Abstract
CeMn2Ge2 nanopowders have been obtained by high-energy ball milling for 5 and 10 hours from bulk compound to investigate the effect of milling time on magnetic and magnetocaloric properties. CeMn2Ge2 nanopowders have been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and magnetization measurements. The average grain size of the nanoparticles from XRD measurements is about 12.2 and 8 nm for 5-hour and 10-hour ball-milled samples, respectively. The investigations reveal that magnetic entropy change (∆S m) can be altered by changing the particle size of the compound. Maximum ∆S m is −2.45 and −1.30 J kg−1 K−1 for the 5- and 10-hour ball-milled nanopowders, respectively.
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