Magnetocaloric Effect in CoFe-Electroplated Ni50Mn33In16Cr1 Alloy

A high-saturation magnetization CoFe layer was electroplated onto Ni50Mn33In16Cr1 alloy using a magnetic field assistance electroplating bath. This CoFe-coated alloy can function as an active magnetic regenerator owing to its magnetocaloric effect. The CoFe coating layer did not affect the entropy change calculated from the isothermal magnetization of the alloy, but it significantly affected the temperature variation of the alloy by changing the externally applied magnetic field. The temperature change of the CoFe-coated alloy increases with increasing CoFe coating times. By comparing with the as-sintered alloy, a maximum increase of 150% in temperature change can be observed in the alloy coated with CoFe for 2 h.