Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Magnetic and Magnetocaloric Properties of Polycrystalline and Oriented. |
| Authors: |
Kun Li, Fanggui Wang, Youfang Lai, Mingzhu Xue, Xin Li, Jinbo Yang, Changsheng Wang, Jingzhi Han, Shunquan Liu, Wenyun Yang, Yingchang Yang, Honglin Du |
| Source: |
Chinese Physics Letters; Sep2019, Vol. 36 Issue 9, p1-1, 1p |
| Subject Terms: |
MAGNETIC properties, MAGNETOCALORIC effects, MAGNETIC structure, MAGNETIC anisotropy, MAGNETIC entropy, MAGNETIC crystals |
| Abstract: |
Mn-based Heusler alloys have attracted significant research attention as half-metallic materials because of their giant magnetocrystalline anisotropy and magnetocaloric properties. We investigate the crystal structure and magnetic properties of polycrystalline, [101]-oriented, and [100]-oriented prepared separately by arc melting, the Bridgeman method, and the flux method. All of these compounds crystallize in a Ni2In-type structure. In the lattice, Mn atoms occupy all of the 2a and a fraction of the 2d sites. Site disorder exists between Mn and Sn atoms in the 2c sites. In addition, these compounds undergo a re-entrant spin-glass-like transition at low temperatures, which is caused by frustration and randomness within the spin system. The magnetic properties of these systems depend on the crystal directions, which means that the magnetic interactions differ significantly along different directions. Furthermore, these materials exhibit a giant magnetocaloric effect near the Curie temperature. The largest value of maximum of magnetic entropy change ( occurs perpendicular to the [100] direction. Specifically, at 252 K, maximum is 2.91 and for a magnetic field of 5 and 7 T, respectively. The working temperature span over 80 K and the relative cooling power reaches 302 J/kg for a magnetic field of 7 T, which makes the compound a promising candidate for a magnetic refrigerator. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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