Structural and magnetic properties of YNi4-xCoxSi alloys

The transition-metal based alloy system YNi _4-xCo _xSi shows a second-order ferromagnetic-to-paramagnetic transition near room temperature. Here, the magnetic structure, the magnetocaloric properties and the magnetic anisotropy of YNi _4-xCo _xSi (x = 0–4) are investigated. For x = 3.5, 3.75 and 4.0 a...