Abstract
We have studied the magnetic, magnetocaloric, and magnetoelastic properties of LaFe11.57Si1.43Bx compounds in the concentration interval 0<x ≤ 1.64 using magnetization and strain gauge techniques. The crystal cell parameters and Curie temperatures were found to increase linearly with increasing B concentrations up to ∼ 0.1% and 9%, respectively. A positive magnetovolume anomaly of about 0.22% was observed in the vicinity of TC. The magnetovolume coupling constant was estimated to be approximately 3×10−3 [μB/Fe atom]−2. Magnetic entropy changes at TC slightly depended on B concentration. A hysteresis loss of about ten times smaller relative to the base compound (x = 0) was observed for x = 1.64. Therefore it was shown that the characteristics of the magnetocaloric effect of LaFe11.57Si1.43 can be adjusted by a change in B concentration in the LaFe11.57Si1.43Bx system. The relative importance of the variation in the volume of crystal cell and electron concentration on TC was discussed.
Recommended Citation
Pathak, Arjun K., Basnyat, Prakash, Dubenko, Igor, Stadler, Shane and Ali, Naushad. "Magnetic, Magnetocaloric, and Magnetoelastic Properties of LaFe(11.57)Si(1.43)B(x) Compounds." (Sep 2009).
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© 2009 American Institute of Physics
Published in Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 106 No. 6 (2009) at doi:10.1063/1.3225995