A new type of magnetocaloric composite based on conductive polymer and magnetocaloric compound

We introduce a processing route of the first magnetocaloric composite with conductive polymer - wherein the magnetocaloric reinforcement is a compound Gd5.09Ge2.03Si1.88 and the ductile matrix is a conductive polymer polyaniline doped by camphorsulfonic acid (PAni-CSA). This new type of composite combines mechanical, electrical and magnetocaloric properties that can be applied in thermomagnetic machines.