Simulations of Temperature-Dependent Magnetization in FexGd100−x (20 ≤ x ≤ 80) Alloys
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:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
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x (%) | Tc (K) | |||||
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Exp. Amorphous | Exp. Crystal | |||||
20 | 225(5) | 350(5) | 310(5) | 480(5) | — | ~186 |
30 | 275(5) | 445(5) | 390(5) | 610(5) | ~382 | ~270 |
40 | 360(5) | 560(5) | 465(5) | 725(5) | ~495 | ~375 |
50 | 395(5) | 625(5) | 555(5) | 860(5) | ~553 | ~500 |
60 | 405(5) | 615(5) | 545(5) | 840(5) | ~575 | ~596 |
70 | 260(5) | 390(5) | 480(5) | 725(5) | ~570 | ~505 |
75 | 135(5) | 180(5) | 305(5) | 390(5) | ~557 | ~392 |
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Pastukh, O.; Kuźma, D.; Pastukh, S. Simulations of Temperature-Dependent Magnetization in FexGd100−x (20 ≤ x ≤ 80) Alloys. Magnetism 2023, 3, 34-44. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetism3010004
Pastukh O, Kuźma D, Pastukh S. Simulations of Temperature-Dependent Magnetization in FexGd100−x (20 ≤ x ≤ 80) Alloys. Magnetism. 2023; 3(1):34-44. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetism3010004
Chicago/Turabian StylePastukh, Oleksandr, Dominika Kuźma, and Svitlana Pastukh. 2023. "Simulations of Temperature-Dependent Magnetization in FexGd100−x (20 ≤ x ≤ 80) Alloys" Magnetism 3, no. 1: 34-44. https://doi.org/10.3390/magnetism3010004