observed for the other binary compounds of the Gd-Ni-Si system. Magnetic properties of the GdNi6Si6, GdNi6.6Si6 and Gd3Ni11.5Si4.2 compounds have also been investigated and are here reported.
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    Magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of the intermetallic compound ErCu2
    (19-05-2017)
    Rajivgandhi, R.
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    Chelvane, J. Arout
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    Polycrystalline ErCu2 compound has been prepared by arc melting in inert atmosphere and its magnetic and magnetocaloric properties have been studied. ErCu2 orders antiferromagnetically at TN ~ 11 K. A field induced metamagnetic transition is observed in a field of ~8.5 kOe at 5 K which leads to saturation in magnetization to a value of max 8.4 μB/f.u. The maximum isothermal magnetic entropy change, -ΔSmmax, value of this compound is obtained as 14.9 J/kg K for 50 kOe field change. Corresponding refrigeration capacity and relative cooling power values are 334 J/kg and 412 J/kg, respectively. These values are higher than that for HoCu2 and DyCu2 compounds because the temperature dependent isothermal magnetic entropy change curve of this ErCu2 compound is considerably broader.
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    Magnetization and neutron diffraction studies on Sr2TiMnO 6
    (01-04-2011)
    Lamsal, Jagat
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    Mondal, Rajib
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    Kumar, Anil
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    Kamala Bharathi, K.
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    Nigam, A. K.
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    Yelon, W. B.
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    Quezado, S.
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    Malik, S. K.
    Magnetic properties of the double perovskite oxide, Sr 2TiMnO6, have been studied by means of bulk magnetization and powder neutron diffraction experiments. Low field magnetization data reveal transitions at ∼45 K (TC) and at ∼15 K (TN). A magnetic moment value of only ∼0.23 BF.U. is attained at 5 K in the 7 T field. Powder neutron diffraction studies suggest the possible antiferromagnetic order in this compound at 12 K with moments of ∼0.5 B at the Mn site. © 2011 American Institute of Physics.
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    Magnetic properties of CaCu5-type RNi3TSi (R=Gd and Tb, T=Mn, Fe, Co and Cu) compounds
    (01-12-2015)
    Morozkin, A. V.
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    Knotko, A. V.
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    Yapaskurt, V. O.
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    Yao, Jinlei
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    Yuan, Fang
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    Mozharivskyj, Y.
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    Quezado, S.
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    Malik, S. K.
    Magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect of CaCu5-type RNi3TSi (R=Gd and Tb, T=Mn, Fe, Co and Cu) compounds have been investigated. Magnetic measurements of RNi3TSi display the increasing of Curie temperature and the decreasing of magnetocaloric effect and saturated magnetic moment in the row of 'RNi3CuSi-RNi3NiSi-RNi3CoSi-RNi3MnSi-RNi3FeSi'. In contrast to GdNi3{Mn, Fe, Co}Si, TbNi3{Mn, Fe, Co}Si exhibit significant magnetic hysteresis. The coercive field increases from TbNi4Si (~0.5 kOe) to TbNi3CoSi (4 kOe), TbNi3MnSi (13 kOe) and TbNi3FeSi (16 kOe) in field of 50 kOe at 5 K, whereas TbNi3CuSi exhibits a negligible coercive field.
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    Magnetic ordering of Hf3Ni2Si3-type {Sm, Tb, Er}3Co2Ge3 and {Tb, Ho}3Ni2Ge3 compounds
    (15-02-2017)
    Morozkin, A. V.
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    Yapaskurt, V. O.
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    Quezado, S.
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    Malik, S. K.
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    Mozharivskyj, Y.
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    Isnard, O.
    The magnetic ordering of Hf3Ni2Si3-type {Sm, Tb, Er}3Co2Ge3 and {Tb, Ho}3Ni2Ge3 compounds (space group Cmcm, oC32) was investigated via magnetization measurements and neutron diffraction study in a zero-applied field. {Sm, Tb, Er}3Co2Ge3 and Ho3Ni2Ge3 exhibit field sensitive complex antiferromagnetic orderings with TN=51 K, Tm=10 K for Sm3Co2Ge3, TN=34 K, Tm=13 K for Tb3Co2Ge3, TN=7 K for Er3Co2Ge3 and TN=11 K for Ho3Ni2Ge3. At 2 K and above the critical field of ~5 kOe, 20 kOe, 4 kOe and 7 kOe for Sm3Co2Ge3, Tb3Co2Ge3, Er3Co2Ge3 and Ho3Ni2Ge3, respectively, saturation magnetizations per rare-earth atom are 6.5 μB for Tb3Co2Ge3, 7.0 μB for Er3Co2Ge3 and 8.0 μB for Ho3Ni2Ge3 in the field of 140 kOe, whereas magnetization of Sm3Co2Ge3 has an antiferromagnetic behaviour. The isothermal magnetic entropy change, ΔSm, indicates a field-induced ferromagnetic ordering in Sm3Co2Ge3, Tb3Co2Ge3, Er3Co2Ge3 and Ho3Ni2Ge3 with a maximal ΔSm value of −10.9 J/kg K for Ho3Ni2Ge3 at 11 K for a field change of 50 kOe. In a zero-applied magnetic field, below TN=33 K and down to TmND=15 K Tb3Ni2Ge3 shows an ac-antiferromagnetic ordering with the C2′/c magnetic space group, a K0=[0, 0, 0] propagation vector and a aTb3Ni2Ge3×bTb3Ni2Ge3×cTb3Ni2Ge3 magnetic unit cell. Below TmND=15 K, its magnetic structure is a sum of the ac-antiferromagnetic component with the C2′/c magnetic space group of the K0 vector and a sine-modulated a-antiferromagnetic component of the K1=[0, 0, ±1/3] propagation vector (the magnetic unit cell is aTb3Ni2Ge3×bTb3Ni2Ge3×3cTb3Ni2Ge3). The magnetic structure is made from the ‘Tb2 - 2Tb1′ clusters of the Tb1 8f and Tb2 4c sublattices with a dominant role of the Tb2 sublattices in the magnetic ordering of Tb3Ni2Ge3.
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    RNi8Si3 (R=Gd,Tb): Novel ternary ordered derivatives of the BaCd11 type
    (01-01-2016)
    Pani, M.
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    Morozkin, A. V.
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    Yapaskurt, V. O.
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    Provino, A.
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    Manfrinetti, P.
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    Malik, S. K.
    The title compounds have been synthesized and characterized both from the structural and magnetic point of view. Both crystallize in a new monoclinic structure strictly related to the tetragonal BaCd11 type. The structure was solved by means of X-ray single-crystal techniques for GdNi8Si3 and confirmed for TbNi8Si3 on powder data; the corresponding lattice parameters (obtained from Guinier powder patterns) are a=6.3259(2), b=13.7245(5), c=7.4949(3) Å, β=113.522(3)°, Vcell=596.64(3) Å3 and a=6.3200(2), b=13.6987(4), c=7.4923(2) Å, β=113.494(2)°, Vcell=594.88(2) Å3. The symmetry relationship between the tI48-I41/amd BaCd11 aristotype and the new ordered mS48-C2/c GdNi8Si3 derivative is described via the Bärnighausen formalism within the group theory. The large Gd-Gd (Tb-Tb) distances, mediated via Ni-Si network, likely lead to weak magnetic interactions. Low-field magnetization vs temperature measurements indicate weak and field-sensitive antiferromagnetic ground state, with ordering temperatures of 3 K in GdNi8Si3 and about 2-3 K in TbNi8Si3. On the other hand, the isothermal field-dependent magnetization data show the presence of competing interactions in both compounds, with a field-induced ferromagnetic behavior for GdNi8Si3 and a ferrimagnetic-like behavior in TbNi8Si3 at the ordering temperature TC/N of about (or slightly higher than) 3K. The magnetocaloric effect, quantified in terms of isothermal magnetic entropy change ΔSm, has the maximum values of -19.8 J(kg K)-1 (at 4 K for 140 kOe field change) and -12.1 J(kg K)-1 (at 12 K for 140 kOe field change) in GdNi8Si3 and TbNi8Si3, respectively.
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    Effect of microstructure and texture on the magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of the melt-spun rare earth intermetallic compound DyNi
    (15-11-2016)
    Rajivgandhi, R.
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    Chelvane, J. Arout
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    Nigam, A. K.
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    Park, Je Geun
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    Malik, S. K.
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    Magnetization measurements have been carried out on the melt-spun ribbon sample of the rare earth intermetallic compound DyNi (Orthorhombic, FeB-type, Space group Pnma) and its magnetic and magnetocaloric properties are compared with those of the arc-melted analog. The arc-melted DyNi orders ferromagnetically at around 61 K (TC) whereas the melt-spun DyNi orders ferromagnetically at about 47 K. The maximum isothermal magnetic entropy change, ∆Smmax, near TC of the arc-melted and the melt-spun DyNi is found to be −32.7 J/kg K and −22.4 J/kg K, respectively, for a field change of 140 kOe. For low magnetic field changes of ~20 kOe, the relative cooling power (RCP) is ~660 J/kg for the arc melted DyNi and ~460 J/kg for the melt-spun ribbon. The reduction in TC and magnetocaloric effect may be attributed to the microstructure-induced anisotropy developed during the melt-spinning process.