Nature Communications (Mar 2022)

Magnetic refrigeration material operating at a full temperature range required for hydrogen liquefaction

  • Xin Tang,
  • H. Sepehri-Amin,
  • N. Terada,
  • A. Martin-Cid,
  • I. Kurniawan,
  • S. Kobayashi,
  • Y. Kotani,
  • H. Takeya,
  • J. Lai,
  • Y. Matsushita,
  • T. Ohkubo,
  • Y. Miura,
  • T. Nakamura,
  • K. Hono

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29340-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Application of magnetic refrigeration (MR) for hydrogen liquefaction is limited by lack of MR materials with a large magnetocaloric effect (MCE). Here the authors show a series of MR materials with a large and reversible MCE operating at a full temperature range required for hydrogen liquefaction.