Large magnetocaloric effects in NaZn13-type La(Fe xSi1-x)13 compounds and their hydrides composed of icosahedral clusters

Science and Technology of Advanced Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 339-346

  Fujieda, S ^a   Fujita, A ^a   Fukamichi, K ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydride; Icosahedral cluster; Itinerant electron metamagnetic transition; La(FexSi1 x)13; Magnetic refrigerants; Magnetocaloric effect; The Curie temperature

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; GAS ABSORPTION; HYDRIDES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; REFRIGERANTS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MAGNETIC TRANSITION; MAGNETOCALORIC EFFECTS;

LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0242489355     PISSN: 14686996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stam.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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