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Title: Large magnetic entropy change and magnetoresistance in a Ni41Co9Mn40Sn10 magnetic shape memory alloy

Abstract

A polycrystalline Ni41Co9Mn40Sn10 (at. %) magnetic shape memory alloy was prepared by arc melting and characterized mainly by magnetic measurements, in-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction (HEXRD), and mechanical testing. A large magnetoresistance of 53.8% (under 5 T) and a large magnetic entropy change of 31.9 J/(kg K) (under 5 T) were simultaneously achieved. Both of these values are among the highest values reported so far in Ni-Mn-Sn-based Heusler alloys. The large magnetic entropy change, closely related to the structural entropy change, is attributed to the large unit cell volume change across martensitic transformation as revealed by our in-situ HEXRD experiment. Furthermore, good compressive properties were also obtained. Lastly, the combination of large magnetoresistance, large magnetic entropy change, and good compressive properties, as well as low cost makes this alloy a promising candidate for multifunctional applications.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [4];  [3];  [6];  [2]
  1. Univ. of Science and Technology, Beijing (China); Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing (China)
  2. Univ. of Science and Technology, Beijing (China)
  3. Beijing Univ. of Technology, Beijing (China)
  4. Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing (China)
  5. Northeastern Univ., Shenyang (China)
  6. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1245146
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1422668
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 647; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0925-8388
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; magnetic shape memory alloy; magnetocaloric effect; magnetoresistance; martensitic transformation; synchrotron high-energy x-ray diffraction

Citation Formats

Huang, L., Cong, D. Y., Ma, L., Nie, Z. H., Wang, M. G., Wang, Z. L., Suo, H. L., Ren, Y., and Wang, Y. D. Large magnetic entropy change and magnetoresistance in a Ni41Co9Mn40Sn10 magnetic shape memory alloy. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.06.175.
Huang, L., Cong, D. Y., Ma, L., Nie, Z. H., Wang, M. G., Wang, Z. L., Suo, H. L., Ren, Y., & Wang, Y. D. Large magnetic entropy change and magnetoresistance in a Ni41Co9Mn40Sn10 magnetic shape memory alloy. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.06.175
Huang, L., Cong, D. Y., Ma, L., Nie, Z. H., Wang, M. G., Wang, Z. L., Suo, H. L., Ren, Y., and Wang, Y. D. 2015. "Large magnetic entropy change and magnetoresistance in a Ni41Co9Mn40Sn10 magnetic shape memory alloy". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.06.175. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1245146.
@article{osti_1245146,
title = {Large magnetic entropy change and magnetoresistance in a Ni41Co9Mn40Sn10 magnetic shape memory alloy},
author = {Huang, L. and Cong, D. Y. and Ma, L. and Nie, Z. H. and Wang, M. G. and Wang, Z. L. and Suo, H. L. and Ren, Y. and Wang, Y. D.},
abstractNote = {A polycrystalline Ni41Co9Mn40Sn10 (at. %) magnetic shape memory alloy was prepared by arc melting and characterized mainly by magnetic measurements, in-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction (HEXRD), and mechanical testing. A large magnetoresistance of 53.8% (under 5 T) and a large magnetic entropy change of 31.9 J/(kg K) (under 5 T) were simultaneously achieved. Both of these values are among the highest values reported so far in Ni-Mn-Sn-based Heusler alloys. The large magnetic entropy change, closely related to the structural entropy change, is attributed to the large unit cell volume change across martensitic transformation as revealed by our in-situ HEXRD experiment. Furthermore, good compressive properties were also obtained. Lastly, the combination of large magnetoresistance, large magnetic entropy change, and good compressive properties, as well as low cost makes this alloy a promising candidate for multifunctional applications.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.06.175},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1245146}, journal = {Journal of Alloys and Compounds},
issn = {0925-8388},
number = C,
volume = 647,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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