A MAGNETIC MATERIAL WITH COOLING CAPACITY, A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURING THEREOF AND USE OF SUCH MATERIAL

摘要

The invention relates to a material that can be used for magnetic refrigeration, wherein the material substantially has the general formula (AYB1-Y)2+δCWDXEZ Wherein: A is selected from Mn and Co; B is selected from Fe and Cr; of C, D and E at least two are different, have a non-vanishing concentration and are selected from P, B, Se, Ge, Ga, Si, Sn and Sb; wherein at least one of C, D and E is Ge or Si; W, X, Y and Zeach is a number in the range 0-1, and W+X+Z=1; andδis a number from (−0.1)-(+0.1).