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Structural, magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect in antipervoskite compound Zn0.6NFe3.4

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We systematically investigate the crystal structure, magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect (MCE) of antipervoskite compound Zn0.6NFe3.4. There is a ferromagnetic to paramagnetic second-order phase transition to the Curie temperature (TC ~ 140 K), and the saturation magnetization (MS ~ 116.97 emu/g) is expressed at 5 K. The non-hysteresis behavior of the sample’s M(H) curves are of great significance of the research and application of its magnetic refrigeration. Therefore, the study of its MCE has obtained the maximum magnetic entropy change (\(- \Delta {S}_{M}^\text{max}\) ~ 2.21 J/kg K) and the relatively high relative cooling power ( ~ 207.69 J/kg for ΔH = 50 kOe) around TC. Moreover, due to the advantages of easy preparation, low cost and non-toxic, Zn0.6NFe3.4 can become a magnetic refrigeration material with great application potential. Our research also provides a reference from the study of the MCE of other antiperovskite structure compounds.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51872004), by Education Department of Anhui Province (Grant No. KJ2019ZD03) and by the Key Research and Development Plan of Anhui Province (Grant Nos. 201904a05020038, 202003a05020051).

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    Licai Qian, Xucai Kan, Xiansong Liu, Shuangjiu Feng, Qingrong Lv, Yong Li & Cong Zhang

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LQ: Prepared the sample and wrote the manuscript, XK and XL: developed the experimental formula and provided the measurements, SF and QL: helped to discuss the article framework, YL and CZ: provided research ideas and guided experiments. All authors contributed to the discussions and preparation of the manuscript.

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Qian, L., Kan, X., Liu, X. et al. Structural, magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect in antipervoskite compound Zn0.6NFe3.4. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 18556–18564 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-08707-7

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