Title :
Magnetocaloric properties of Gd7Pd3 and related intermetallic compounds
Author :
Canepa, Fabio ; Cirafici, Salvino ; Napoletano, Myrta ; Merlo, Franco
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, INFM, Genova, Italy
fDate :
9/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
From heat capacity measurements performed in the 5-350 K temperature range at 0- and 5-Tesla applied magnetic field on the intermetallic compounds Gd7Pd3 and Gd7Pd2Ni, and on the eutectic between Gd and Gd7Pd3 with composition Gd76Pd24, the main magnetocaloric properties of the alloys were obtained, namely the isothermal entropy change ΔSM, the adiabatic temperature rise ΔTad and the refrigerant capacity Q.
Keywords :
entropy; eutectic alloys; ferromagnetic materials; gadolinium alloys; magnetic cooling; magnetocaloric effects; nickel alloys; palladium alloys; specific heat; 5 T; 5 to 350 K; Gd76Pd24; Gd7Pd2Ni; Gd7Pd3; adiabatic temperature rise; eutectic; ferromagnetic transition; heat capacity measurements; intermetallic compounds; isothermal entropy change; magnetic refrigeration; magnetocaloric properties; refrigerant capacity; Entropy; Intermetallic; Isothermal processes; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic properties; Nickel alloys; Performance evaluation; Q measurement; Refrigerants; Temperature distribution;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2002.802510