Nv. Mushnikov et al., ON THE NATURE OF MAGNETIZATION JUMPS IN DY(FE,M)(2) (M=AL,SI), Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials, 163(3), 1996, pp. 322-326
The low-temperature hysteresis magnetic properties of Dy(Fe0.8Al0.2)(2
) and Dy(Fe0.8Si0.2)(2) have been studied. The staircase character of
the magnetization and demagnetization curves observed at T<10 K has be
en shown to be due to a sharp increase in the sample temperature under
the heat released at irreversible domain wall motion. The essential c
onditions for observations of low-temperature magnetization jumps have
been formulated.