Open AccessMagnetocaloric effects and magnetic regenerator performances in metallic glasses
Author(s) -
Huo Jun-Tao,
Wen Sheng,
Junqiang Wang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.66.176409
Subject(s) - magnetic refrigeration , regenerative heat exchanger , materials science , amorphous metal , refrigerator car , refrigeration , amorphous solid , magnetic field , alloy , condensed matter physics , magnet , thermodynamics , metallurgy , magnetization , mechanical engineering , chemistry , physics , heat exchanger , quantum mechanics , organic chemistry , engineering
Metallic glasses with functional properties, such as magnetic properties, are promising materials for potential applications and have aroused great interest. Magnetic phase transition is an important feature of metallic glass. The unique effect of the magnetic phase transition can be applied to the field of refrigeration. On the one hand, due to its magnetocaloric effect, the amorphous alloy can be used as a magnetic refrigeration material for magnetic refrigerator. On the other hand, because of its specific heat anomaly the amorphous alloy can be used as a magnetic regenerator material for cryogenic refrigerator. In recent years, the magnetocaloric effects and magnetic regenerator performances of metallic glasses have become hot topics in the field, and opened up possibilities for the functional applications of metallic glasses. In this paper, the principle of magnetocaloric effect and magnetic regenerator performance of metallic glass and its characteristics and application prospect are introduced in detail.