Magnetocaloric effect: From materials research to refrigeration devices

V Franco, JS Blázquez, JJ Ipus, JY Law… - Progress in Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
The magnetocaloric effect and its most straightforward application, magnetic refrigeration,
are topics of current interest due to the potential improvement of energy efficiency of cooling …

Magnetic-field-induced effects in martensitic Heusler-based magnetic shape memory alloys

M Acet, L Mañosa, A Planes - Handbook of magnetic materials, 2011 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary The discovery of the ferromagnetic (FM) Heusler alloy Cu 2 MnAl, in the
beginning of the twentieth century, made considerable impact in the field of magnetism …

Ferromagnetic shape memory alloys: alternatives to Ni–Mn–Ga

J Pons, E Cesari, C Seguí, F Masdeu… - Materials Science and …, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper intends to review the state-of-the-art in the field of ferromagnetic shape memory
alloys different than Ni–Mn–Ga, developed in the last years. It starts with the effects of …

Caloric effects induced by magnetic and mechanical fields in a NiMnGaCo magnetic shape memory alloy

PO Castillo-Villa, DE Soto-Parra… - Physical Review B …, 2011 - APS
We have studied the elastocaloric effect in a Co-doped Ni-Mn-Ga magnetic Heusler shape
memory alloy in the vicinity of its martensitic transition. Measurements of the length change …

Magnetocaloric effect in large temperature window on off-stoichiometric Ni-Mn-Ga-based Heusler alloys

S Datta, SS Dheke, SK Panda, SN Rout, T Das… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Nickel-Manganese-Gallium-based Heusler alloys have been extensively studied for
magnetic cooling applications with different compositions. However, the large hysteresis and …

Microstructure, martensitic transformation and mechanical properties of Ni50Mn30Ga20− xCux ferromagnetic shape memory alloys

CL Tan, GF Dong, L Gao, JH Sui, ZY Gao… - Journal of alloys and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The effect of partial substitution of Cu for Ga on the microstructure, martensitic transformation
and mechanical properties of Ni50Mn30Ga20− xCux alloys was investigated by optical …

Martensitic transition, ferromagnetic transition, and their interplay in the shape memory alloys

M Kataoka, K Endo, N Kudo, T Kanomata… - Physical Review B …, 2010 - APS
Magnetization and initial permeability measurements were done on the ferromagnetic shape
memory alloys Ni 2 Mn 1− x Cu x Ga (0≤ x≤ 0.4). On the basis of the results, the phase …

[HTML][HTML] Magnetostructural coupling and magnetocaloric effect in Ni-Mn-Ga-Cu microwires

X Zhang, M Qian, Z Zhang, L Wei, L Geng… - Applied Physics …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Ni-Mn-Ga-X microwires were produced by melt-extraction technique on a large scale. Their
shape memory effect, superelasticity, and damping capacity have been demonstrated. Here …

Full variation of site substitution in Ni-Mn-Ga by ferromagnetic transition metals

V Kopecký, M Rameš, P Veřtát, RH Colman, O Heczko - Metals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Systematic doping by transition elements Fe, Co and Ni on each site of Ni2MnGa alloy
reveal that in bulk material the increase in martensitic transformation temperature is usually …

[HTML][HTML] Structure-property control of polycrystalline Ni-Mn-Ga by moderate Co-doping

M Namvari, V Chernenko, A Saren, JM Porro… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is well-known that the Co-doping of ferromagnetic shape memory alloys (FSMAs) is a
crucial tool to control their multifunctional properties. The present work investigates the use …