Journal
JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS
Volume 428, Issue -, Pages 464-468Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2016.12.138
Keywords
Magnetocaloric effects (MCE); Magnetic entropy change; Martensite transformation; Ni-Mn-Sb-Si alloy
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [51001038]
- Ministry of Science and Technology Bureau of Harbin [2011RFQXG001]
- NSFC [51671171, 51501162]
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Giant magnetocaloric effect in Ni-Mn-X (X= In, Sn, Sb) Heusler alloys has been revealed due to the significant shift of the martensite transformation temperatures under a bias magnetic field. However, the magnetic hysteresis during the magnetization and demagnetization cycles creates a large hysteresis loss and reduces the refrigeration capacity. Here we demonstrated that the magnetic hysteresis loss in Ni-Mn-Sb alloys was effectively reduced by Si-doping. The quaternary Ni49.0Mn38.4Sb11.7Si0.9 alloy exhibited martensite and magnetic transitions around room temperature. Maximum magnetic entropy change Delta S(m)9.5 J/kg K and working temperature interval 7.0 K were achieved attributed to the martensite transformation under a magnetic field of 5 T. Meanwhile, the average magnetic hysteresis loss for Ni49.0Mn38.4Sb11.7Si0.9 alloy was 2.1 J/kg, much smaller than that for Ni49.0Mn38.5Sb12.5 alloy, 11.4 J/kg. As a result, a refrigeration capacity of 50.2 J/kg was obtained in the Ni49.0Mn38.4Sb11.7Si0.9 alloy. This result shows that Si-doped Ni-Mn-Sb alloys may act as a potential material system for magnetic refrigeration.
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