Influence of Ge addition on the magnetocaloric effect of a Co-containing Nanopermtype alloy.

The influence of the partial substitution of B by Ge on the magnetocaloric response of Fe78Co5Zr6B10Cu1 is studied. Ge addition produces a reduction in the temperature at which the peak entropy change takes place, as well as a slight decrease in the magnitude of the peak, SM pk . The refrigerant cap...

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Autores: Conde Amiano, Alejandro, Franco García, Victorino, Blázquez Gámez, Javier Sebastián
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/33240
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/33240
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2835688
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cobalt compounds
Entropy
Magnetic fields
Magnetocaloric effects
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Sumario:The influence of the partial substitution of B by Ge on the magnetocaloric response of Fe78Co5Zr6B10Cu1 is studied. Ge addition produces a reduction in the temperature at which the peak entropy change takes place, as well as a slight decrease in the magnitude of the peak, SM pk . The refrigerant capacity, RC, and its field dependence is also analyzed: although Ge addition increases RC of the Co-containing alloy, the largest RC value corresponds to the Co- and Ge-free alloy. This will be discussed on the basis of the recently proposed universal curve for the magnetic entropy change, which is also followed by the FeZrBCu Co,Ge alloy series.