Table-like magnetocaloric effect and enhanced refrigerant capacity in crystalline Gd55Co35Mn10 alloy melt spun ribbons

H. Y. Mo, X. C. Zhong*, D. L. Jiao, Z. W. Liu, H. Zhang, W. Q. Qiu, R. V. Ramanujan

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

15 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Gd55Co35Mn10 ribbons were prepared by melt-spinning and subsequent crystallization treatment. Crystallization resulted in the precipitation of the Gd3Co-type and Gd12Co7-type phases in the amorphous matrix. Under a magnetic field change of 0–5 T, a table-like magnetocaloric effect, with a maximum magnetic entropy change (−ΔSM)max of 5.46Jkg−1K−1 in the temperature range of 137–180 K and enhanced refrigerant capacity (RC) of 536.4Jkg−1, was achieved in Gd55Co35Mn10 ribbons crystallized at 600 K for 30 min. The table-like (−ΔSM)max feature and enhanced RC values make Gd55Co35Mn10 crystallized ribbons promising for Ericsson-cycle magnetic refrigeration in the temperature range from 137 to 180 K.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1679-1684
Number of pages6
JournalPhysics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
Volume382
Issue number25
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 26 2018
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier B.V.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

Keywords

  • Magnetic refrigeration
  • Magnetocaloric effect
  • Table-like magnetic entropy change

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Table-like magnetocaloric effect and enhanced refrigerant capacity in crystalline Gd55Co35Mn10 alloy melt spun ribbons'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this