The use of magnetic shape memory alloys (MSMA s) in manufacturing industry has
increased significantly in recent years. This is mainly due to their great interest in their …

Magnetic shape memory alloys (MSMAs), both in condensed matter physics and in material
science, are one of the most extensive research subjects. They show prompt response to the …

The practical applications of magnetocaloric materials for magnetic refrigeration require not
only large magnitude but also reversibility, as well as room-temperature operating …

Cyclability of elastocaloric effect is of crucial importance for practical applications of
elastocaloric refrigeration which is a promising alternative to the conventional cooling …

Solid-state refrigeration based on the caloric effects has been conceived to be a high-
efficient and environmental-friendly alternative to replace the vapor-compression …

The superelastic and elastocaloric properties of a Mn-rich Ni 44 Mn 46 Sn 10 polycrystalline
alloy prepared by directional solidification were studied. Owing to the coarse columnar …

The remarkable magnetocaloric effect demonstrated in Ni-Mn-based multi-functional alloys
benefits a lot from large magnetization difference ΔM and low thermal hysteresis ΔH hys …

Ni-Mn-based multiferroic phase transformation materials are emerging as one of the most
promising candidates in the field of solid-state refrigeration. However, the high intrinsic …

Magnetic-field-induced first-order magnetostructural transition (MFI-FOMST) brings about an
ample variety of intriguing magnetoresponsive effects including magnetocaloric effect …

The structural and magnetic properties of functional Ni-Mn-Z (Z= Ga, In, Sn) Heusler alloys
are studied by first-principles and Monte Carlo methods. The ab initio calculations give a …