中国物理B ›› 2016, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (3): 37502-037502.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/25/3/037502

所属专题: TOPICAL REVIEW — Magnetism, magnetic materials, and interdisciplinary research

• TOPICAL REVIEW—Magnetism, magnetic materials, and interdisciplinary research • 上一篇    下一篇

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

Ling-Wei Li(李领伟)   

  1. 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
  • 收稿日期:2015-12-21 出版日期:2016-03-05 发布日期:2016-03-05
  • 通讯作者: Ling-Wei Li E-mail:lingwei@epm.neu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:

    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).

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

Ling-Wei Li(李领伟)1,2   

  1. 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
  • Received:2015-12-21 Online:2016-03-05 Published:2016-03-05
  • Contact: Ling-Wei Li E-mail:lingwei@epm.neu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    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).

摘要:

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.

关键词: magnetocaloric effect, rare earth based intermetallic compounds, RENi2B2C superconductors, magnetic phase transition

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.

Key words: magnetocaloric effect, rare earth based intermetallic compounds, RENi2B2C superconductors, magnetic phase transition

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

  • 75.30.Sg
71.20.Eh (Rare earth metals and alloys) 75.47.Np (Metals and alloys) 75.50.Ee (Antiferromagnetics)