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 …

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 …

The ideal magnetocaloric material would lay at the borderline of a first-order and a second-
order phase transition. Hence, it is crucial to unambiguously determine the order of phase …

Over the last two decades, the research activities on magnetocalorics have been
exponentially increased, leading to the discovery of a wide category of materials including …

The magnetocaloric effect is the heating or cooling of magnetic materials when subjected to
magnetic field variation. It is characterized by the temperature change (ΔTad) in an adiabatic …

Modern society relies on readily available refrigeration. Magnetic refrigeration has three
prominent advantages compared with compressor-based refrigeration. First, there are no …

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 …

AlFe2B2 was prepared by two alternative synthetic routes, arc melting and synthesis from
Ga flux. In the layered crystal structure, infinite chains of B atoms are connected by Fe atoms …

LaFe 13− x Si x alloys with porous architecture do not degrade mechanically during cycling
and maintain their excellent cooling performance, which was not accessible before. The …

A systematic study of the microstructure and magnetocaloric effect in LaFe11. 8Si1. 2 and
LaFe11. 6Si1. 4 alloys over a large range of annealing temperatures and times has been …