Abstract
The electrical transport and magnetic properties of Co58.5Ga41.5 binary alloy have been investigated in the temperature range 2-300 K. Analysis of field and temperatures dependence magnetization data suggests a reentrant magnetic behavior with Curie temperature (TC) ∼90 K. Temperature dependence of resistivity shows large residual resistivity values which is sensitive to the applied magnetic field. The temperature and field dependent resistivity behavior indicates the presence of spin fluctuations at low temperature. Magnetoresistance (MR) of 17 % has been observed at 2 K in 90 kOe field, which follows a power law with exponent varying form 0.5 at low temperature to linear behavior at higher temperature. The temperature variation of magnetization and MR can be understood on the basis of ferromagnetic matrix with finite spin clusters.
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