biostudies-literatureDoheny PWEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council4957-4964https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8965878biostudies-literatureUnknown61(12)The development of sustainable and efficient cryogenic cooling materials is currently the subject of extensive research, with the aim of relieving the dependence of current low-temperature cooling methods on expensive and nonrenewable liquid helium. One potential method to achieve this is the use of materials demonstrating the magnetocaloric effect, where the cycling of an applied magnetic field leads to a net cooling effect due to changes in magnetic entropy upon application and removal of an external magnetic field. This study details the synthesis and characterization of a Ln₃(adipate)_4.5(DMF)₂ series (where Ln = Gd-Er) of metal-organic framework (MOF) materials incorporating a flexible adipate ligand and their associated magnetocaloric and thermal expanInorganic chemistryInvestigations of the Magnetocaloric and Thermal Expansion Properties of the Ln₃(adipate)_4.5(DMF)₂ (Ln = Gd-Er) Framework Series.PMC8965878EP/T027886/1Saines PJDoheny PWCassidy SJfalseInvestigations of the Magnetocaloric and Thermal Expansion Properties of the Ln₃(adipate)_4.5(DMF)₂ (Ln = Gd-Er) Framework Series.The development of sustainable and efficient cryogenic cooling materials is currently the subject of extensive research, with the aim of relieving the dependence of current low-temperature cooling methods on expensive and nonrenewable liquid helium. One potential method to achieve this is the use of materials demonstrating the magnetocaloric effect, where the cycling of an applied magnetic field leads to a net cooling effect due to changes in magnetic entropy upon application and removal of an external magnetic field. This study details the synthesis and characterization of a Ln₃(adipate)_4.5(DMF)₂ series (where Ln = Gd-Er) of metal-organic framework (MOF) materials incorporating a flexible adipate ligand and their associated magnetocaloric and thermal expan2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Mar2025-04-19T12:53:51.025Z2025-04-19T12:53:51.025ZS-EPMC89658783528607610.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03688