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 …

There has been a rapid expansion in the use of molecular magnets for both low-and ultra
low-temperature cooling applications in recent years, and here we review the chemical …

Nanomagnetism is a rapidly expanding area of research which appears to be able to
provide novel applications. Magnetic molecules are at the very bottom of the possible size of …

Recent years have witnessed a terrific increase in the number of molecule-based materials
proposed as magnetic refrigerants for liquid-helium temperatures.[1–15] Refrigeration …

Molecular nanomagnets are considered valid candidates for magnetic refrigeration at low
temperatures. Designing these materials for enhanced cooling requires the control and …

Two 24-nuclear lanthanide clusters, Gd24 and Dy24 were obtained and structurally
characterized. Magnetic investigations reveal that Gd24 exhibits the largest entropy change …

Molecoolers: An unprecedentedly large cryogenic magnetocaloric effect is observed in
gadolinium acetate tetrahydrate (see picture, Gd pink, O red, C gray). The change in its …

The use of methylene-bridged calix [4] arenes in 3d/4f chemistry produces a family of
clusters of general formula [MnIII4LnIII4 (OH) 4 (C4) 4 (NO3) 2 (DMF) 6 (H2O) 6](OH) 2 …

The substitution of one metal ion in a Cr-based molecular ring with dominant
antiferromagnetic couplings allows the engineering of its level structure and ground-state …

We critically review recent results obtained by studying the low-temperature specific heat of
some of the most popular molecule-based materials. After introducing the experimental …