Erbium-based magnetic refrigerant (regenerator) for passive cryocooler

Pecharsky, Vitalij K

Title: Erbium-based magnetic refrigerant (regenerator) for passive cryocooler

Abstract

A two stage Gifford-McMahon cryocooler having a low temperature stage for reaching approximately 10K, wherein the low temperature stage includes a passive magnetic heat regenerator selected from the group consisting of Er.sub.6 Ni.sub.2 Sn, Er.sub.6 Ni.sub.2 Pb, Er.sub.6 Ni.sub.2 (Sn.sub.0.75 Ga.sub.0.25), and Er.sub.9 Ni.sub.3 Sn comprising a mixture of Er.sub.3 Ni and Er.sub.6 Ni.sub.2 Sn in the microstructure.

Inventors:

Pecharsky, Vitalij K ^[1]

Ames, IA

Publication Date:: Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

Research Org.:: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA; Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 870517

Patent Number(s):: US 5537826

Application Number:: 08/266,090

Assignee:: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, IA)

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-82

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: erbium-based; magnetic; refrigerant; regenerator; passive; cryocooler; stage; gifford-mcmahon; temperature; reaching; approximately; 10k; heat; selected; consisting; pb; 75; 25; comprising; mixture; microstructure; temperature stage; passive magnetic; magnetic refrigerant; magnetic heat; heat regenerator; /62/148/420/

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Low-Temperature Heat Capacity of La Pt 2 and Ce Pt 2 and the Magnetic Susceptibility of Ce Pt 2 journal, March 1972

The heat capacities of seven rare-earth ethylsulphates at low temperature journal, March 1959

Heat capacity in superconducting and normal-state La S x ( 1.333 <~ x <~ 1.500 ) compounds journal, April 1982

Specific heat in some gadolinium compounds. I. Experimental journal, June 1991

Extremely large heat capacities between 4 and 10 K journal, May 1975

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Low temperature heat capacities of laves phase lanthanide-aluminum compounds journal, January 1971

The influence of crystalline electric field on the low temperature properties of CeCd11 journal, December 1988

Low-Temperature Heat Capacity of La ${Pt}_{2}$ and Ce ${Pt}_{2}$ and the Magnetic Susceptibility of Ce ${Pt}_{2}$
journal, March 1972

The heat capacities of seven rare-earth ethylsulphates at low temperature
journal, March 1959

Heat capacity in superconducting and normal-state $La S_{x}$ ( $1.333 <~ x <~ 1.500$ ) compounds
journal, April 1982

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journal, June 1991

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journal, May 1975

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journal, February 1994

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journal, January 1971

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journal, December 1988