Comparative phase transformation and magnetocaloric effect study of Co and Mn substitution by Cu in MnCoGe compounds

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

卷:775

Article

Pal, S. K.¹  Frommen, C.¹  Kumar, S.²  Hauback, B. C.¹  Fjellvag, H.²  Woodcock, T. G.³  Nielsch, K.³  Helgesen, G.¹ 

[1] Inst Energy Technol IFE, Phys Dept, POB 40, N-2027 Kjeller, Norway

[2] Univ Oslo, Dept Chem, Nanostruct & Funct Mat NAFUMA, Sem Saelands Vei 26, N-0371 Oslo, Norway

[3] IFW Dresden, Inst Metall Mat, Helmholtzstr 20, D-01069 Dresden, Germany

关键词: Magnetocaloric effect;    Magnetic entropy;    Magnetostructural coupling;    Magnetic phase diagram;    Martensitic transition;    Mn-Co-Ge;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.10.040

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Structural and magnetic phase transformations and magnetocaloric effect of Mn and Co substitutions by Cu in MnCoGe have been investigated using X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, and magnetization measurements. Increase in Cu concentration reduces the martensitic structural and magnetic phase transition temperatures. However, nearly doubling of the amount of Co substitution is required compared to Mn for an equivalent change in the structural transition temperature. A giant magnetocaloric effect, -Delta S-m(max) approximate to 50 Jkg(-1)K(-1 )for Delta mu H-0 = 5 T, resulting from coupling of concomitant structural and magnetic transformations near room temperature has been obtained for a sample with around 11 at% Mn-substitution. Fine tuning of Cu concentration (20 at%) in the case of Co substitution resulted in concurrent structural and magnetic transitions at around 260 K. However, the absence of a magnetostructural coupling resulted in peak entropy change of less than 4Jkg(-1)K(-1). Samples with 15 at% or higher Co-substitution showed complex magnetic behavior and multiple magnetic transitions. The nature of magnetic phase transitions in both Co- and Mn-substituted samples have been investigated and phase diagrams for both sets of samples have been derived based on calorimetry and magnetometry results.(C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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