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We demonstrate the possibility of enhancing both the magnetocaloric effect (MCE) and refrigerant capacity (RC) in nanostructured mixed phase manganites. A comparative study of the magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of La 0.35 Pr 0.275 Ca 0.375 MnO 3 in single crystalline and nanocrystalline forms is presented. While the conventional trend is reduction of magnetization and MCE with nanostructuring, we show that the opposite is true in the case of mixed phase manganites. The charge-ordered state is largely suppressed and ferromagnetic order is established in the nanocrystalline sample with an average particle size of 50 nm. Consequently, a strong enhancement of MCE and RC and a strong reduction of thermal and field hysteresis losses are achieved in the nanocrystalline sample. This finding opens up a way of exploring magnetic refrigerant materials at the nanometer scale for active magnetic …