Magnetic properties, magnetic transition and large magneto-caloric effect in the Ho0.2Er0.2Tm0.2Ni0.2Cu0.2 amorphous ribbon

The magneto-caloric (MC) effect in rare earths (RE) based magnetic materials have been extensively investigated in recent years not only due to the potential applications in the field of cryogenic magnetic refrigeration (MR) technology but also for better understanding the magnetic properties and magnetic transition of these materials. In this work, we reported a systematical investigation of the cryogenic magnetic and MC properties in the RE based equi-atomic Ho0.2Er0.2Tm0.2Ni0.2Cu0.2 amorphous ribbon. The Ho0.2Er0.2Tm0.2Ni0.2Cu0.2 amorphous ribbon reveals a second order magnetic transition (SOMT) at -11.5 K from paramagnetic to ferromagnetic states. Large reversible MC effect and promising MC performances were found in the Ho0.2Er0.2Tm0.2Ni0.2Cu0.2 amorphous ribbon, and the MC parameters of the maximum isothermal magnetic entropy changes (-delta S-M(max)) as well as the refrigerant capacity/relative cooling power (RC/RCP) under the magnetic field change of 0-50 kOe are evaluated to be 15.44 J/kgK and 317.4/397.2 J/kg, respectively.

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In this work, the cryogenic magnetic and magnetocaloric (MC) properties of a RE based equi-atomic amorphous ribbon were investigated systematically. The amorphous ribbon showed a second order magnetic transition and exhibited large reversible MC effect and promising MC performances.