The hydrogen absorption of the LaFe（10.9）-Co（0.8）Si（1.3） compound under constant 1.01 × 10-5 Pa H2 gas in a flow hydrogen atmosphere was studied. The effects of hydrogen absorption on structure, Curie tempe...The hydrogen absorption of the LaFe（10.9）-Co（0.8）Si（1.3） compound under constant 1.01 × 10-5 Pa H2 gas in a flow hydrogen atmosphere was studied. The effects of hydrogen absorption on structure, Curie temperature, phase transition and magnetic property were investigated by X-ray diffraction（XRD）, differential scanning calorimeter（DSC） and superconducting quantum interference device,respectively. The hydrides of LaFe（10.9）Co（0.8）Si（1.3） crystallize into NaZn（13）-type structural phase after hydrogen absorption at temperature from 548 to 623 K. Lower hydrogen absorption temperature is of no advantage for pure 1：13 phase formation in a flow H2 atmosphere. The Curie temperature（TC） of LaFe（10.9）Co（0.8）Si（1.3） compound increases by70 K or more after hydrogen absorption. For LaFe（10.9）-Co（0.8）Si（1.3）H（1.8） compound, the maximum magnetic entropy change and the relative cooling power under a magnetic field change of 0-2 T are 6.1 J·kg^-1·K^-1 and 170 J·kg^-1,respectively. Large refrigerant capacity, low hysteresis loss and wide temperature span of magnetic entropy change peak make it a competitive practical candidate for magnetic refrigerant.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Tianjin Research Program of Application Foundation and Advanced Technology (No.14JCQNJC04000)the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No.2017YFB0702700)the Hebei Provincial Education Department Project (No.ZD2017066)
文摘The hydrogen absorption of the LaFe（10.9）-Co（0.8）Si（1.3） compound under constant 1.01 × 10-5 Pa H2 gas in a flow hydrogen atmosphere was studied. The effects of hydrogen absorption on structure, Curie temperature, phase transition and magnetic property were investigated by X-ray diffraction（XRD）, differential scanning calorimeter（DSC） and superconducting quantum interference device,respectively. The hydrides of LaFe（10.9）Co（0.8）Si（1.3） crystallize into NaZn（13）-type structural phase after hydrogen absorption at temperature from 548 to 623 K. Lower hydrogen absorption temperature is of no advantage for pure 1：13 phase formation in a flow H2 atmosphere. The Curie temperature（TC） of LaFe（10.9）Co（0.8）Si（1.3） compound increases by70 K or more after hydrogen absorption. For LaFe（10.9）-Co（0.8）Si（1.3）H（1.8） compound, the maximum magnetic entropy change and the relative cooling power under a magnetic field change of 0-2 T are 6.1 J·kg^-1·K^-1 and 170 J·kg^-1,respectively. Large refrigerant capacity, low hysteresis loss and wide temperature span of magnetic entropy change peak make it a competitive practical candidate for magnetic refrigerant.
