Barocaloric properties of quaternary Mn3(Zn,In)N for room temperature refrigeration applications
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The magnetically frustrated manganese nitride antiperovskite family display significant changesof entropy under hydrostatic pressure that can be useful for the emerging field of barocaloric cool-ing. Here we show that barocaloric properties of metallic antiperovskite Mn nitrides can be tai-lored for room temperature application through quaternary alloying.We find an enhanced en-tropy change of ∆St= 37 J K−1kg−1at theTt= 300 K antiferromagnetic transition of quater-nary Mn3Zn0.5In0.5N relative to the ternary end-members.The pressure-driven barocaloric entropychange of Mn3Zn0.5In0.5N reaches ∆SBCE= 20 J K−1kg−1in 2.9 kbar.Our results open up a largephase space where new compounds with improved barocaloric properties may be found.
Date Issued
2021-10-01
Date Acceptance
2021-09-01
Citation
Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 2021, 104, pp.1-7
ISSN
1098-0121
Publisher
American Physical Society
Start Page
1
End Page
7
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume
104
Copyright Statement
©2021 American Physical Society
Sponsor
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
UK Research and Innovation
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.104.134101
Grant Number
EP/P030548/1
32645
EP/V042262/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Physical Sciences
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Physics
EXPANSION
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-10-01