Review of magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect in the intermetallic compounds of rare earth with low boiling point metals |
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Institution: | 1. Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China;
2. Institute of Materials Physics and Chemistry, Colleague of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China |
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Abstract: | The magnetocaloric effect(MCE) in many rare earth(RE) based intermetallic compounds has been extensively investigated during the last two decades, not only due to their potential applications for magnetic refrigeration but also for better understanding of the fundamental problems of the materials. This paper reviews our recent progress on studying the magnetic properties and MCE in some binary or ternary intermetallic compounds of RE with low boiling point metal(s)(Zn, Mg, and Cd). Some of them exhibit promising MCE properties, which make them attractive for low temperature magnetic refrigeration. Characteristics of the magnetic transition, origin of large MCE, as well as the potential application of these compounds are thoroughly discussed. Additionally, a brief review of the magnetic and magnetocaloric properties in the quaternary rare earth nickel boroncarbides RENi_2B_2 C superconductors is also presented. |
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Keywords: | magnetocaloric effect rare earth based intermetallic compounds RENi2B2C superconductors magnetic phase transition |
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