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Matériaux & Techniques
Volume 112, Number 1, 2024
Special Issue on ‘Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Materials in Energy Storage and Conversion’, edited by Hamid Nasrellah, Fouad Belhora, Said Laasri and Mohamed El jouad
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Article Number | 103 | |
Number of page(s) | 5 | |
Section | Materials for energy | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/mattech/2024019 | |
Published online | 08 May 2024 |
Original Article
Theoretical characterization of NdPd material for cryogenic cooling applications
1
LaMCScI, Faculty of Science, Mohammed V University, B.P. 1014 Rabat, Morocco
2
Group of Semiconductors and Environmental Sensor Technologies, Energy Research Center , Faculty of Science, Mohammed V University, B.P. 1014 Rabat, Morocco
3
Materials and Subatomic Physics Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
4
Chouaib Doukkali University of El Jadida, National School of Applied Sciences, Energy Science Engineering Lab, El Jadida 12, Morocco
* e-mail: rida.essajai@gmail.com
Received:
10
August
2023
Accepted:
6
February
2024
In this investigation, we have conducted a comprehensive analysis of NdPd compound, focusing on its fundamental properties, magnetic behavior, and potential for magnetocaloric applications. The approach involved a combination of ab-initio calculations and MCs. Notably, the computed magnetic moment for the Nd atom stands at 3.11µB, close to the experimental value. Moreover, the exchange couplings of Nd-Nd interactions have unearthed intriguing insights: the initial two exchange couplings (J1= 1.593 meV and J2=-0.358 meV) exhibit positive signs, indicative of ferromagnetic tendencies. Another result from our simulations is the discovery of ferromagnetic ordering within the NdPd compound, which takes place at a critical temperature (Tc of 16K. Additionally, we observed the isothermal magnetic entropy in a 5T magnetic field around the Curie temperature, exhibiting remarkable agreement with laboratory results. This discovery implies that utilizing NdPd for magnetic refrigeration can show significant potential for effectively cooling cryogenic systems operating within temperatures below 20K.
Key words: NdPd intermetallic material / magnetic properties / first principal calculations and MC simulations / magnetocaloric property
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