中国物理B ›› 2011, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (8): 87502-087502.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/20/8/087502

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Effects of the Mn/Co ratio on the magnetic transition and magnetocaloric properties of Mn1+xCo1-xGe alloys

马胜灿, 王敦辉, 轩海成, 沈凌佳, 曹庆琪, 都有为   

  1. National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials for Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China vspace1mm
  • 收稿日期:2011-02-20 修回日期:2011-03-10 出版日期:2011-08-15 发布日期:2011-08-15
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50701022, 51001019, and 50831006) and the Program for New Century Excellent Talents of China (Grant No. NCET-08-0278).

Effects of the Mn/Co ratio on the magnetic transition and magnetocaloric properties of Mn1+xCo1-xGe alloys

Ma Sheng-Can(马胜灿), Wang Dun-Hui(王敦辉), Xuan Hai-Cheng(轩海成), Shen Ling-Jia(沈凌佳), Cao Qing-Qi(曹庆琪), and Du You-Wei(都有为)   

  1. National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials for Jiangsu Province, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • Received:2011-02-20 Revised:2011-03-10 Online:2011-08-15 Published:2011-08-15
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50701022, 51001019, and 50831006) and the Program for New Century Excellent Talents of China (Grant No. NCET-08-0278).

摘要: We have investigated the magnetic transition and magnetocaloric effects of Mn1+xCo1-xGe alloys by tuning the ratio of Mn/Co. With increasing Mn content, a series of first-order magnetostructural transitions from ferromagnetic to paramagnetic states with large changes of magnetization are observed at room temperature. Further increasing the content of Mn (x=0.11) gives rise to a single second-order magnetic transition. Interestingly, large low-field magnetic entropy changes with almost zero magnetic hysteresis are observed in these alloys. The effects of Mn/Co ratio on magnetic transition and magnetocaloric effects are discussed in this paper.

关键词: Mn/Co ratio, magnetic transition, magnetocaloric properties, magnetic hysteresis losses

Abstract: We have investigated the magnetic transition and magnetocaloric effects of Mn1+xCo1-xGe alloys by tuning the ratio of Mn/Co. With increasing Mn content, a series of first-order magnetostructural transitions from ferromagnetic to paramagnetic states with large changes of magnetization are observed at room temperature. Further increasing the content of Mn (x=0.11) gives rise to a single second-order magnetic transition. Interestingly, large low-field magnetic entropy changes with almost zero magnetic hysteresis are observed in these alloys. The effects of Mn/Co ratio on magnetic transition and magnetocaloric effects are discussed in this paper.

Key words: Mn/Co ratio, magnetic transition, magnetocaloric properties, magnetic hysteresis losses

中图分类号:  (Magnetocaloric effect, magnetic cooling)

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