The enhanced magnetocaloric effect in Dy 2 In 1−x Al x by a non-hysteresis metamagnetic phase transition

Guiquan Yao, Fulong Wei, Jinsong Zhang, Xiaomeng Fan, Xiaowei Yin, Weibin Cui, Qiang Wang

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)37-40
Number of pages4
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume167
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2019

Keywords

  • Field-induced
  • Magnetic entropy change
  • Magnetocaloric effects
  • Metamagnetic transition
  • Non-hysteresis

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