Magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of melt-spun ribbons of GdTbDyHoEr high entropy alloy
摘要
Melt-spun ribbons of GdTbDyHoEr high-entropy alloy have a single-phase hexagonal-close-packed structure. The maximum value of the magnetic entropy change ΔSM for this alloy after rapid quenching increases up to 8.6 J kg− 1 K− 1 in the external magnetic field of 5 T at T = 180 K, and the refrigerant capacity RC reaches 340 J kg− 1 in the external magnetic field of 2 T. The present analysis indicates that the higher values of the magnetic entropy change and the refrigerant capacity for the GdTbDyHoEr melt-spun ribbons are apparently due to their lower effective magnetic anisotropy in comparison with the bulk alloy and more intense response to an external magnetic field. The presented results indicate a way to obtain highly efficient materials for magnetic refrigeration applications.