Sökning: "Magnetocaloric"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Magnetocaloric.
1. Structure-Magnetic Relationships in the Fe-Mn-P-Si System for Energy Applications
Sammanfattning : Demands for new, energy-efficient appliances have greatly increased in response to our growing need for a more environmentally friendly society. Magnetic refrigeration is a technique that utilizes the magnetocaloric effect, with possible energy savings of up to 30% compared to commercial gas compression refrigerators. LÄS MER
2. Magnetic Refrigeration for Near Room-Temperature Applications
Sammanfattning : Refrigeration plays a crucial role in many different sectors and consumes about 17% of the electricity produced globally. This significant energy consumption implies large share of refrigeration in primary energy consumption and other environmental impacts. LÄS MER
3. Magnetic materials with tunable thermal, electrical, and dynamic properties : An experimental study of magnetocaloric, multiferroic, and spin-glass materials
Sammanfattning : This thesis concerns and combines the results of experimental studies of magnetocaloric, multiferroic and spin-glass materials, using SQUID magnetometry as the main characteriza-tion technique. The magnetocaloric effect offers an interesting new technology for cooling and heating applications. LÄS MER
4. Structure-Magnetism Relations in Selected Iron-based Alloys : A New Base for Rare Earth Free Magnetic Materials
Sammanfattning : Materials for energy applications are of great importance for a sustainable future society. Among these, stronger, lighter and more efficient magnetic materials will be able to aid mankind in many applications for energy conversion, for example generators for energy production, electric vehicles and magnetic refrigerators. LÄS MER
5. Nanocalorimetry of electronic phase transitions in systems with unconventional superconductivity and magnetic ordering
Sammanfattning : In this thesis, low temperature specific heat measurements on small (μg) single crystals of different superconducting and magnetic systems are presented. The device used in this work features a combination of high sensitivity and good accuracy over the temperature range 1-400 K and allows measurements in high magnetic fields. LÄS MER
