Large magnetocaloric effect in La(FexSi1−x)13 itinerant-electron metamagnetic compounds
2002; American Institute of Physics; Volume: 81; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1063/1.1498148
ISSN1520-8842
AutoresShun Fujieda, A. Fujita, K. Fukamichi,
Tópico(s)Thermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity
ResumoThe magnetocaloric effect (MCE) originated from the itinerant-electron metamagnetic transition for La(FexSi1−x)13 compounds has been investigated. With increasing Fe concentration, the MCE is enhanced and both the isothermal magnetic entropy change ΔSm and the adiabatic temperature change ΔTad for the compound with x=0.90 are −28 J/kg K and 8.1 K, respectively, by changing the magnetic field from 0 to 2 T. Similar large MCE values are achieved around room temperature by controlling the Curie temperature by means of hydrogen absorption. Consequently, La(FexSi1−x)13 compounds are promising as magnetic refrigerant materials working in relatively low magnetic fields.
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