Near-atomic scale chemical analysis of interfaces in a La(Fe,Mn,Si)13-based magnetocaloric material
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Journal Article
Abstract
La(Fe,Mn,Si)13-based magnetocaloric materials are one of the most promising material families for the realisation of near-room temperature magnetic refrigeration. The functional and mechanical properties of these materials crucially depend on their chemistry, which is difficult to control at interfaces between microstructural units. Atom probe tomography was employed to reveal the local elemental distribution at the α-Fe/1:13 phase boundary and the 1:13/1:13 grain boundary. Strong Mn segregation (and Fe depletion) at the α-Fe/1:13 phase boundary suggests the potential effect of phase boundary area on the Curie temperature of the material. A local off-1:13 stoichiometry layer at the 1:13/1:13 grain boundary may adversely affect the magnetocaloric performance. Routes to mitigate the negative effects of interfaces on the functional and mechanical performance of these materials are discussed, in order to achieve durable and efficient operation of magnetic cooling devices.
Date Issued
2023-02
Date Acceptance
2022-10-20
Citation
Scripta Materialia, 2023, 224, pp.1-6
ISSN
1359-6462
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Start Page
1
End Page
6
Journal / Book Title
Scripta Materialia
Volume
224
Copyright Statement
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Acta Materialia Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
UK Research and Innovation
Identifier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359646222006388?via%3Dihub
Grant Number
EP/V007661/1
32645
Subjects
Materials
0204 Condensed Matter Physics
0912 Materials Engineering
0913 Mechanical Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
115143
Date Publish Online
2022-10-26