Effect of hydrostatic pressure on the magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of Fe-doped MnCoGe alloys.

Detailed structural and magnetic investigations have been performed on two equally Fe-doped MnCoGe alloys of nominal compositions Mn 0.875 Fe 0.125 CoGe and MnCo 0.875 Fe 0.125 Ge. The presence of martensitic phase transition (MPT) in both alloys is clear from the temperature variation of structural and magnetic properties. The nature of MPT is found to be complete in the Mn site Fe-doped alloy. On the other hand, a partial nature of the MPT is observed for the Co site Fe-doped alloy. The application of external hydrostatic pressure hardly affects the magnetic and structural transition temperatures. Both alloys show a significant amount of the magnetocaloric effect in ambient as well as in high pressure situation around their magnetic and structural transition regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]