Heusler alloys: Past, properties, new alloys, and prospects
Heusler alloys, discovered serendipitously at the beginning of the twentieth century, have
emerged in the twenty-first century as exciting materials for numerous remarkable functional …
emerged in the twenty-first century as exciting materials for numerous remarkable functional …
Caloric materials for cooling and heating
Magnetically driven thermal changes in magnetocaloric materials have, for several decades,
been exploited to pump heat near room temperature. By contrast, their electrocaloric and …
been exploited to pump heat near room temperature. By contrast, their electrocaloric and …
Magnetocaloric effect: From materials research to refrigeration devices
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 …
are topics of current interest due to the potential improvement of energy efficiency of cooling …
Making a cool choice: the materials library of magnetic refrigeration
The phase‐down scenario of conventional refrigerants used in gas–vapor compressors and
the demand for environmentally friendly and efficient cooling make the search for alternative …
the demand for environmentally friendly and efficient cooling make the search for alternative …
A quantitative criterion for determining the order of magnetic phase transitions using the magnetocaloric effect
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 …
order phase transition. Hence, it is crucial to unambiguously determine the order of phase …
A multicaloric cooling cycle that exploits thermal hysteresis
The giant magnetocaloric effect, in which large thermal changes are induced in a material
on the application of a magnetic field, can be used for refrigeration applications, such as the …
on the application of a magnetic field, can be used for refrigeration applications, such as the …
Viable materials with a giant magnetocaloric effect
This review of the current state of magnetocalorics is focused on materials exhibiting a giant
magnetocaloric response near room temperature. To be economically viable for industrial …
magnetocaloric response near room temperature. To be economically viable for industrial …