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

Annual Review of Materials Research

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 305-342

  Franco, V ^a   Blazquez J S ^a   Ingale, B ^a   Conde, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adiabatic demagnetization; Equation of state; Magnetic entropy; Phase transition

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC DEMAGNETIZATION; EQUATION OF STATE; MAGNETIC ENTROPY; MAGNETOCALORIC; NEAR ROOM TEMPERATURE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS;

MAGNETOCALORIC EFFECTS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION;

EID: 84863988763     PISSN: 15317331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-matsci-062910-100356     Document Type: Review

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