Title :
Magnetic entropy change in Mn1.1Fe0.9P1-xGex compounds
Author :
Dagula, W. ; Tegus, O. ; Fuquan, B. ; Zhang, L. ; Si, P.Z. ; Zhang, M. ; Zhang, W.S. ; Bruck, E. ; de Boer, F.R. ; Buschow, K.H.J.
Author_Institution :
Van der Waals-Zeeman Instituut, Amsterdam Univ., Netherlands
Abstract :
Magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of Mn1.1Fe0.9P1-xGex compounds were reported. These materials were found advantageous for use as magnetic refrigerants because they don´t contain expensive rare-earth element Gd or the toxic element As.
Keywords :
entropy; ferromagnetic materials; germanium alloys; iron alloys; magnetic cooling; magnetisation; manganese alloys; phosphorus alloys; refrigerants; Mn1.1Fe0.9P1-xGex; magnetic entropy; magnetic properties; magnetic refrigerants; magnetocaloric properties; Entropy; Iron; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic materials; Magnetic variables measurement; Performance evaluation; SQUID magnetometers; Saturation magnetization; Temperature dependence; Temperature distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Magnetics Conference, 2005. INTERMAG Asia 2005. Digests of the IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9009-1
DOI :
10.1109/INTMAG.2005.1464336