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Abstract
Magnetic refrigeration is of great interest due to its high energy efficiency, environmental friendliness and low cost. However, undesired hysteresis losses, concentrated working temperature interval (WTI) and poor mechanical stability are vital drawbacks that hinder its practical application. Off-stoichiometric Ni-Mn-Ga Heusler alloys are capable of giant magnetocaloric effect (MCE) and tunable transformation temperatures. Here, by creating Ni-Mn-Ga microwires with diameter of 35–80 μm using a melt-extraction technique, negligible hysteresis and relatively good mechanical stability are found due to the high specific surface area (SSA) that reduces incompatibility between neighboring grains. The high SSA also favors the element evaporation at high temperatures so that the transformation temperatures can be feasibly adjusted. Tunable magnetocaloric effect owing to different magneto-structural coupling states is realized by (i) composition design and subsequent tuning, which adjusts the temperature difference between the martensite transformation (MT) and the magnetic transition, and (ii) creation of gradient composition distribution state, which manipulates the MT range. Magnetic entropy change ΔSm ~−18.5 J kg−1 K−1 with relatively concentrated WTI and WTI up to ~60 K with net refrigeration capacity ~240 J kg−1 at 50 kOe are demonstrated in the present Ni-Mn-Ga microwires. This criterion is also applicable for other small-sized materials.
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Zhang X, Zhang H, Qian M, Geng L. Enhanced magnetocaloric effect in Ni-Mn-Sn-Co alloys with two successive magnetostructural transformations. Sci Rep 2018; 8:8235. [PMID: 29844436 PMCID: PMC5974186 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-26564-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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High magnetocaloric refrigeration performance requires large magnetic entropy change ΔS M and broad working temperature span ΔT FWHM . A fourth element doping of Co in ternary Ni-Mn-Sn alloy may significantly enhance the saturation magnetization of the alloy and thus enhance the ΔS M . Here, the effects of Co-doping on the martensite transformation, magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effects (MCE) of quaternary Ni47-xMn43Sn10Cox (x = 0, 6, 11) alloys were investigated. The martensite transformation temperatures decrease while austenite Curie point increases with Co content increasing to x = 6 and 11, thus broadening the temperature window for a high magnetization austenite (13.5, 91.7 and 109.1 A·m2/kg for x = 0, 6 and 11, respectively). Two successive magnetostructural transformations (A → 10 M and A → 10 M + 6 M) occur in the alloy x = 6, which are responsible for the giant magnetic entropy change ΔS M = 29.5 J/kg·K, wide working temperature span ΔT FWHM = 14 K and large effective refrigeration capacity RC eff = 232 J/kg under a magnetic field of 5.0 T. These results suggest that Ni40.6Mn43.3Sn10.0Co6.1 alloy may act as a potential solid-state magnetic refrigerant working at room temperature.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xuexi Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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Chaudhary V, Ramanujan R. Magnetocaloric Properties of Fe-Ni-Cr Nanoparticles for Active Cooling. Sci Rep 2016; 6:35156. [PMID: 27725754 PMCID: PMC5057077 DOI: 10.1038/srep35156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Low cost, earth abundant, rare earth free magnetocaloric nanoparticles have attracted an enormous amount of attention for green, energy efficient, active near room temperature thermal management. Hence, we investigated the magnetocaloric properties of transition metal based (Fe70Ni30)100-xCrx (x = 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7) nanoparticles. The influence of Cr additions on the Curie temperature (TC) was studied. Only 5% of Cr can reduce the TC from ~438 K to 258 K. These alloys exhibit broad entropy v/s temperature curves, which is useful to enhance relative cooling power (RCP). For a field change of 5 T, the RCP for (Fe70Ni30)99Cr1 nanoparticles was found to be 548 J-kg-1. Tunable TCin broad range, good RCP, low cost, high corrosion resistance and earth abundance make these nanoparticles suitable for low-grade waste heat recovery as well as near room temperature active cooling applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- V. Chaudhary
- Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
- Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637553, Singapore
- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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Wu Y, Guo S, Yu S, Cheng H, Wang R, Xiao H, Xu L, Xiong R, Liu Y, Xia Z, Yang C. Premartensitic transition and relevant magnetic effects in Ni50Mn34In15.5Al0.5 alloy. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26068. [PMID: 27183331 PMCID: PMC4868079 DOI: 10.1038/srep26068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Resistance measurement, in situ optical microscopic observation, thermal and magnetic measurements have been carried out on Ni50Mn34In15.5Al0.5 alloy. The existence of a pronounced premartensitic transition prior to martensitic transition can be characterized by microstructure evolution as well as exothermic peak and smooth decrease of resistance and magnetization with obvious hysteresis over a wide temperature range upon cooling. Consequently, the alloy undergoes two successive magneto-structural transitions consisting of premartensitic and martensitic transitions. Magnetoelastic coupling between magnetic and structural degrees of freedom would be responsible for the appearance of premartensitic transition, as evinced by the distinct shift of transitions temperatures to lower temperature with external applied field of 50 kOe. The inverse premartensitic transition induced by magnetic field results in large magnetoresistance, and contributes to the enhanced inverse magnetocaloric effect through enlarging the peak value and temperature interval of magnetic entropy change ΔSm.
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- Yuqin Wu
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro &Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro &Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center &School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro &Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China.,Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center &School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro &Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro &Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center &School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Ferro &Piezoelectric Materials and Devices, Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China
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