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Magnetocalorics

A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Crystalline Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2020) | Viewed by 14043

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Nikolai Zarkevich

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U.S. Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Interests: alloy thermodynamics; guided design of advanced alloys
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Dr. H. Yibole

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Inner Mongolia Normal University, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory for Physics and Chemistry of Functional Materials, Hohhot, 010022, China
Interests: Magnetocaloric materials; Magnetic materials; Phase transitions; Condensed Matter Physics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Creative people like you design novel materials, create wonderful devices, and develop life-changing technologies based on a fascinating science. Growing branches of relevant applied sciences originate from the trunk of the fundamental science, without which this beautiful scientific tree would be a shrub. Novel industrial applications and consumer products add commercial value to the practical outcomes of scientific research.

This Special Issue is devoted to magnetocaloric materials, technologies, and devices with magnetic phase transformations accompanied by the caloric effect. A large magnetocaloric effect is used for energy transformations, in particular, for solid-state cooling and heat pumping, as well as for generating electricity from temperature variations.

A magnetic phase transition in a magnetocaloric material can be caused not only by a change in the applied external magnetic field, but also by a variation of temperature, pressure, stress, strain, or another stimulus. Multicaloric materials exhibit caloric responses to several external stimuli. The multicaloric effect is a combination of more than one effect from a subset of magneto-, electro-, elasto-, and barocaloric effects. While the total number of publications on magnetocaloric materials exceeds the combined number of both electrocaloric and elastocaloric publications, there is a growing number of articles devoted to multicaloric materials and effects.

In this Special Issue, we would like to combine reports on magnetocalorics and related interesting topics, describing scientific discoveries, novel materials, new technologies and devices, theoretical limits, and future anticipations. Some of the topics are listed as the keywords. We welcome theory and experiment, reviews of the current state of the art, and any research related to the magnetocaloric effects, materials, technologies, and devices.

Dr. Nikolai Zarkevich
Dr. H. Yibole
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Magnetocaloric and multicaloric materials
  • Magnetic and magnetostructural phase transformations with caloric effect
  • Solid-state cooling and heat pumping
  • Thermo-magnetoelectric devices and technologies
  • Novel materials and technologies for energy transformation and storage

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Magnetocaloric Effect, Magnetoresistance of Sc0.28Ti0.72Fe2, and Phase Diagrams of Sc0.28Ti0.72Fe2−xTx Alloys with T = Mn or Co
by Liting Sun, Hargen Yibole, Ojiyed Tegus and Francois Guillou
Crystals 2020, 10(5), 410; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10050410 - 20 May 2020
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(Sc,Ti)Fe2 Laves phases present a relatively unique case of first-order ferro-ferromagnetic transition originating from an instability of the Fe moment. In addition to large magnetoelastic effects making them potential negative thermal expansion materials, here, we show that Sc0.28Ti0.72Fe [...] Read more.
(Sc,Ti)Fe2 Laves phases present a relatively unique case of first-order ferro-ferromagnetic transition originating from an instability of the Fe moment. In addition to large magnetoelastic effects making them potential negative thermal expansion materials, here, we show that Sc0.28Ti0.72Fe2 and related alloys also present sizable magnetocaloric and magnetoresistance effects. Both effects are found substantially larger at the ferro-ferromagnetic transition (Tt1) than near the Curie temperature TC, yet they remain limited in comparison to other classes of giant magnetocaloric materials. We suggest a strategy to improve these properties by bringing the transition at Tt1 close to TC, and test its possible realization by Co or Mn for Fe substitutions. The structural and magnetic phase diagrams of Sc0.28Ti0.72Fe2−xTx alloys with T = Mn or Co are explored. Substitutions for Fe by adjacent Mn or Co elements give rise to a breakdown of the long-range ferromagnetic order, as well as a swift disappearance of finite moment magnetism. Full article
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Role of Potassium Substitution in the Magnetic Properties and Magnetocaloric Effect in La0.8−xKxBa0.05Sr0.15MnO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.20)
by Dhawud Sabilur Razaq, Budhy Kurniawan, Dicky Rezky Munazat, Kazumitsu Watanabe and Hidekazu Tanaka
Crystals 2020, 10(5), 407; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10050407 - 19 May 2020
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The magnetic and magnetocaloric effects of potassium-substituted La0.8−xKxBa0.05Sr0.15MnO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.20) manganite were explored. The samples in polycrystalline form were synthesized by the sol–gel method, with a final sintering temperature of [...] Read more.
The magnetic and magnetocaloric effects of potassium-substituted La0.8−xKxBa0.05Sr0.15MnO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.20) manganite were explored. The samples in polycrystalline form were synthesized by the sol–gel method, with a final sintering temperature of 1100 °C. Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns refined by Rietveld refinement show that all samples crystallized in rhombohedral structure with R-3c space group. The unit cell volume of the samples decreases with increasing potassium concentration. In addition, small changes in average bond length and bond angle are also observed in the samples. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images reveal that the largest average grain size was observed for x = 0.10. Field-cooled (FC) magnetization measurements show that the Curie temperature ( T C ) of the samples increases from 320 K for x = 0 to 360 K for x = 0.2. The largest magnetocaloric (MCE) effect, which is represented by maximum magnetic entropy change (− Δ S M ,   M A X ), reaches its greatest value for the x = 0.10 sample. The monotonous increase in T C suggests that TC is mainly governed by the ferromagnetic coupling between Mn ions induced by the changes on average bond length and bond angle. The obtained − Δ S M ,   M A X value suggests that MCE property is more sensitive to Zener theory of double exchange, which is strongly related to the Mn3+/Mn4+ ratio of the samples. Full article
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Viable Materials with a Giant Magnetocaloric Effect
by Nikolai A. Zarkevich and Vladimir I. Zverev
Crystals 2020, 10(9), 815; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10090815 - 15 Sep 2020
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This review of the current state of magnetocalorics is focused on materials exhibiting a giant magnetocaloric response near room temperature. To be economically viable for industrial applications and mass production, materials should have desired useful properties at a reasonable cost and should be [...] Read more.
This review of the current state of magnetocalorics is focused on materials exhibiting a giant magnetocaloric response near room temperature. To be economically viable for industrial applications and mass production, materials should have desired useful properties at a reasonable cost and should be safe for humans and the environment during manufacturing, handling, operational use, and after disposal. The discovery of novel materials is followed by a gradual improvement of properties by compositional adjustment and thermal or mechanical treatment. Consequently, with time, good materials become inferior to the best. There are several known classes of inexpensive materials with a giant magnetocaloric effect, and the search continues. Full article
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