Abstract
The magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect (MCE) in Ho2PdSi3compound are investigated. Ho2PdSi3compound exhibits a giant reversible MCE, the value of -ΔSMmax and RC are 27.5 J/kg K and 427 J/kg without thermal and field hysteresis loss, for field changes of 5 T, respectively. Especially, under field changes of 2 T, the value of -ΔSMmax is 15.3 J/kg K and ΔTadmax is 4.2 K, respectively. The giant reversible -ΔSM, ΔTadand large RC together with the absence of thermal and field hysteresis indicate that Ho2PdSi3compound could be a promising candidate for magnetic refrigeration at low temperatures.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 512-515 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
Volume | 618 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Jan 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adiabatic temperature change
- Magnetic entropy change
- Magnetic refrigeration
- Magnetocaloric effect