Transformation behavior and magnetocaloric effect in Mn1−xCrxCoGe (x = 0.04 and 0.11) melt-spun ribbons tailored by heat treatment

"Recently, MnNiGe and MnCoGe intermetallic compounds have received a considerable attention due to the coupled tunable martensitic and magnetic transitions as well as giant magnetocaloric effect (MCE) they exhibit. In this work, by doping with Cr and varying of the annealing regime, a merged ma...

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Authors: Gerardo Daniel Pérez, JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ LLAMAZARES, Pablo Álvarez Alonso, CESAR FIDEL SANCHEZ VALDES, Rastislav Varga, Volodymyr Chernenko, ARIS QUINTANA NEDELCOS
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2017
Country:México
Institution:Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
Repository:Repositorio Institucional del IPICYT
OAI Identifier:oai:ipicyt.repositorioinstitucional.mx:1010/1666
Online Access:http://ipicyt.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1010/1666
Access Level:Embargoed access
Keyword:info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/MnCrCoGe melt-spun ribbons
info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Martensitic transformation
info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Magnetostructural transition
info:eu-repo/classification/Autor/Magnetocaloric effect
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/1
info:eu-repo/classification/cti/22
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Summary:"Recently, MnNiGe and MnCoGe intermetallic compounds have received a considerable attention due to the coupled tunable martensitic and magnetic transitions as well as giant magnetocaloric effect (MCE) they exhibit. In this work, by doping with Cr and varying of the annealing regime, a merged magnetostructural transition between a ferromagnetic orthorhombic and a paramagnetic hexagonal structure was received near room temperature in Mn1−xCrxCoGe melt-spun ribbons with x = 0.04 and 0.11. Structural and magnetic characterizations have been performed by X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry and magnetization measurements. It is found that, in ribbons with x = 0.04 (0.11) annealed at 1148 K, the peak value of the magnetic entropy change and the refrigerant capacity through the orthorhombic to hexagonal transition strongly increase with the annealing time from 7.3 (9.4) Jkg−1 K−1 to 10.6 (13.7) Jkg−1 K−1 and from 182 (235) Jkg−1 to 214 (267) Jkg−1, respectively, at 5 T for the time increase from 4 h to 8 h. Compared to bulk alloys of similar composition, the fabricated melt-spun ribbons show much broader working temperature range and a higher cooling efficiency."