Tuning the giant inverse magnetocaloric effect in Mn2?xCrxSb compounds

Structural, magnetic, and magnetocaloric properties of Mn2-xCrxSb compounds have been studied. In these compounds, a first order magnetic phase transition from the ferrimagnetic to the antiferromagnetic state occurs with decreasing temperature, giving rise to giant inverse magnetocaloric effects that can be tuned over a wide temperature interval...

Tunable thermal hysteresis in MnFe(P,Ge) compounds

Structural, magnetic, and magnetocaloric properties of the MnFe(P,Ge) compounds were systematically studied on both bulk alloys and melt-spun ribbons. The experimental results show that the critical behavior of the phase transition can be controlled by changing either the compositions or the annealing conditions. The thermal hysteresis is found...