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Development of magnetic refrigerant materials in liquid H2 - liquid N2 temperature range by utilizing a first-order magnetic transition

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K05254
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 29010:Applied physical properties-related
Research InstitutionKyushu University

Principal Investigator

Wada Hirofumi  九州大学, 理学研究院, 教授 (80191831)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords磁気冷凍材料 / 磁気熱量効果 / 液体水素 / 一次相転移
Outline of Research at the Start

物質の磁気熱量効果を用いた磁気冷凍は新たな冷凍技術として注目されている.本研究では液体水素~液体窒素温度領域における新たな磁気冷凍材料の開発を行うことを目的とする.ここでわれわれは巨大磁気熱量効果を示す一次の磁気相転移物質に注目する.一次相転移物質の種々の物性をコントロールすることが本研究の学術的な課題である.われわれは組成変化,元素添加,化学両論組成からのずれ,侵入型原子の添加による材料開発に加え,新規作製プロセスや新たな磁気熱量効果の測定法の導入により低温磁気冷凍材料の効率的な開発を目指す.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of the present study is development of magnetic refrigerant materials working in liquid H2 - liquid N2 temperature range. The target values of the magnetic entropy change and the thermal hysteresis are 30 J/ K kg and 1 K, respectively. We focused on Gd5Ge4, which undergoes a first-order magnetic transition (FOMT) from a ferromagnetic state to an antiferromagnetic state on heating. We succeed in developing magnetic refrigerant materials with the target values between 40 and 120 K by substituting Si for Ge. We noticed that the substitution of Si for Ge increases both the FOMT transition temperature and the magnetic entropy change. This is unusual, because the entropy change is expected to decrease, when the FOMT transition temperature is raised. We have successfully explained this behavior by taking account of temperature dependence of magnetic entropy change in both the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic states.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究ではあらたに低温で巨大磁気熱量効果を有する磁気冷凍材料を開発することができた.この結果は水素や天然ガスの液化に磁気冷凍を応用する上で大変有益であり,その意義は大きい.磁気冷凍材料に一次相転移を示す物質を使うという考えはわれわれによって提案されているが,これまで室温磁気冷凍材料の候補となる物質はすべて一次相転移物質であり,またその中で日本の寄与が大きいことは特筆される.また本研究では一次相転移温度が上昇するとき磁気エントロピー変化が増大するメカニズムも解明することができた.このことは今後の物質開発においても有用であり,その学術的意義も大きいといえる.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Hall effect of itinerant electron metamagnet Co(S1-xSex)22022

    • Author(s)
      Kosuke Tanabe, Yoshiro Maekawa, Hirofumi Wada, Kunihiko Yamauchi, Tamio Oguchi and Hisatomo Harima
    • Journal Title

      J. Magn. Magn. Mater.

      Volume: 557 Pages: 169460-169460

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jmmm.2022.169460

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Large magnetocaloric effect of Ge-doped (MnFeRu)2(PSi) above room temperature2021

    • Author(s)
      Kei Soejima, Kensuke Otsubo, Takayuki Ohnishi, and Hirofumi Wada
    • Journal Title

      J. Supercond. Nov. Magn.

      Volume: 34 Issue: 11 Pages: 2879-2884

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10948-021-05995-8

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Gd5Ge4 系の磁気熱量効果2023

    • Author(s)
      和田 裕文,白木 陽,木下 啓也
    • Organizer
      2022年度 固体冷媒冷凍技術連絡会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Gd5(Ge1-xMx)4 (M=Si, Ga, Sn) の磁気熱量効果2022

    • Author(s)
      白木陽 , 和田裕文
    • Organizer
      第128回 日本物理学会九州支部例会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 遍歴電子メタ磁性体Co(S1-xSex)2 のホール効果2022

    • Author(s)
      田邉巧祐, 和田裕文, 前川佳朗, 山内邦彦, 小口多美夫, 播磨尚朝
    • Organizer
      第128回 日本物理学会九州支部例会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ErCo2,CoS2のメタ磁性転移と電子/磁気構造2020

    • Author(s)
      田邉巧祐, 鳩山慎太郎, 前川佳朗, 舩島洋紀, 光田暁弘, 和田裕文
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会第75回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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