Our recent progress on magnetic entropy change（S） involving martensitic transition in both conventional and metamagnetic NiMn-based Heusler alloys is reviewed.For the conventional alloys,where both martensite and au...Our recent progress on magnetic entropy change（S） involving martensitic transition in both conventional and metamagnetic NiMn-based Heusler alloys is reviewed.For the conventional alloys,where both martensite and austenite exhibit ferromagnetic（FM） behavior but show different magnetic anisotropies,a positive S as large as 4.1 J·kg^-1·K^-1 under a field change of 0-0.9 T was first observed at martensitic transition temperature T M～197 K.Through adjusting the Ni：Mn：Ga ratio to affect valence electron concentration e/a,T M was successfully tuned to room temperature,and a large negative S was observed in a single crystal.The △S attained 18.0 J·kg^-1·K^-1 under a field change of 0-5 T.We also focused on the metamagnetic alloys that show mechanisms different from the conventional ones.It was found that post-annealing in suitable conditions or introducing interstitial H atoms can shift the T M across a wide temperature range while retaining the strong metamagnetic behavior,and hence,retaining large magnetocaloric effect（MCE） and magnetoresistance（MR）.The melt-spun technique can disorder atoms and make the ribbons display a B2 structure,but the metamagnetic behavior,as well as the MCE,becomes weak due to the enhanced saturated magnetization of martensites.We also studied the effect of Fe/Co co-doping in Ni 45（Co1-xFex）5 Mn36.6In13.4 metamagnetic alloys.Introduction of Fe atoms can assist the conversion of the Mn-Mn coupling from antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic,thus maintaining the strong metamagnetic behavior and large MCE and MR.Furthermore,a small thermal hysteresis but significant magnetic hysteresis was observed around TM in Ni51Mn49-xInx metamagnetic systems,which must be related to different nucleation mechanisms of structural transition under different external perturbations.展开更多
We investigate the influence of Sb-doping on the martensitic transformation and magnetocaloric effect in Mn（50）Ni（40）Sn（10-x）Sbx（x = 1, 2, 3, and 4） alloys. All the prepared samples exhibit a B2-type structure...We investigate the influence of Sb-doping on the martensitic transformation and magnetocaloric effect in Mn（50）Ni（40）Sn（10-x）Sbx（x = 1, 2, 3, and 4） alloys. All the prepared samples exhibit a B2-type structure with the space group F m3 m at room temperature. The substitution of Sb increases the valence electron concentration and decreases the unit cell volume. As a result, the magnetostructural transformation shifts rapidly towards higher temperatures as x increases.The changes in magnetic entropy under different magnetic field variations are explored around this transformation. The isothermal magnetization curves exhibit typical metamagnetic behavior, indicating that the magnetostructural transformation can be induced by a magnetic field. The tunable martensitic transformation and magnetic entropy changes suggest that Mn（50）Ni（40）Sn（10-x）Sbx alloys are attractive candidates for applications in solid-state refrigeration.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51271196,11274357,and 51021061)the Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences+1 种基金the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2010CB833102)the Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2011AA03A404)
文摘Our recent progress on magnetic entropy change（S） involving martensitic transition in both conventional and metamagnetic NiMn-based Heusler alloys is reviewed.For the conventional alloys,where both martensite and austenite exhibit ferromagnetic（FM） behavior but show different magnetic anisotropies,a positive S as large as 4.1 J·kg^-1·K^-1 under a field change of 0-0.9 T was first observed at martensitic transition temperature T M～197 K.Through adjusting the Ni：Mn：Ga ratio to affect valence electron concentration e/a,T M was successfully tuned to room temperature,and a large negative S was observed in a single crystal.The △S attained 18.0 J·kg^-1·K^-1 under a field change of 0-5 T.We also focused on the metamagnetic alloys that show mechanisms different from the conventional ones.It was found that post-annealing in suitable conditions or introducing interstitial H atoms can shift the T M across a wide temperature range while retaining the strong metamagnetic behavior,and hence,retaining large magnetocaloric effect（MCE） and magnetoresistance（MR）.The melt-spun technique can disorder atoms and make the ribbons display a B2 structure,but the metamagnetic behavior,as well as the MCE,becomes weak due to the enhanced saturated magnetization of martensites.We also studied the effect of Fe/Co co-doping in Ni 45（Co1-xFex）5 Mn36.6In13.4 metamagnetic alloys.Introduction of Fe atoms can assist the conversion of the Mn-Mn coupling from antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic,thus maintaining the strong metamagnetic behavior and large MCE and MR.Furthermore,a small thermal hysteresis but significant magnetic hysteresis was observed around TM in Ni51Mn49-xInx metamagnetic systems,which must be related to different nucleation mechanisms of structural transition under different external perturbations.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51271093,51571121,11604148,and 51601092)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(Grant Nos.30920140111010,30916011344,and 30916011345)+4 种基金Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars,China(Grant No.BK20140035)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2016M591851)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(Grant Nos.BK20160833 and BK20160829)Qing Lan Project,Six Talent Peaks Project in Jiangsu Province,Chinathe Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions,China
文摘We investigate the influence of Sb-doping on the martensitic transformation and magnetocaloric effect in Mn（50）Ni（40）Sn（10-x）Sbx（x = 1, 2, 3, and 4） alloys. All the prepared samples exhibit a B2-type structure with the space group F m3 m at room temperature. The substitution of Sb increases the valence electron concentration and decreases the unit cell volume. As a result, the magnetostructural transformation shifts rapidly towards higher temperatures as x increases.The changes in magnetic entropy under different magnetic field variations are explored around this transformation. The isothermal magnetization curves exhibit typical metamagnetic behavior, indicating that the magnetostructural transformation can be induced by a magnetic field. The tunable martensitic transformation and magnetic entropy changes suggest that Mn（50）Ni（40）Sn（10-x）Sbx alloys are attractive candidates for applications in solid-state refrigeration.
文摘Ni-Mn基铁磁Heusler合金的巨大磁卡效应使其在磁制冷方面具有良好的应用前景.磁熵变是磁卡效应的重要量度,根据麦克斯韦关系,磁熵变不仅与马氏体相变前后磁矩的变化大小△Msf有关,而且与马氏体相变温度跨度(Martensitic Transition Temperature Range,MTTR)有关.本文中,我们制备了Mn50Ni39Sn11△xAlx(x=0,1,2)系列合金样品,发现随着Al含量的升高,虽然△Msf减小,但MTTR随Al含量增加的减少更快,使得(△Msf/MTTR)值增大,从而获得较大的磁熵变△SM.以上结果表明除增大△Msf外,降低MTTR值也是提高材料磁卡效应的有效方法.
