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Detailed analyses using X-ray diffraction and magnetometry reveal that cobalt substitution significantly impacts the structural and magnetic behavior, enabling precise tuning of the magnetic transition temperature and magnetic order. The substitution induces an anisotropic increase in cell parameters and shifts the magnetocaloric effect (MCE) from low temperatures (200 K for x = 0) to near room temperature (285 K for x = 0.7), enhancing the operating temperature range. The magnetocaloric effect is studied across different magnetic transitions: a metamagnetic and ferro-antiferromagnetic transition followed by a paramagnetic state in one sample, and a direct ferro-paramagnetic transition in another. The compounds exhibit a second-order magnetic phase transition, ensuring a reversible MCE, with a relative cooling power (RCP) that is approximately 85% of that of pure Gd. Moreover, the use of cerium, the most cost-effective rare-earth element (5 $\/kg), combined with its low atomic concentration (10%) in these intermetallics, enhances the sustainability and affordability of these materials. These findings underline the potential of iron-rich Ce-based compounds for next-generation refrigeration and energy-harvesting applications.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma18091958","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,25]],"date-time":"2025-04-25T08:57:47Z","timestamp":1745571467000},"page":"1958","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Structural, Magnetic, and Magnetocaloric Properties of Ce2(Fe, Co)17 Compounds: Tuning Magnetic Transitions and Enhancing Refrigeration Efficiency"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6470-7027","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hamdi","family":"Jaballah","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Univ Paris Est Creteil, CNRS, ICMPE, UMR 7182, 2 Rue Henri Dunant, F-94320 Thiais, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6710-6059","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jihed","family":"Horcheni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Univ Paris Est Creteil, CNRS, ICMPE, UMR 7182, 2 Rue Henri Dunant, F-94320 Thiais, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jacques","family":"Moscovici","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Univ Paris Est Creteil, CNRS, ICMPE, UMR 7182, 2 Rue Henri Dunant, F-94320 Thiais, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-8480-515X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abderrahime","family":"Ayadim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Univ Paris Est Creteil, CNRS, ICMPE, UMR 7182, 2 Rue Henri Dunant, F-94320 Thiais, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7236-1604","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lotfi","family":"Bessais","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Univ Paris Est Creteil, CNRS, ICMPE, UMR 7182, 2 Rue Henri Dunant, F-94320 Thiais, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"4494","DOI":"10.1103\/PhysRevLett.78.4494","article-title":"Giant magnetocaloric effect in Gd5(Si2Ge2)","volume":"78","author":"Pecharsky","year":"1997","journal-title":"Phys. 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