Spin-lattice coupling in magnetocaloric Gd5(Ge,Si)4 alloys by $in$ $situ$ x-ray pair distribution analysis in magnetic field

Petkov, Valeri; Rao, Tadisetti D.; Abeykoon, AM Milinda; Galeano-Cabral, Jorge R.; Wei, Kaya

doi:10.1103/physrevmaterials.6.104407

Title: Spin-lattice coupling in magnetocaloric Gd 5 ( Ge , Si ) 4 alloys by $in$ $situ$ x-ray pair distribution analysis in magnetic field

Journal Article · 12 October 2022 · Physical Review Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevmaterials.6.104407 · OSTI ID:1973507

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Central Michigan Univ., Mount Pleasant, MI (United States)
Central Michigan Univ., Mount Pleasant, MI (United States); Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (India)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Photon Sciences Division
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). National High Magnetic Field Lab. (MagLab)

Here, using in situ x-ray pair distribution analysis in magnetic field, we study the strong spin-lattice coupling in archetypal magnetocaloric Gd₅(Ge,Si)₄ alloys manifested by the presence of a first order paramagnetic (PM)-to-ferromagnetic (FM) phase transition that can be triggered by either decreasing temperature in zero magnetic field or increasing magnetic field at constant temperature. We find that the coupling arises from the tendency of Gd-(Si,Ge) slabs in the alloys to reversibly slide against each other to both pack closely and couple ferromagnetically. We also find that, locally, the packing of slabs in FM phases induced by decreasing temperature in zero field is different from that in FM phases of the same chemical composition induced by increasing magnetic field isothermally, indicating that temperature and magnetic field are coupled but not necessarily equivalent control variables for triggering phase transitions in strongly correlated systems.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704; SC0021973

OSTI ID:: 1973507

Report Number(s):: BNL-224381-2023-JAAM

Journal Information:: Physical Review Materials, Journal Name: Physical Review Materials Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 6; ISSN 2475-9953

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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