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The Structural, Magnetic, and Magnetocaloric Properties of Ni43Mn46−x Cu x In11 (x = 0, 0.9, 1.3, and 2.3) Heusler Alloys

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The effect of Cu alloying on the structural, magnetic, and magnetocaloric properties of the Mn-rich Ni43Mn46−x Cu x In11 (x = 0, 0.9, 1.3 and 2.3) alloys was investigated with scanning electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and magnetization measurements. The substitution of Cu for Mn efficiently reduces the structural and magnetic transition temperatures of the Ni43Mn46In11 alloy. As a result, while the XRD pattern of the Ni43Mn46In11 alloy shows only tetragonal structure, the structures of Cu-doped alloys consist of both cubic and tetragonal phases at room temperature. The positive magnetic entropy changes (ΔS M) in the alloys were determined from the magnetic field-dependent magnetization measurements-M(H) using the Maxwell relation. Around the structural transition region, a maximum ΔS M was found 21.08 J kg−1 K−1 for the Ni43Mn46−x Cu x In11 (x = 2.3) alloy in a magnetic field change of 18 kOe.

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This work is supported by Ankara University Research Funds (Grant No. 15L0443006), and M. Kaya would like to thank the TUBITAK-2211 Ph.D. Scholarship Program for financial support. The authors also thank Ankara University Electron Microscopy Unit.

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Saritaş, S., Kaya, M., Dinçer, İ. et al. The Structural, Magnetic, and Magnetocaloric Properties of Ni43Mn46−x Cu x In11 (x = 0, 0.9, 1.3, and 2.3) Heusler Alloys. Metall Mater Trans A 48, 5068–5074 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-017-4191-x

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