RIS ID
39993
Abstract
In an effort to improve the magnetocaloric effects of the NaZn13-type La0.8Ce0.2Fe11.4Si1.6 compound, the effect of boron doping on the magnetic properties and magnetocaloric properties has been investigated. The magnetic entropy change (ΔSM) for the La0.8Ce0.2Fe11.4Si1.6 compound, obtained for a field change of 0–5 T using the Maxwell relation exhibits a spike and appears to be overestimated and is thus corrected by using the Clausius-Clapeyron equation (CC). The ΔSM determined from the CC equation is estimated to be 19.6 J kg−1K−1. However, large hysteretic losses which are detrimental to the magnetic refrigeration efficiency occur in the same temperature range. In this work, we report a significant reduction in hysteretic losses by doping the La0.8Ce0.2Fe11.4Si1.6 compound with a small amount of boron to obtain La0.8Ce0.2Fe11.4Si1.6Bx compounds. The hysteresis loss decreases from 131.5 to 8.1 J kg −1 when x increases from 0 to 0.3, while ΔSM, obtained for a field change of 0–5 T, varies from 19.6 to 15.9 J kg−1K−1. This also simultaneously shifts the TC from 174 to 184 K and significantly improves the effective refrigerant capacity (RCeff) of the material from 164 to 305 J kg−1.
Grant Number
ARC/DP0879070
Publication Details
Shamba, P., Debnath, J., Zeng, R., Wang, J. L., Campbell, S. J., Kennedy, S. J. Dou, S. X. (2011). Reduction of hysteresis losses in the magnetic refrigerant La0.8Ce0.2Fe11.4Si1.6 by the addition of boron. Journal of Applied Physics, 109 (7), 07A940-1-07A940-3.