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 …

Elastocaloric cooling of shape memory alloys: A review

J Chen, L Lei, G Fang - Materials Today Communications, 2021 - Elsevier
Elastocaloric cooling technology based on shape memory alloys (SMAs) exploits the caloric
effect generated by stress-induced phase transformation of elastocaloric materials to realize …

Magnetic materials and devices for the 21st century: stronger, lighter, and more energy efficient

O Gutfleisch, MA Willard, E Brück, CH Chen… - Advanced …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Simple rules for the understanding of Heusler compounds

T Graf, C Felser, SSP Parkin - Progress in solid state chemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
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 …

Magnetocaloric materials for energy efficient cooling

J Lyubina - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Solid-state magnetic cooling near room temperature has recently gained a prominent
position among alternative cooling technologies that are deemed to have higher energy …

The magnetocaloric effect and magnetic refrigeration near room temperature: materials and models

V Franco, JS Blázquez, B Ingale… - Annual Review of …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
In the past 20 years, there has been a surge in research on the magnetocaloric response of
materials, due mainly to the possibility of applying this effect for magnetic refrigeration close …

Recent developments in magnetocaloric materials

KA Gschneidner, VK Pecharsky… - Reports on progress in …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
The recent literature concerning the magnetocaloric effect (MCE) has been reviewed. The
MCE properties have been compiled and correlations have been made comparing the …

Inverse magnetocaloric effect in ferromagnetic Ni–Mn–Sn alloys

T Krenke, E Duman, M Acet, EF Wassermann… - Nature materials, 2005 - nature.com
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 …

Magnetocaloric effect and its relation to shape-memory properties in ferromagnetic Heusler alloys

A Planes, L Mañosa, M Acet - Journal of Physics: Condensed …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

Developments in magnetocaloric refrigeration

E Brück - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
Modern society relies on readily available refrigeration. Magnetic refrigeration has three
prominent advantages compared with compressor-based refrigeration. First, there are no …