Structural study and large magnetocaloric entropy change at room temperature of La<sub>1−x</sub>□<sub>x</sub>MnO<sub>3</sub> compounds
C. Henchiri, Taoufik Mnasri, A. Benali, R. Hamdi, E. Dhahri, M.A. Valente, B. F. O. Costa
Abstract
In this study, our central focus is to investigate the magnetocaloric characteristics of a La<sub>1−x</sub>□<sub>x</sub>MnO<sub>3</sub> (<italic>x</italic> = 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3) series prepared by a sol–gel technique.
Topics & Concepts
Magnetic refrigerationMaterials scienceEntropy (arrow of time)CrystallographyThermodynamicsPhysical chemistryCondensed matter physicsChemistryMagnetizationPhysicsMagnetic fieldQuantum mechanicsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsMultiferroics and related materials