Abstract
Gd 4Co 2Mg 3 (Nd 4Co 2Mg 3 type; space group P2/ m; a=754.0(4), b=374.1(1), c=822.5(3) pm and β=109.65(4)° as unit cell parameters) was synthesized from the elements by induction melting in a sealed tantalum tube. Its investigation by electrical resistivity, magnetization and specific heat measurements reveals an antiferromagnetic ordering at T N=75(1) K. Moreover, this ternary compound presents a metamagnetic transition at low critical magnetic field ( H cr=0.93(2) T at 6 K) and exhibits a magnetic moment of 6.3(1) μ B per Gd-atom at 6 K and H=4.6 T. Due to this transition the compound shows a moderate magnetocaloric effect; at 77 K the maximum of the magnetic entropy change is Δ S M=−10.3(2) J/kg K for a field change of 0–4.6 T. This effect is compared to that reported previously for compounds exhibiting a magnetic transition in the same temperature range.
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