Accessing the milli-Kelvin regime is increasingly important for next-generation quantum technologies and deep-space observations.Among established cryogenic techniques,adiabatic demagnetization refrigeration(ADR)is di...Accessing the milli-Kelvin regime is increasingly important for next-generation quantum technologies and deep-space observations.Among established cryogenic techniques,adiabatic demagnetization refrigeration(ADR)is distinctive for its all-solid-state design,low vibration,and intrinsic gravity independence.Here we present a materials-centered review of ADR refrigerants,connecting classical thermodynamics to modern quantum many-body behavior.Beyond hydrated paramagnetic salts,dense rare-earth oxides and correlated-disorder ceramics,we highlight emerging quantum-engineered refrigerants,including geometrically frustrated magnets,and quantum-critical systems.In these materials,suppressing long-range order and tailoring low-energy excitations redistribute spin entropy into the sub-Kelvin window,enabling large and reversible entropy changes at the lowest accessible temperatures.We discuss the central trade-offs among volumetric entropy density,thermal transport,and magnetic ordering,and outline possible design rules for staged ADR architectures.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2021YFA1400300)the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Grant No.2022A1515111009)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12425403,12261131499,52273298)。
文摘Accessing the milli-Kelvin regime is increasingly important for next-generation quantum technologies and deep-space observations.Among established cryogenic techniques,adiabatic demagnetization refrigeration(ADR)is distinctive for its all-solid-state design,low vibration,and intrinsic gravity independence.Here we present a materials-centered review of ADR refrigerants,connecting classical thermodynamics to modern quantum many-body behavior.Beyond hydrated paramagnetic salts,dense rare-earth oxides and correlated-disorder ceramics,we highlight emerging quantum-engineered refrigerants,including geometrically frustrated magnets,and quantum-critical systems.In these materials,suppressing long-range order and tailoring low-energy excitations redistribute spin entropy into the sub-Kelvin window,enabling large and reversible entropy changes at the lowest accessible temperatures.We discuss the central trade-offs among volumetric entropy density,thermal transport,and magnetic ordering,and outline possible design rules for staged ADR architectures.
