Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10634014 | Scripta Materialia | 2012 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The prospect of efficient solid-state refrigeration at room temperature is driving research into magnetic cooling engine design and magnetic phase transition-based refrigerants. I construct what I believe is the first Ashby-style map of magnetic refrigerant properties, comparing popular materials with limits derived from an idealized first-order transition model. This comparison demonstrates the potential for new magnetocaloric material systems to be established through structural control and optimization at the atomic-, nano- and microscales.
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Authors
Karl G. Sandeman,