Abstract
Giant magnetocaloric effect in Ni-Mn-X (X=In, Sn, Sb) Heusler alloys has been revealed due to the significant shift of the martensite transformation temperatures under a bias magnetic field. However, the magnetic hysteresis during the magnetization and demagnetization cycles creates a large hysteresis loss and reduces the refrigeration capacity. Here we demonstrated that the magnetic hysteresis loss in Ni-Mn-Sb alloys was effectively reduced by Si-doping. The quaternary Ni49.0Mn38.4Sb11.7Si0.9 alloy exhibited martensite and magnetic transitions around room temperature. Maximum magnetic entropy change ΔSm 9.4J/kgK and working temperature interval 7.0K were achieved attributed to the martensite transformation under a magnetic field of 5T. Meanwhile, the average magnetic hysteresis loss for Ni49.0Mn38.4Sb11.7Si0.9 alloy was 2.1J/kg, much smaller than that for Ni49.0Mn38.5Sb12.5 alloy, 11.4J/kg. As a result, a refrigeration capacity of 50.2J/kg was obtained in the Ni49.0Mn38.4Sb11.7Si0.9 alloy. This result shows that Si-doped Ni-Mn-Sb alloys may act as a potential material system for magnetic refrigeration.
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