(Dy0.5Er0.5)Al2: A large magnetocaloric effect material for low-temperature magnetic refrigeration

10 January 1994

journal article
Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters

Vol. 64 (2) , 253-255
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.111520

Abstract

The low‐temprature heat capacity and ac and dc magnetic properties of (Dy_0.5Er_0.5)Al₂ have been studied as a function of magnetic fields up to ∼10 T. The magnetocaloric effect in (Dy_0.5Er_0.5)Al₂ is 30% larger than that of the prototype material, GdPd. Magnetic measurements show that there is no measurable magnetic hysteresis above ∼17 K. These results suggest that (Dy_0.5Er_0.5)Al₂ would be a significantly better magnetic refrigerant than GdPd.

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