Abstract
We investigated the magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect of C15 Laves phase TbMn1.6Fe0.4 by magnetization and heat capacity measurements. A sharp second-order magnetic Tb-Tb ordering transition at Curie temperature TC ~ 120 K and a short-range Fe-Fe ordering transition at ~230 K are observed. Around TC, the compound shows a large magnetocaloric effect with no obvious thermal and magnetic hysteresis loss. The maximum value of magnetic entropy change reaches 8.72 J kg−1 K−1 for a magnetic field change ΔH = 7 T over a wide temperature range. The obtained relative cooling power reaches 184, 560, and 803 J kg−1 for ΔH = 2, 5 and 7 T, respectively. Large reversible magnetocaloric effect and the wide operating temperature range indicate that TbMn1.6Fe0.4 could be a promising candidate for magnetic refrigeration.
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