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Title: Insights on the origin of the Tb5Ge4 magnetocaloric effect

Journal Article · · Physica. B, Condensed Matter
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  1. University of Porto (Portugal)
  2. Univ. of Lisbon (Portugal)
  3. University of Zaragoza (Spain)
  4. University of Porto (Portugal); University of Aveiro (Portugal)
  5. Radboud University Nijmegen (Netherlands)
  6. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  7. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

In this work the magnetic, atomic structures and spin-lattice coupling have been thoroughly studied through high magnetic field magnetometry, Synchrotron X-ray diffraction under applied magnetic field and magnetostriction measurements in the Tb5Ge4 compounds. A field induced phase transition from an antiferromagnetic towards a ferromagnetic ordering was confirmed but with absence of structural transformation. This absence has been confirmed experimentally through synchrotron x-ray diffraction under applied field (up to 30 T). Moreover, this absence was explained via a thermodynamic free energy model: first principles calculations determined a large energy gap (ΔE=0.65 eV) between the two possible structures, O(I) and O(II). From magnetic and structural properties, a H-T phase diagram has been proposed for Tb5Ge4. Finally it was observed a large magnetostriction (up to 600 ppm) induced by ΔH=7 T.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Supply Chain; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); FCT; High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Nijmegen
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; AC02-06CH11357; SFRH/BD/88440/2021; SFRH/BD/97591/2013; NMA01-111; 155/94; PTDC/CTM/NAN/5414/2014; SFRH/BD/88440/2012; MAT2014- 51982-C2-R; C1-R; E26
OSTI ID:
1831712
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1397420
Journal Information:
Physica. B, Condensed Matter, Vol. 513; ISSN 0921-4526
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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