TY - GEN
T1 - Magnetocaloric properties of (MnFe)2PGe and (MnFe)2PSi compounds fabricated by a melting method
AU - Hirashima, Masahiro
AU - Wada, Hirofumi
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PY - 2016/8/26
Y1 - 2016/8/26
N2 - The compounds (MnFe)2PGe and (MnFe)2PSi are known to exhibit giant magnetocaloric effects due to a first-order magnetic transition (FOMT) near room temperature. These materials are usually prepared by a solid-phase reaction method, so that they are porous and brittle. In this study, we have fabricated (MnFe)2PGe and (MnFe)2PSi compounds by melting as-sintered compounds and examined structural and magnetic properties. It is found that for both compounds, the crystal structure is unchanged by melting. As-sintered samples undergo a sharp FOMT, while the samples after melting exhibit a broad magnetic transition. On the other hand, a sharp FOMT recovers by post-annealing. The origins of disappearance and recovery of the FOMT will be discussed.
AB - The compounds (MnFe)2PGe and (MnFe)2PSi are known to exhibit giant magnetocaloric effects due to a first-order magnetic transition (FOMT) near room temperature. These materials are usually prepared by a solid-phase reaction method, so that they are porous and brittle. In this study, we have fabricated (MnFe)2PGe and (MnFe)2PSi compounds by melting as-sintered compounds and examined structural and magnetic properties. It is found that for both compounds, the crystal structure is unchanged by melting. As-sintered samples undergo a sharp FOMT, while the samples after melting exhibit a broad magnetic transition. On the other hand, a sharp FOMT recovers by post-annealing. The origins of disappearance and recovery of the FOMT will be discussed.
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U2 - 10.1063/1.4961337
DO - 10.1063/1.4961337
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85006153580
T3 - AIP Conference Proceedings
BT - Frontiers in Materials Science, FMS 2015
A2 - Yoshiya, Masato
A2 - Hoang, Nam-Nhat
A2 - Munzenberg, Markus
A2 - Yamamoto, Tomoyuki
PB - American Institute of Physics Inc.
T2 - 2nd International Symposium on Frontiers in Materials Science, FMS 2015
Y2 - 19 November 2015 through 21 November 2015
ER -