简介:TheeffectsoftheintroductionofCetoLa_(1-x)Ce_xFe_(11.5)Si_(1.5)alloyson1:13phaseformationmechanism,thefirst-ordermagneticphasetransitionstrengtheningcharacteristics,andmagnetocaloricpropertywerestudied,respectively.Theresultsshowthattheformationmechanismsof1:13andLaFeSiphasesinLa_(1-x)Ce_xFe_(11.5)Si_(1.5)alloysarethesameasthoseofCe_2Fe_(17)andCeFe_2phasesinCe–Febinarysystem,respectively.ThesubstitutionofCein1:13phasewhichislimitedcanmakethefirst-ordermagneticphasetransitioncharacteristicsstrengthen,whichcanmakethermalandmagnetichysteresisincrease,thetemperatureintervaloftemperatureinducedphasetransitiondecrease,andthecriticalmagneticfieldoffield-inducedmagneticphasetransition(HC)increase,respectively.Owingtothelatticeshrinkof1:13phasewiththeincreaseinCecontent,theCurietemperatures(TC)showalineardecrease.Themaximumchangeinmagneticentropygraduallyincreasesduetothedecreaseintemperatureintervaloftemperature-inducedphasetransition,buttherelativecoolingcapacitiesareallabout80Jákg-1atmagneticfieldof2T.
简介:Themicrostructuresofas-castandas-solutionMg–12Gd–2Er–1Zn–0.6Zralloyswereinvestigatedbyopticalmicroscopy(OM),scanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM),transmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM),highresolutiontransmissionelectronmicroscopy(HRTEM)X-raydiffraction(XRD)andselected-areaelectrondiffraction(SAED)inthepresentinvestigation.TheresultsshowthattheprimaryeutecticphaseMg5(Gd,Er,Zn)andsomeflocculentfeaturesarefoundintheas-castalloy;theSAEDpatternindicatesthattheseflocculentfeaturesarethedenseareasofstackingfaults.The14H-LPSOstructureprecipitatesinthetemperaturerangeof673–793K,andthevolumefractionof14H-LPSOstructureincreaseswiththeextensionofheatingtime;however,thereisnoprecipitationof14H-LPSOstructurewhenthetemperaturereachesupto803K.Inaddition,theMg5(Gd,Er,Zn)phasedissolvesgraduallyalongwiththeprecipitationof14H-LPSOstructure.