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Magnetocaloric materials

Strained relations

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The magnetocaloric effect could form the basis for efficient refrigeration technologies. The finding that large and reversible magnetocaloric effects can be induced through a strain-mediated feedback mechanism may expand the range of available magnetocaloric materials.

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Figure 1: Phase diagrams describing the change in magnetization (M) as a function of temperature (T).

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