Theoretical design of molecular nanomagnets for magnetic refrigeration

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 103, Issue 20, 2013, Pages

  Garlatti, E ^a,b   Carretta, S ^b   Schnack, J ^c   Amoretti, G ^b   Santini, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNOT REFRIGERATION CYCLE; CRYOGENIC TECHNOLOGIES; MAGNETIC IONS; MAGNETIC MOLECULES; MOLECULAR NANOMAGNETS; THEORETICAL DESIGN;

MOLECULES; NANOMAGNETICS;

MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION;

EID: 84889648489     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4830002     Document Type: Article

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