Obtaining magnetocaloric MnCo(Fe)Ge intermetallics from low temperature treatment of mechanically alloyed precursors

Production of the intermetallic MnCo0.8Fe0.2Ge phase, interesting as magnetocaloric material, is obtained by using an almost fully amorphous mechanically alloyed precursor. Thermal treatment to develop the intermetallic phase has been reduced in time (from several hours or even days to few minutes),...

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Autores: Vidal Crespo, Antonio, Ipus Bados, Jhon Jairo, Blázquez Gámez, Javier Sebastián, Conde Amiano, Alejandro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/146973
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/146973
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2020.167127
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Magnetocaloric effect
Mechanical alloying
MnCoGe intermetallic
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Sumario:Production of the intermetallic MnCo0.8Fe0.2Ge phase, interesting as magnetocaloric material, is obtained by using an almost fully amorphous mechanically alloyed precursor. Thermal treatment to develop the intermetallic phase has been reduced in time (from several hours or even days to few minutes), and temperature (from 1123 K to 723 K). Thermomagnetic measurements allow us to analyze the magnetocaloric effect and to compare the results with those obtained from conventional annealing treatments. Close relationship between magnetocaloric properties and crystal size provides further optimization of the system preserving the advantages of the production method proposed.