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Large magnetic entropy change in weberite-type oxides Gd3MO7 (M = Nb, Sb, and Ta)

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In the present work, the structure, magnetic properties, and cryogenic magnetocaloric effect of weberite-type oxides Gd3MO7 (M = Nb, Sb, and Ta) are reported through powder X-ray diffraction, bulk susceptibility, and heat capacity measurements, as well as scaling law analysis and a mean-field approach. A remarkably large isothermal magnetic entropy change of 354.0 mJ K−1 cm−3 is observed for Gd3SbO7 under an external field of 9 T at 2.0 K. The relative cooling power is estimated to be 618.9 J kg−1 (4.8 J cm−3) for an applied field of 8.9 T, with the largest adiabatic temperature change being 22.4 K at 6.3 K. The magnetocaloric performance of these oxides is quite impressive when compared with the benchmark magnetic refrigerant, gadolinium gallium garnet (Gd3Ga5O12, GGG). Therefore, Gd3MO7 (M = Nb, Sb, and Ta) are promising alternatives for cryogenic cooling techniques, especially for the magnetic liquefaction of helium.

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  1. College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China

    Ziyu Yang, Yujie Guo, Hongzhi Cui & Yu-Jia Zeng

  2. Bei**g National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Bei**g, 100190, China

    Shijun Qin, Xubin Ye, Zhehong Liu & Youwen Long

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This work was supported by the Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality (Grant Nos. JCYJ20190808152217447, JCYJ20180305125212075, JCYJ20180507182246321, and JCYJ20210324095611032), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51925804, 11904236, 11934017, and 11921004), the Bei**g Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. Z200007), the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant Nos. 2018YFE0103200, and 2018YFA0305700), and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDB33000000). Hui Li is also thankful for the support from the Young Innovative Talents Project for Regular Universities in Guangdong Province (Grant No. 2018KQNCX396).

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Yang, Z., Qin, S., Ye, X. et al. Large magnetic entropy change in weberite-type oxides Gd3MO7 (M = Nb, Sb, and Ta). Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 65, 247011 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-021-1834-4

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