Unstable antiferromagnetism and large reversible magnetocaloric effect in TmNi2Si2

Lu Tian, Bo Xu, Huan Chen, Zhaojun Mo*, Zhenxing Li, Guodong Liu*, Jun Shen

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Abstract

Based on experimental and theoretical results, the magnetic properties, magnetic phase transitions, and magnetocaloric effect (MCE) of TmNi2Si2 were studied. In this study, we confirmed that unstable antiferromagnetic interaction underwent a field-induced phase transition from meta-magnetic to ferromagnetic under magnetic fields exceeding 0.2 T in TmNi2Si2. Moreover, a large reversible cryogenic MCE was observed. The maximum magnetic entropy change (−ΔSMmax) and refrigeration capacity were found to be 15.4 J kg−1 K−1 and 68.0 J kg−1, respectively, when changing the magnetic field from 0 to 2 T. The large reversible MCE observed under the low magnetic field change indicates the potential application of TmNi2Si2 in cryogenic magnetic refrigerators.[Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Translated title of the contributionTmNi2Si2化合物中不稳定的反铁磁性和大的可逆磁 热效应
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3984-3990
Number of pages7
JournalScience China Materials
Volume66
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2023

Keywords

  • TmNiSi compound
  • cryogenic magnetic refrigeration
  • magnetic phase transition
  • magnetic properties
  • magnetocaloric effects

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