Enhanced magnetocaloric performance in nanocrystalline/amorphous Gd3Ni/Gd65Ni35 composite microwires
Enhanced magnetocaloric performance in nanocrystalline/amorphous Gd3Ni/Gd65Ni35 composite microwires
A novel class of nanocrystalline/amorphous Gd3Ni/Gd65Ni35 composite microwires were created directly from melt-extraction through controlled solidification. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and selected area electron diffraction (SAED) confirmed the formation of a biphase nanocrystalline/amorphous structure in these wires.