Direct measurements of magnetocaloric effect in the first-order system LaFe[sub 11.7]Si[sub 1.3].

Autor: Hu, F. X., Ilyn, Max, Tishin, A. M., Sun, J. R., Wang, G. J., Chen, Y. F., Wang, F., Cheng, Z. H., Shen, B. G.
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Physics; 5/1/2003, Vol. 93 Issue 9, p5503, 4p, 6 Graphs
Abstrakt: The magnetocaloric effect was investigated in LaFe[sub 11.7]Si[sub 1.3], which undergoes a first-order transition at ∼188 K from the ferromagnetic to paramagnetic state. The magnetic entropy change upon a field increase from 0 to 5 T is as large as 29 J/kg K (212 mJ/cm[sup 3] K). The adiabatic temperature change obtained via direct measurements reaches 4 K under a field change from 0 to 1.4 T. The large values of entropy change and adiabatic temperature change confirmed the large potential of present compound LaFe[sub 11.7]Si[sub 1.3] as a magnetic refrigerant in the corresponding temperature range. © 2003 American Institute of Physics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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