Review of magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect in the intermetallic compounds of rare earth with low boiling point metals

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/25/3/037502

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 RENi₂B₂C superconductors is also presented.

Keywords: magnetocaloric effect rare earth based intermetallic compounds RENi₂B₂C superconductors magnetic phase transition

Received: 21 December 2015
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PACS:	75.30.Sg	(Magnetocaloric effect, magnetic cooling)
	71.20.Eh	(Rare earth metals and alloys)
	75.47.Np	(Metals and alloys)
	75.50.Ee	(Antiferromagnetics)

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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11374081 and 11004044), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (Grant Nos. N150905001, L1509006, and N140901001), the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships for Foreign Researchers (Grant No. P10060), and the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation (Research stipend to L. Li).

Corresponding Authors: Ling-Wei Li
E-mail: lingwei@epm.neu.edu.cn

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Ling-Wei Li(李领伟) Review of magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect in the intermetallic compounds of rare earth with low boiling point metals 2016 Chin. Phys. B 25 037502

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