Magnetic, structural, and magnetocaloric effect studies of gadolinium silicide nanocomposites

Nowadays, there is a great deal of interest in using the MCE as an alternative technology for refrigeration, This is because these materials can be utilised for room temperature refrigeration needs to the production of cryogenic temperature though the liquefaction process of helium and hydrogen. Thus magnetic refrigeration offers the prospect of an energy-efficient and environment friendly alternative to the common vapour-cycle refrigeration technology which is in vogue today.The proposed work is on gadolinium silicide nanocomposites. The salient features of these materials is that they exhibit large MCE values and the Tc of these materials which is the de-facto operating temperature of the refrigerator, can be tuned from room temperature to sub-zero temperature. This is very promising and offer huge potential for further studies.