Title :
Structural and magnetic behavior of a Mn-Fe-P-Ge magnetocaloric alloy
Author :
Chen, Xia ; Ramanujan, Raju V.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
Mn-Fe-P-Ge alloys are highly attractive magnetocaloric materials for near room temperature magnetic cooling applications. The structural and magnetic phase transition of a Mn1.1Fe0.9P0.74Ge0.26 alloy was investigated and an Arrott plot analysis conducted. It was found that this alloy exhibits ferromagnetism at room temperature and the magneto-structural transition responsible for the magnetocaloric effect was first order in nature.
Keywords :
ferromagnetic materials; germanium alloys; iron alloys; magnetic cooling; magnetic transitions; manganese alloys; phosphorus alloys; Arrott plot analysis; Mn1.1Fe0.9P0.74Ge0.26; ferromagnetism; magnetic phase transition; magnetic properties; magnetocaloric alloy; magnetocaloric effect; magnetostructural transition; near room temperature magnetic cooling applications; structural properties; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Crystals; Magnetic hysteresis; Magnetometers; Metals; Superconducting magnets; Temperature dependence; Magnetocaloric effect; Mn based alloys; magnetic phase transition;
Conference_Titel :
Magnetics Symposium 2014 - Celebrating 50th Anniversary of IEEE Magnetics Society (MSSC50)
Conference_Location :
Singapore
DOI :
10.1109/MSSC.2014.6947689