The effects of interstitial atoms H and B on magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect in LaFe{sub 11.5}Al{sub 1.5} compound
- College of Applied Sciences, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124 (China)
- Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124 (China)
The changes in magnetic properties of LaFe{sub 11.5}Al{sub 1.5}H{sub x} and LaFe{sub 11.5}Al{sub 1.5}B{sub y} have been investigated. By introducing interstitial atoms H or B, the magnetic ground state is changed from the antiferromagnetic to the ferromagnetic state, accompanied by significant increases in the saturated magnetization (Ms) and the Curie temperature (T{sub C}). An attractive feature is that the magnetic transition from the second-order to the weakly first-order with increasing hydrogen content compared to the magnetic transition from the weakly first-order to the second-order with increasing boron content. The maximum magnetic entropy change (−ΔS{sub M}) under a field change of 0–5 T increases from 10.1 J/kg · K for hydrogen content x = 0.12 to 12.3 J/kg · K for x = 1.3, while decreases from 9.6 J/kg · K for boron content y = 0.1 to 9.2 J/kg · K for y = 0.3.
- OSTI ID:
- 22275545
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 115, Issue 18; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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