Influence of the nature of the magnetic phase transition on the associated magnetocaloric effect in the Ni–Mn–Ga system
Influence of the nature of the magnetic phase transition on the associated magnetocaloric effect in the Ni–Mn–Ga system
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jmmm.2004.12.004
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发表时间:
2005-06
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Xuezhi Zhou;Wei Li;H. Kunkel;Gwyn P. Williams
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作者:
Xuezhi Zhou;Wei Li;H. Kunkel;Gwyn P. Williams
A summary of extensive measurements of magnetisation isotherms and of the field- and temperature-dependent AC susceptibility for Ni–Mn–Ga alloys is presented. Detailed analysis of these data provide a quantitative appraisal of the magnetic phase transitions in this system through the establishment of metamagnetic boundaries at first-order magnetic/martensitic structural transitions and crossover lines at continuous magnetic transitions. At the “tuned” composition Ni55.2Mn18.6Ga26.2a giant magnetocaloric effect with ΔSm=−20.4×104ergsg−1K−1(−20.4Jkg−1K−1) (at 317K in a 50kOe (5T) field) is achieved, and this is shown to result from the essential coincidence of two transitions exhibiting both first- and second-order characteristics simultaneously.