The Effect of Fe Doping on the Magnetic and Magnetocaloric Properties of Mn_5−xFe_xGe₃

Table 1

The magnetocaloric properties of the compounds compared to several other second-order phase transition compounds.

Compound	Peak (J/kg K)		(J/kg)		Reference
	20 kOe	50 kOe	20 kOe	50 kOe
Mn5Ge3	3.65	7.0	97	298	This work
Mn4.95Fe0.05Ge3	3.58	6.9	95	294	This work
Mn4.9Fe0.1Ge3	3.50	6.96	104.5	305	This work
Mn4.85Fe0.15Ge3	3.63	6.9	108.50	312	This work
Mn5Ge2.7Ga0.3	3.2	6.1	84	256.2	[21]
Mn5Ge2.8Sb0.2	—	6.2	—	320	[13]
Gd	—	3.4	—	289	[22]
Ni2Mn0.95Cr0.05In	1.69	3.37	59.79	167.5	[23]