Abstract
To enhance the magnetocaloric effect of the second-order magnetic phase transition is eagerly sought in the development of practical magnetic refrigeration technology. Here, demonstrated by Dy 2 In 1−x Al x (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5) system, the max magnetic entropy change is significantly enhanced to 13.4 Jkg −1 K −1 in Dy 2 In 0.7 Al 0.3 and 10.8 Jkg −1 K −1 in Dy 2 In 0.6 Al 0.4 alloys compared with 8.8 Jkg −1 K −1 in Dy 2 In through a field-induced metamagnetic phase transition, which is unconventionally of nonhysteresis confirmed by magnetic measurements. Considering that nonhysteresis metamagnetic transition occurs at the critical composition where hexagonal structure is formed for x ≤ 0.3 while orthorhombic structure for x ≥ 0.4, the origin is ascribed to the lattice distortion.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 37-40 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 167 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jul 2019 |
Keywords
- Field-induced
- Magnetic entropy change
- Magnetocaloric effects
- Metamagnetic transition
- Non-hysteresis