Hidden first-order phase transitions and large magnetocaloric effects in GdNi1−xCox
Anis Biswas, Tyler Del Rose, Yaroslav Mudryk, P.O. Ribeiro, B.P. Alho, V.S.R. de Sousa, E.P. Nóbrega, P.J. von Ranke, V. K. Pecharsky
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Magnetic refrigerationIntermetallicIsothermal processCondensed matter physicsMaterials scienceCurie temperaturePhase transitionMagnetic fieldThermodynamicsCritical exponentEntropy (arrow of time)FerromagnetismMagnetizationPhysicsMetallurgyAlloyQuantum mechanicsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsThermal Expansion and Ionic ConductivityShape Memory Alloy Transformations