Excellent magnetocaloric effect with a maximum entropy change and refrigeration capacity of 17.6 J·kg^-1·K^-1 and 546 J·kg^-1, respectively, has been discovered in the Er60Al18Co22 bulk metallic glass u...Excellent magnetocaloric effect with a maximum entropy change and refrigeration capacity of 17.6 J·kg^-1·K^-1 and 546 J·kg^-1, respectively, has been discovered in the Er60Al18Co22 bulk metallic glass under the field of 50 kOe in the temperature range of helium liquefaction. This MCE results from the second-order magnetic transition from the paramagnetic to the ferromagnetic state. Our analysis based on mean-field theory suggests that the excellent MCE is attributed to the strong exchange of magnetic moment in the glassy structure.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (50871013), and the National Basic Research Program of China (2007CB613901).
文摘Excellent magnetocaloric effect with a maximum entropy change and refrigeration capacity of 17.6 J·kg^-1·K^-1 and 546 J·kg^-1, respectively, has been discovered in the Er60Al18Co22 bulk metallic glass under the field of 50 kOe in the temperature range of helium liquefaction. This MCE results from the second-order magnetic transition from the paramagnetic to the ferromagnetic state. Our analysis based on mean-field theory suggests that the excellent MCE is attributed to the strong exchange of magnetic moment in the glassy structure.