Sharath Chandra, L. S. ; Mukherjee, Kaustav ; Ganesan, V. ; Banerjee, A. ; Chaddah, P. ; Chattopadhyay, M. K. ; Roy, S. B. (2009) Field induced first order antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic transition in Al-doped CeFe2: a calorimetric investigation Indian Journal of Cryogenics, 33 (1). No pp. given. ISSN 0379-0479
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Abstract
Field variation of heat capacity at fixed temperatures is investigated to identify the origin of the field induced first order phase transition in polycrystalline Ce(Fe0.094Al0.04)2 sample. The heat capacity at 4.5K and 3.5K shows hysteresis in different field cycles and the virgin curve stays outside the envelope curve. This is analogous to the magnetization and magneto-resistance behavior observed in this system, where the amount of hysteresis, and the magnitude of zero-field irreversibility are attributed to the degree of supercooling/superheating, and the extent of kinetic arrest of the reverse transition from ferro- to antifrromagnetic state in field reducing cycle respectively. However, contrary to the magnetization and magneto-resistance, in heat capacity both these features have decreased with reducing temperature signifying the importance of structural contribution.
Item Type: | Article |
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Source: | Copyright of this article belongs to Indian Cryogenics Council, Jadavpur University, Jadavpur, Calcutta. |
Keywords: | D. Heat Capacity; D. Phase Transitions |
ID Code: | 84457 |
Deposited On: | 27 Feb 2012 13:12 |
Last Modified: | 19 May 2016 00:53 |
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