Specific heat of YCo12B6 and GdCo12B6 intermetallics

The specific heat of polycrystalline intermetallics YCo12B6 and GdCo12B6 which crystallize in the hexagonal SrNi12B6 structure have been measured in the temperature range of 80 KGinzburg–Landau theory. The implications of the present results are also discussed.