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Enhanced magnetocaloric performance in nanocrystalline/amorphous Gd3Ni/Gd65Ni35 composite microwires

  • Y. F. Wang
  • , Y. Y. Yu
  • , H. Belliveau
  • , N. T.M. Duc*
  • , H. X. Shen*
  • , J. F. Sun
  • , J. S. Liu
  • , F. X. Qin*
  • , S. C. Yu
  • , H. Srikanth
  • , M. H. Phan*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Zhejiang University
  • University of South Florida
  • University of Da Nang
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Inner Mongolia University of Technology
  • Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

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Abstract

A novel class of nanocrystalline/amorphous Gd3Ni/Gd65Ni35 composite microwires were created directly from melt-extraction through controlled solidification. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and selected area electron diffraction (SAED) confirmed the formation of a biphase nanocrystalline/amorphous structure in these wires. Magnetic and magnetocaloric experiments indicate a large magnetic entropy change (-ΔSM ~9.64 J/kg K), large refrigerant capacity (RC ~742.1 J/kg), and large maximum adiabatic temperature change (ΔTadmax~5 K) around the Curie temperature of ~120 K for a field change of 5 T. These values are ~1.5 times larger relative to its bulk counterpart and are superior to other candidate materials being considered for active magnetic refrigeration in the liquid nitrogen temperature range.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)587-594
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices
Volume6
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Magnetic refrigeration
  • Magnetocaloric effect
  • Melt-extraction
  • Microwire

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