Publication Date:
2014-03-04
Description:
We have studied the correlation between the broadening of the isothermal magnetic entropy change and the Curie temperature ( T C ) distribution in nanostructured Pr 2 Fe 17 and Nd 2 Fe 17 alloys produced by high-energy ball-milling after milling times of 10, 20, and 40 h. The changes in the microstructure affect the Fe local environments and as a consequence the magnetic interactions, giving rise to T C distributions centered around 285 K and 330 K for the Pr 2 Fe 17 and Nd 2 Fe 17 alloys, respectively. The width of the distributions enlarges (up to 60 K) as the milling-time increases, and consequently, the isothermal magnetic entropy change curves show an extended full width at half maximum.
Print ISSN:
0021-8979
Electronic ISSN:
1089-7550
Topics:
Physics