Large magnetocaloric effect of NdGa compound due to successive magnetic transitions

Autor: X. Q. Zheng, J. W. Xu, S. H. Shao, H. Zhang, J. Y. Zhang, S. G. Wang, Z. Y. Xu, L. C. Wang, J. Chen, B. G. Shen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: AIP Advances, Vol 8, Iss 5, Pp 056425-056425-5 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2158-3226
DOI: 10.1063/1.5006506
Popis: The magnetic behavior and MCE property of NdGa compound were studied in detail. According to the temperature dependence of magnetization (M-T) curve at 0.01 T, two sharp changes were observed at 20 K (TSR) and 42 K (TC), respectively, corresponding to spin reorientation and FM-PM transition. Isothermal magnetization curves up to 5 T at different temperatures were measured and magnetic entropy change (ΔSM) was calculated based on M-H data. Temperature dependences of –ΔSM for a field change of 0-2 T and 0-5 T show that there are two peaks on the curves corresponding to TSR and TC, respectively. The value of the two peaks is 6.4 J/kg K and 15.5 J/kg K for the field change of 0-5 T. Since the two peaks are close, the value of –ΔSM in the temperature range between TSR and TC keeps a large value. The excellent MCE performance of NdGa compound benefits from the existence of two successive magnetic transitions.
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