Reduction of hysteresis losses in the magnetic refrigerant La(0.8)Ce(0.2)Fe(11.4)Si(1.6) by the addition of boron

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dc.contributor.authorShamba, Pen_AU
dc.contributor.authorDebnath, JCen_AU
dc.contributor.authorZeng, Ren_AU
dc.contributor.authorWang, JLen_AU
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, SJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorKennedy, SJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorDou, SXen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2012-01-11T22:11:29Zen_AU
dc.date.available2012-01-11T22:11:29Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2011-04-01en_AU
dc.date.statistics2012-01-11en_AU
dc.description.abstractIn an effort to improve the magnetocaloric effects of the NaZn13-type La0.8Ce0.2Fe11.4Si1.6 compound, the effect of boron doping on the magnetic properties and magnetocaloric properties has been investigated. The magnetic entropy change (Delta S-M) for the La0.8Ce0.2Fe11.4Si1.6 compound, obtained for a field change of 0-5 T using the Maxwell relation exhibits a spike and appears to be overestimated and is thus corrected by using the Clausius-Clapeyron equation (CC). The Delta S-M determined from the CC equation is estimated to be 19.6 J kg(-1) K-1. However, large hysteretic losses which are detrimental to the magnetic refrigeration efficiency occur in the same temperature range. In this work, we report a significant reduction in hysteretic losses by doping the La0.8Ce0.2Fe11.4Si1.6 compound with a small amount of boron to obtain La0.8Ce0.2Fe11.4Si1.6Bx compounds. The hysteresis loss decreases from 131.5 to 8.1 J kg(-1) when x increases from 0 to 0.3, while Delta S-M, obtained for a field change of 0-5 T, varies from 19.6 to 15.9 J kg(-1) K-1. This also simultaneously shifts the T-C from 174 to 184 K and significantly improves the effective refrigerant capacity (RCeff) of the material from 164 to 305 J kg(-1).(C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3565401]en_AU
dc.identifier.articlenumber07A940en_AU
dc.identifier.citationShamba, P., Debnath, J.C., Zeng, R., Wang, J.L., Campbell, S.J., Kennedy, S.J., & Dou, S.X. (2011). Reduction of hysteresis losses in the magnetic refrigerant La(0.8)Ce(0.2)Fe(11.4)Si(1.6) by the addition of boron. Journal of Applied Physics, 109(7), 07A940. doi:10.1063/1.3565401en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc3842en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0021-8979en_AU
dc.identifier.issue7en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Applied Physicsen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3565401en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/3978en_AU
dc.identifier.volume109en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherAmerican Institute of Physicsen_AU
dc.subjectHysteresisen_AU
dc.subjectBoronen_AU
dc.subjectEntropyen_AU
dc.subjectRefrigerantsen_AU
dc.subjectInorganic compoundsen_AU
dc.subjectEquationsen_AU
dc.titleReduction of hysteresis losses in the magnetic refrigerant La(0.8)Ce(0.2)Fe(11.4)Si(1.6) by the addition of boronen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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