Ambient pressure colossal magnetocaloric effect tuned by composition in Mn(1-x)Fe(x)As.
The magnetocaloric effect (MCE) is the basis for magnetic refrigeration, and can replace conventional gas compression technology due to its superior efficiency and environment friendliness. MCE materials must exhibit a large temperature variation in response to an adiabatic magnetic-field variation and a large isothermal entropic effect is also expected. In this respect, MnAs shows the colossal MCE, but the effect appears under high pressures. In this work, we report on the properties of Mn(1-x)Fe(x)As that exhibit the colossal effect at ambient pressure. The MCE peak varies from 285 K to 310 K depending on the Fe concentration. Although a large thermal hysteresis is observed, the colossal effect at ambient pressure brings layered magnetic regenerators with huge refrigerating power closer to practical applications around room temperature.
de Campos
Ariana
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Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Caixa Postal 6165, 13083-970 Campinas, S. Paulo, Brazil.
Rocco
Daniel L
DL
Carvalho
Alexandre Magnus G
AM
Caron
Luana
L
Coelho
Adelino A
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Gama
Sergio
S
da Silva
Luzeli M
LM
Gandra
Flávio C G
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dos Santos
Adenilson O
AO
Cardoso
Lisandro P
LP
von Ranke
Pedro J
PJ
de Oliveira
Nilson A
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