Preparation of Fe-rich giant magnetocaloric (Mn,Fe)2(P,Si) ribbons and calorimetric analysis of the first-order magnetic transition
H. Gai (TU Delft - RST/Fundamental Aspects of Materials and Energy)
Hargen Yibole (Inner Mongolia Normal University China)
F. Guillou (Normandie University, Inner Mongolia Normal University China)
C. Kwakernaak (TU Delft - Team Maria Santofimia Navarro)
N.H. van Dijk (TU Delft - RST/Fundamental Aspects of Materials and Energy)
E.H. Brück (TU Delft - RST/Fundamental Aspects of Materials and Energy)
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Abstract
The (Mn,Fe)2(P,Si) compounds are one of the rare materials systems that exhibit an isostructural first-order ferromagnetic transition (FOMT) near ambient temperature. Since the discovery of its giant magnetocaloric effect (GMCE), this system is garnering ongoing interest, both for its promising performances for applications and for the scientific interest in uncovering the fundamental mechanisms driving the FOMT. This study examines the evolution of the structure, the microstructure, the thermal and magnetic properties in Mn0.60+x Fe1.3-x P0.66-y Si0.34+y (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.08, x = 2y ) compounds prepared by the melt-spun technique. The simultaneous increase in Mn and Si concentrations leads to a 40 % enhancement in the isothermal entropy change (|Δ S max|) compared to parent compound. Furthermore, we propose a method to separate the latent heat ( L ) from the reversible specific heat. This allows us to establish a convincing correlation between two intrinsic quantities, the latent heat ( L ) and the elastic strain energy ( U e). Our results demonstrate that both latent heat ( L ) and thermal hysteresis (Δ T hys) are proportionally linked and vanish simultaneously at a critical end point.
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