The influence of Co addition on the magnetocaloric effect of Nanoperm-type amorphous alloys

The effect of Co addition on the magnetocaloric effect of amorphous alloys with Nanoperm-type composition has been studied for temperatures above room temperature. Co addition produces an increase in the maximum magnetic entropy change and a shift of its associated temperature to higher temperatures...

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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:2006
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/33387
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/33387
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2337871
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cobalt
Entropy
Magnetoelectric effects
Refrigerants
Curie temperature
Magnetic entropy
Magnetocaloric effect
Refrigerant capacity (RC)
Amorphous alloys
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Sumario:The effect of Co addition on the magnetocaloric effect of amorphous alloys with Nanoperm-type composition has been studied for temperatures above room temperature. Co addition produces an increase in the maximum magnetic entropy change and a shift of its associated temperature to higher temperatures. The maximum refrigerant capacity (RC) value obtained in this study is 82Jkg−1 for a maximum applied field =15kOe⁠. This value is ∼30% larger than that of a Mo-containing Finemet-type alloy measured under the same experimental conditions. However, the RC of the alloys, when calculated from temperatures corresponding to the half-maximum entropy change value, deteriorates with the presence of Co in the alloy. The field dependence of the magnetic entropy change has also been analyzed, showing a power dependence for all the magnetic regimes of the samples. This field dependence at the Curie temperature deviates from mean field predictions.