High-performance low-temperature magnetic refrigerants made of gadolinium-hydroxy-chloride

• DOI: 10.1039/c6tc01291d
• Publication Date: 2016-06-22T19:07:54Z
• Authors: Yanyan Wang; Lei Qin; Guo-Jun Zhou; Xinxin Ye; Jiaqing He; Yan-Zhen Zheng
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology; 01 natural sciences; 3. Good health; 0104 chemical sciences

Two new gadolinium(iii)-hydroxy-chloride materials with large magnetocaloric effects were facilely synthesized by using Cl− as the template.