Abstract
A giant magnetocaloric effect has been observed in NdMn2Ge0.4Si1.6 associated with the first-order magnetic phase transition from antiferromagnetism to ferromagnetism around TC=36K. The magnetic entropy change –ΔSM and adiabatic temperature change ΔTad have been determined from magnetization and specific heat measurements (B=0–5 T) with –ΔSM calculated by the Maxwell relation and Clausius–Clapeyron method. The values –ΔSMmax=12.3 J kg−1 K−1 and refrigerant capacity ∼95 J/kg for ΔB=0–2 T as derived from the Maxwell relation, together with the small hysteresis (thermal <0.5 K; magnetic field <0.1 T), indicate the potential of NdMn2Ge0.4Si1.6 for refrigeration applications.
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