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Metamagnetism Seeded by Nanostructural Features of Single-Crystalline Gd5Si2Ge2

  1. James D. Moore1,*,
  2. Kelly Morrison1,
  3. Garry K. Perkins1,
  4. Deborah L. Schlagel2,
  5. Thomas A. Lograsso2,
  6. Karl A. Gschneidner Jr.2,3,
  7. Vitalij K. Pecharsky2,3,
  8. Lesley F. Cohen1

Article first published online: 14 MAY 2009

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200900093

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 21, Issue 37, pages 3780–3783, October 5, 2009

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How to Cite

Moore, J. D., Morrison, K., Perkins, G. K., Schlagel, D. L., Lograsso, T. A., Gschneidner, K. A., Pecharsky, V. K. and Cohen, L. F. (2009), Metamagnetism Seeded by Nanostructural Features of Single-Crystalline Gd5Si2Ge2. Adv. Mater., 21: 3780–3783. doi: 10.1002/adma.200900093

Author Information

  1. 1

    The Blackett Laboratory Imperial College London London, SW7 2AZ (UK)

  2. 2

    Ames Laboratory of the US DOE Iowa State University Ames, Iowa, 50011-3020 (USA)

  3. 3

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering Iowa State University Ames, Iowa, 50011-2300 (USA)

*The Blackett Laboratory Imperial College London London, SW7 2AZ (UK).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 28 SEP 2009
  2. Article first published online: 14 MAY 2009
  3. Manuscript Revised: 23 MAR 2009
  4. Manuscript Received: 10 JAN 2009

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Keywords:

  • magnetic materials;
  • metamagnetism;
  • nanostructures;
  • scanning probe microscopy
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Gd5Si2Ge2 belongs to the class of materials known as metamagnets that show promise for application in room-temperature magnetic refrigeration using a phenomenon known as the magnetocaloric effect. Here we image the metamagnetic transition using a local scanning Hall probe and reveal how the microstructure controls the critical properties.

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