The hydrogen absorption properties and magnetocaloric effect of La 0.8Ce0.2(Fe1-xMnx) 11.5Si1.5Hy

Chaolun Wang, Yi Long*, Tao Ma, Bin Fu, Rongchang Ye, Yongqin Chang, Fengxia Hu, Jun Shen

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Abstract

The effect of hydrogenating process on the homogeneity of hydrogen absorption in the La0.8Ce0.2 (Fe1-xMn x)11.5Si1.5 compounds was investigated. It is attractive that the distribution of hydrogen atoms in the compounds becomes more uniform with increasing hydrogen pressure and annealing temperature. Homogeneous hydrides of La0.8Ce0.2(Fe 0.985Mn0.015)11.5Si1.5 were obtained by annealing them at the temperature of 773 K and under the hydrogen atmosphere of 0.5 MPa. With changes of Mn content, the Curie temperatures (TC) of the hydrides of La0.8Ce0.2 (Fe1-xMn x)11.5Si1.5 can be adjusted in the room temperature range from 279 to 312 K. Large magnetic entropy changes due to the itinerant-electron metamagnetic transition are obtained in the room temperature range for the hydrides of La0.8Ce0.2(Fe 1-xMnx)11.5Si1.5.

Original languageEnglish
Article number07A910
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume109
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2011
Externally publishedYes

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