Magnetic property and magnetocaloric effect in TmCoAl compound

Zhao Jun Mo, Jun Shen*, Li Qin Yan, Cheng Chun Tang, Li Chen Wang, Jian Feng Wu, Ji Rong Sun, Bao Gen Shen

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Abstract

A large reversible magnetocaloric effect accompanied by a second order magnetic phase transition from paramagnetic (PM) to ferromagnetic (FM) has been observed in TmCoAl intermetallic compound. For the magnetic field change of 5 T, the maximum value of magnetic entropy change (-ΔSMmax) and the value of refrigerant capacity (RC) are evaluated to be 18.2 J/kg K and 211 J/kg, respectively. In particular, a large -ΔSMmax (10.2 J/kg K) is achieved at 7.5 K under a low magnetic field change from 0 to 2 T with no thermal hysteresis and magnetic hysteresis loss. The large reversible magnetocaloric effect (both the large -ΔSM and the high RC) indicates that TmCoAl is one of a promising material for magnetic refrigeration in low temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)75-78
Number of pages4
JournalIntermetallics
Volume56
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • A. Magnetic intermetallics
  • A. Rare-earth intermetallics
  • B. Magnetic properties

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Mo, Z. J., Shen, J., Yan, L. Q., Tang, C. C., Wang, L. C., Wu, J. F., Sun, J. R., & Shen, B. G. (2015). Magnetic property and magnetocaloric effect in TmCoAl compound. Intermetallics, 56, 75-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intermet.2014.08.006