Influence of Thermal and Magnetic History on Direct DTad Measurements of Ni49+xMn36-xIn15 Heusler Alloys

In the present work, using Heusler Ni49+xMn36-xIn15 (with x = 0 and 0.5) alloys, it is shown that the choice of the appropriate measurement protocol (erasing the prior state of the sample in between experiments) in DTad first shot characterization is crucial for obtaining reliable results. Unlike in...

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Autores: Moreno Ramírez, Luis Miguel, Delgado-Matarín, Antonio, Law, Jia Yan, Franco García, Victorino, Conde Amiano, Alejandro, Giri, Anit K.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/91786
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/91786
https://doi.org/10.3390/met9111144
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:magnetocaloric materials
direct DTad measurement
NiMnIn Heusler alloys
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Sumario:In the present work, using Heusler Ni49+xMn36-xIn15 (with x = 0 and 0.5) alloys, it is shown that the choice of the appropriate measurement protocol (erasing the prior state of the sample in between experiments) in DTad first shot characterization is crucial for obtaining reliable results. Unlike indirect measurements, for which incorrect protocols produce overestimates of the characteristics of the material, erroneous direct measurements underestimate DTad in the region close to its first order phase transition. The error in DTad is found to be dependent on the temperature step used, being up to ~40% underestimation, including a slight shift in its peak temperature.