Review on magnetocaloric effect and the current status of magnetocaloric materials for room-temperature refrigeration

Magnetic refrigeration at room temperature could appear as a breakthrough cooling technology with a high efficiency potential, low pollution and an easy recycling thanks to the use of solid materials. This paper presents the state of the art in magnetic cooling, the main recent works achieved and discusses in more details the governing equations, implementation of the magnetocaloric effect (MCE), and the current status of magnetocaloric materials for room-temperature refrigeration