Cryogenic temperature magnetocaloric effect and critical behavior of GdDyErAlM (M=Fe, Co, Ni) high entropy amorphous alloys

High entropy amorphous alloys (HE AMs) have attracted extensive interest lately due to their superior magnetocaloric properties. However, the critical behavior and mechanical properties have received less research, which restricts their applications. This work presented a comprehensive investigation of the magnetocaloric effect (MCE), critical behavior, and mechanical performance of quinary Gd 20 Dy 20 Er 20 Al 20 M 20 (M = Fe, Co, Ni) HE AMs. All samples exhibited distinct spin glass-like behavior below T C and competitive MCE around hydrogen liquefaction temperature range. Excellent MCE was achieved by the HE AMs through a second-order phase transition from paramagnetic state to ferromagnetic state at 79 K for Fe, 41 K for Co, and 36 K for Ni. Among them, the maximum magnetic entropy change (-Delta SM)max Delta S M ) max of Gd20Dy20Er20Al20Co20 20 Dy 20 Er 20 Al 20 Co 20 amorphous alloys was 9.59 J kg- 1 K- 1 under 0-5 T. Furthermore, RC and RCP of Gd20Dy20Er20Al20Fe20 20 Dy 20 Er 20 Al 20 Fe 20 amorphous alloys were respectively 519 J kg- 1 and 613 J kg- 1 , larger than that of most RE-based amorphous alloys. For all samples, the critical behavior of the phase transition approached the mean field model, and this responded to the long-range ordering of the magnetic interaction. The bending plasticity of Gd 20 Dy 20 Er 20 Al 20 M 20 (M = Fe, Co, Ni) HE AMs were 0.78, 1.03, 0.89, respectively. The adjustable T c , large (-Delta SM), Delta S M ), high RCP, , and outstanding mechanical properties suggested Gd 20 Dy 20 Er 20 Al 20 M 20 (M = Fe, Co, Ni) HE AMs may find utility as magnetic refrigerants in low- temperature applications.