A new energy paradigm, consisting of greater reliance on renewable energy sources and
increased concern for energy efficiency in the total energy lifecycle, has accelerated …

Heusler compounds are a remarkable class of intermetallic materials with 1: 1: 1 (often
called Half-Heusler) or 2: 1: 1 composition comprising more than 1500 members. Today …

Energy-efficient and environment-friendly elastocaloric refrigeration, which is a promising
replacement of the conventional vapor-compression refrigeration, requires extraordinary …

Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) is one of the most important techniques for
microstructure determination, being utilized in a wide range of scientific disciplines, such as …

Magnetic Heusler alloys which undergo a martensitic transition display interesting functional
properties. In the present review, we survey the magnetocaloric effects of Ni–Mn-based …

The magnetocaloric effect (MCE) in paramagnetic materials has been widely used for
attaining very low temperatures by applying a magnetic field isothermally and removing it …

The magnetic and structural transformations in the Heusler-based system Ni 0.50 Mn 0.50−
x In x are studied in the composition range 0.05⩽ x⩽ 0.25. While the cubic phase is …

Applying a magnetic field to a ferromagnetic Ni 50 Mn 34 In 16 alloy in the martensitic state
induces a structural phase transition to the austenitic state. This is accompanied by a strain …

First-order magnetostructural transformation can be utilized to generate giant
magnetocaloric effect for the magnetic refrigeration applications, but the intrinsic hysteresis …

Abstract Novel Ni-Co-Mn-Ti all-d-metal Heusler alloys are exciting due to large multicaloric
effects combined with enhanced mechanical properties. An optimized heat treatment for a …