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Reversibility of minor hysteresis loops in magnetocaloric Heusler alloys
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The unavoidable existence of thermal hysteresis in magnetocaloric materials with a first-order phase transition is one of the central problems limiting their implementation in cooling devices. Using minor loops, however, allows achieving significant cyclic effects even in materials with relatively large hysteresis. Here, we compare thermometric measurements of the adiabatic temperature change Delta T-ad and calorimetric measurements of the isothermal entropy change Delta S-T when moving in minor hysteresis loops driven by magnetic fields. Under cycling in 2 T, the Ni-Mn-In-Co Heusler material provides a reversible magnetocaloric effect of Delta S-T(rev) = 10.5 J kg(-1) K-1 and Delta T-ad(rev) = 3.0 K. Even though the thermodynamic conditions and time scales are very different in adiabatic and isothermal minor loops, it turns out that after a suitable scaling, a self-consistent reversibility region in the entropy diagram is found. This region is larger than expected from basic thermodynamic considerations based on isofield measurements alone, which opens new opportunities in application. Published by AIP Publishing.
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GOTTSCHALL, Tino, et al. Reversibility of minor hysteresis loops in magnetocaloric Heusler alloys. Applied Physics Letters. 2017. Vol. 110, num. 22. ISSN 0003-6951. [consulted: 4 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/191526