The magnetocaloric effect of amorphous alloys
Abstract
<p indent="0mm">As global warming and greenhouse effects become increasingly prominent, there is an urgent need for new refrigeration technologies that are environmentally friendly and highly efficient. Magnetic refrigeration technology based on the magnetocaloric effect has great potential to meet the above requirements. However, this technology is currently limited by the challenge of finding materials that are suitable for the magnetic refrigeration cycle and exhibit high magnetocaloric performance. Amorphous alloys are highly promising materials in the field of magnetic refrigeration and have attracted significant attention in recent years. This paper reviews the properties and application prospects of magnetocaloric amorphous alloys, including rare earth-based amorphous alloys, multi-principal rare earth-element alloys, transition metal-based amorphous alloys and amorphous composites.</p>
