Direct observation of the magnetic-field-induced entropy change in Gd 5 (Six Ge1-x)4 giant magnetocaloric alloys

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Casanova, F̀lix ^a   Labarta, Amílcar ^a   Batlle, Xavier ^a   Ṕrez Reche, Francisco J ^a   Vives, Eduard ^a   Mãosa, Lluís ^a   Planes, Antoni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GADOLINIUM ALLOYS; HEAT TRANSFER; LANTHANUM ALLOYS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; QUARTZ; REFRIGERATION; SPECIFIC HEAT; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION; MAGNETOCALORIC EFFECT (MCE); ROOM TEMPERATURE; VAPOR-CYCLE REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY;

ENTROPY;

EID: 22144451834     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1968431     Document Type: Article

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