Table 1: To the best of authors knowledge, all compositions of Gd5(SixGe1-x)4 (where (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) except x = 0.5) family as reported in literature with Curie Temperature in the range of 260 K-340 K. The difference in MCE properties in samples with same composition is due to either sample preparation or experimental conditions. (*Approximation from the figures in the cited papers, **calculated from the Figures in the cited papers).
Sample | TC (K) | Δ|SM| (J/Kg K) | ΔTad (K) | ΔH (KOe) | RCP (J/Kg) | Ref |
Gd5Si4 | 333 | 5.9 | 50 | **131 | [9] | |
Gd0.55(Si0.5Ge0.5)0.45 Gd0.53(Si0.5Ge0.5)0.47 Gd0.45(Si0.5Ge0.5)0.55 |
260 *298 *304 |
14.3 *7 |
50 50 50 |
**400 | [10] [10] [10] |
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Gd5Si1.95Ge2.05 | 262 | 14.5 | 2.3 | 20 | [11] | |
Gd5.9Ge2.03Si1.88 Gd5(Ge0.375Si0.625)4 Gd5(Ge0.25Si0.750)4 Gd5(Ge0.125Si0.875)4 |
270 *312 *322 *332 |
*1.65 *3.4 *3.8 *4.3 |
20 20 20 20 |
[12] [12] [12] [12] |
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Gd5Si1.95Ge2.05 | 296 | 0.01 | [7] | |||
Gd5Si2.7Ge1.3 | 307 | 0.01 | [13] | |||
Gd5Si2.09Ge1.91 | 280 | 0.01 | [8] | |||
Gd5(Si0.375Ge0.625)4 | 277 | [14] | ||||
Gd5Si1.95Ge2.05 | 260 | 14.1 | 20 | **184 | [15] |