Achieving table-like magnetocaloric effect and large refrigerant capacity around room temperature in Fe78−xCexSi4Nb5B12Cu1 (x=0–10) composite materials
Achieving table-like magnetocaloric effect and large refrigerant capacity around room temperature in Fe78−xCexSi4Nb5B12Cu1 (x=0–10) composite materials
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DOI:
10.1016/j.matlet.2014.09.127
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发表时间:
2015
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3
通讯作者:
H. Tian;X. Zhong;Zuolian Liu;Z. G. Zheng;Jun Min
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作者:
H. Tian;X. Zhong;Zuolian Liu;Z. G. Zheng;Jun Min
Fully amorphous Fe78−xCexSi4Nb5B12Cu1(x=0, 1, 3, 5 and 10) alloy ribbons were prepared by melt-spinning. With partial substitution of Ce for Fe, the Curie temperature could be tuned in a large temperature range from 465 to 281 K and the maximum magnetic entropy change (−ΔSM) for a field change from 0 to 5 T decreased from 3.25 to 2.18 J/kg K. Two types of composite materials with varied Ce contents were obtained by assembling the ribbons layer by layer or mixing the powders with various Ce contents. A table-like magnetocaloric effect (MCE) was observed in these composites. The −ΔSMof the composites approach a nearly constant value of ~2.0 J/kg K for a field change of 0–5 T in a wide temperature span over 80 K, resulting in large refrigerant capacity values, >370 J/kg. These composites can be used as the working material in an active magnetic regenerative refrigerator around room temperature.