Achieving Tunable High-Performance Giant Magnetocaloric Effect in Hexagonal Mn-Fe-P-Si Materials through Different D-Block Doping
F. Zhang (TU Delft - RST/Fundamental Aspects of Materials and Energy, City University of Hong Kong)
Anika Kiecana (TU Delft - RST/Fundamental Aspects of Materials and Energy)
Z. Wu (TU Delft - RST/Fundamental Aspects of Materials and Energy)
Zhaowen Bai (City University of Hong Kong)
Huaican Chen (Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan , Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Xun Wang Yan (Qufu Normal University)
Fengjie Ma (Beijing Normal University)
Niels van Dijk (TU Delft - RST/Fundamental Aspects of Materials and Energy)
E. H. Brück (TU Delft - RST/Fundamental Aspects of Materials and Energy)
Yang Ren (City University of Hong Kong)
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Abstract
Compared with traditional techniques, solid-state magnetocaloric phase transition materials (MPTMs), based on the giant magnetocaloric effect (GMCE), can achieve a higher energy conversion efficiency for caloric applications. As one of the most promising MPTMs, the hexagonal (Mn,Fe)2(P,Si)-based compounds host some advantages, but the existing hysteresis and relatively unstable GMCE properties need to be properly tackled. In this study, it is found that substitutions with Ni, Pd, and Pt can maintain and even enhance the GMCE (≈8.7% maximum improvement of |Δsm|). For a magnetic field change of Δμ0H = 2 T, all samples obtain a |Δsm| in the range of 20–25 J kg−1 K−1 with a low thermal hysteresis ΔThys (≤5.6 K). The performance surpasses almost all other (Mn,Fe)2(P,Si)-based materials with ΔThys (<10 K) reported until now. The occupancy of substitutional Ni/Pd/Pt atoms is determined by X-ray diffraction, neutron diffraction, and density functional theory calculations. The difference in GMCE properties upon doping is understood from the competition between a weakening of the magnetic exchange interactions and the different degrees of orbital hybridization among 3d-4d-5d elements. The studies elaborate on the responsible mechanism and provide a general strategy through d-block doping to further optimize the GMCE of this materials family.
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