A Short Review of the Magnetocaloric Effect and Selected Magnetocaloric Materials
Abstract
The present paper provides a short review of the magnetocaloric effect and selected magnetocaloric materials, such as Gd-based alloys, MnCoGe alloys, and La(Fe, Si)13-type alloys. The magnetocaloric effect is a fundamental environmentally friendly technique for lowering temperature, which is nowadays highly developed due to its potential application in domestic refrigerators or heat pumps. This article delivers information on the theory of the magnetocaloric effect. Moreover, it reviews the structure and thermomagnetic properties of selected materials suitable for active magnetic regenerators working at close to room temperature.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
Shape Memory Alloy Transformations
Magnetic Properties of Alloys
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Acta Physica Polonica A
- Publisher
- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
- Volume
- 149
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- S112–S112
- Publication date
- 2 April 2026