简介:Thephasesandmagnetocaloriceffectinthealloys(Gd1-xErx)5Si1.8Ge2.2withx=0,0.1,0.2and0.3wereinvestigatedbyX-raydiffractionanalysisandmagnetizationmeasurement.ThesamplesweresinglephasewiththemonoclinicGd5Si2Ge2-typestructure.WiththeincreaseofErcontent,theCurietemperature(Tc)decreasedobviouslyfrom253Kofthealloywithx=0to114Kwithx=0.3.Themaximummagneticentropychangedinthesamplesof(Gd1-xErx)5Si1.8Ge2.2withx=0.0,0.1,0.2and0.3were6.88,8.32,9.59and10.24J·kg-1·K-1respectivelyintheappliedfieldchangeof0~2.0T.