High-Throughput Screening of High-Performance Magnetocaloric Materials by Gradient Additive Manufacturing

Magnetic refrigeration based on magnetocaloric effect (MCE) has become a promising cooling technology to replace the traditional vapor compression refrigeration. However, traditional methods for searching MCE materials require producing many different compositions, causing unbearable workload and lo...

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Autores: Xie, Longlong, Liang, Chenguang, Qin, Yazhou, Zhou, He, Yu, Ziyuan, Chen, Haodong, Naeem, Muhammad Zeeshan, Qiao, Kaiming, Wen, Yaojie, Zhang, Baicheng, Wang, Gaofeng, Li, Xiao, Liu, Jian, Franco, V., Chu, Ke, Yi, Min, Zhang, Hu
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/394673
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/394673
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85205432215
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:compositionally gradient alloys
gradient additive manufacturing
high-throughput screening
magnetocaloric effect
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Sumario:Magnetic refrigeration based on magnetocaloric effect (MCE) has become a promising cooling technology to replace the traditional vapor compression refrigeration. However, traditional methods for searching MCE materials require producing many different compositions, causing unbearable workload and long experimental periods. Here, 3D printed La0.7Ce0.3Fe11.65Si1.35–Fe compositionally gradient alloys (CGAs) are successfully prepared using laser powder bed fusion equipped with a powder hopper with dual-bin structure. This CGAs accelerate the high-throughput screening for the best composition of La(Fe, Si)13/Fe with both high MCE and mechanical properties. The good interfacial compatibility between brittle 1:13 phase and reinforcing α-Fe improves the mechanical properties significantly. Even after hydrogenation, the compressive strength and ultimate strain of the La(Fe, Si)13/Fe hydrides are ≈220% and ≈150% higher than those of stoichiometric La(Fe, Si)13. Meanwhile, the hydrogenated composite exhibits a large MCE under low magnetic field, e.g., the magnetic entropy change |ΔSM|max of 7.6 J kg−1 K−1 under 2 T is 52% higher than that of the benchmark Gd (5.0 J kg−1 K−1). Furthermore, this La(Fe, Si)13/Fe is 3D printed into various complex shapes suitable for heat exchangers. This study provides an innovative strategy for high-throughput screening of new materials.