Large magnetic refrigerant capacity in Gd71Fe3Al 26 and Gd65Fe20Al1515 amorphous alloys

  • Q. Y. Dong
  • , B. G. Shen
  • , J. Chen
  • , J. Shen
  • , F. Wang
  • , H. W. Zhang
  • , J. R. Sun

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Abstract

Magnetic entropy change and refrigerant capacity of Gd-based amorphous Gd71Fe3Al26 and Gd65Fe 20Al1515 alloys are investigated. The refrigerant capacities reach 750 and 726 J kg-1 for Gd71Fe3Al 26 and Gd65 Fe20Al1515, respectively, which are much larger than those of all magnetocaloric materials ever reported. The peak values of magnetic entropy change under a field change of 0-5 T are 7.4 J kg-1 K-1 at 117.5 K and 5.8 J kg-1 K-1 at 182.5 K for Gd71Fe 3Al26 and Gd65 Fe20Al1515, respectively. A very large refrigerant capacity and a considerable magnetic entropy change jointly make them attractive candidates for magnetic refrigerant.

Original languageEnglish
Article number053908
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume105
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

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