Magnetic properties Mossbauer study and MCE in compounds RE2Fe17-xCrx (RE = Pr, Gd)

Abstract

RE2Fe17?xCrx compounds for RE=Pr, Gd and x=0, 1 in polycrystalline form were prepared and characterized by the powder X-ray diffraction and the 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy

Keywords

• Pr2Fe17
• Gd2Fe17
• Pr2Fe16Cr
• Gd2Fe16Cr
• Mossbauer spectroscopy
• magnetocaloric effect