Normal and inverse magnetocaloric effects in structurally disordered Laves phase Y${}_{1-x}$Gd${}_x$Co${}_2$ (0 $\le$ x $\le$ 1) compounds

Natalia Pierunek, Zbigniew Śniadecki, Mirosław Werwiński +3

Magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of Y${}_{1-x}$Gd${}_x$Co${}_2$ compounds, where x = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0, were investigated experimentally and theoretically. Crystal str…