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Title: Room temperature magnetocaloric effect, critical behavior, and magnetoresistance in Na-deficient manganite La{sub 0.8}Na{sub 0.1}MnO{sub 3}

Abstract

The La{sub 0.8}Na{sub 0.1}MnO{sub 3} oxide was prepared by the solid-state reaction and annealed in air. The X-ray diffraction data reveal that the sample is crystallized in a rhombohedral structure with R3{sup ¯}c space group. Magnetic study shows a second-order magnetic phase transition from ferromagnetic to paramagnetic state at the Curie temperature T{sub C} = 295 K. In addition, the magnetizations as a function of temperature and the magnetic field is used to evaluate the magnetic entropy change ΔS{sub M}. Then, we have deduced that the La{sub 0.8}Na{sub 0.1}MnO{sub 3} oxide has a large magnetocaloric effect at room temperature. Such effect is given by the maximum of the magnetic entropy change ΔS{sub Mmax} = 5.56, and by the Relative cooling power (RCP) factor which is equal to 235 under a magnetic field of 5 T. Moreover, the magnetic field dependence of the magnetic entropy change is used to determine the critical exponents β, γ, and δ which are found to be β = 0.495, γ = 1.083, and δ = 3.18. These values are consistent with the prediction of the mean field theory (β = 0.5, γ = 1, and δ = 3). Above all, the temperature dependence of electrical resistivity shows a metal–insulator transition at T{sub ρ}. The electrical resistivity decrease when we apply a magnetic fieldmore » giving a magnetoresistance effect in the order of 60% at room temperature.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Laboratoire de Physique Appliquée, Faculté des Sciences de Sfax, B.P. 802, Université de Sfax, Sfax 3018 (Tunisia)
  2. Institut Néel, CNRS et Université Joseph Fourier, BP 166, F-38042 Grenoble cedex 9 (France)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22304415
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Applied Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 115; Journal Issue: 19; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; ANNEALING; CURIE POINT; ENTROPY; FORECASTING; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MANGANATES; MEAN-FIELD THEORY; PARAMAGNETISM; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLIDS; SPACE GROUPS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K; TRIGONAL LATTICES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION

Citation Formats

Khlifi, M., E-mail: khlifimouadh3000@yahoo.fr, Dhahri, E., and Hlil, E. K. Room temperature magnetocaloric effect, critical behavior, and magnetoresistance in Na-deficient manganite La{sub 0.8}Na{sub 0.1}MnO{sub 3}. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4879098.
Khlifi, M., E-mail: khlifimouadh3000@yahoo.fr, Dhahri, E., & Hlil, E. K. Room temperature magnetocaloric effect, critical behavior, and magnetoresistance in Na-deficient manganite La{sub 0.8}Na{sub 0.1}MnO{sub 3}. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4879098
Khlifi, M., E-mail: khlifimouadh3000@yahoo.fr, Dhahri, E., and Hlil, E. K. 2014. "Room temperature magnetocaloric effect, critical behavior, and magnetoresistance in Na-deficient manganite La{sub 0.8}Na{sub 0.1}MnO{sub 3}". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4879098.
@article{osti_22304415,
title = {Room temperature magnetocaloric effect, critical behavior, and magnetoresistance in Na-deficient manganite La{sub 0.8}Na{sub 0.1}MnO{sub 3}},
author = {Khlifi, M., E-mail: khlifimouadh3000@yahoo.fr and Dhahri, E. and Hlil, E. K.},
abstractNote = {The La{sub 0.8}Na{sub 0.1}MnO{sub 3} oxide was prepared by the solid-state reaction and annealed in air. The X-ray diffraction data reveal that the sample is crystallized in a rhombohedral structure with R3{sup ¯}c space group. Magnetic study shows a second-order magnetic phase transition from ferromagnetic to paramagnetic state at the Curie temperature T{sub C} = 295 K. In addition, the magnetizations as a function of temperature and the magnetic field is used to evaluate the magnetic entropy change ΔS{sub M}. Then, we have deduced that the La{sub 0.8}Na{sub 0.1}MnO{sub 3} oxide has a large magnetocaloric effect at room temperature. Such effect is given by the maximum of the magnetic entropy change ΔS{sub Mmax} = 5.56, and by the Relative cooling power (RCP) factor which is equal to 235 under a magnetic field of 5 T. Moreover, the magnetic field dependence of the magnetic entropy change is used to determine the critical exponents β, γ, and δ which are found to be β = 0.495, γ = 1.083, and δ = 3.18. These values are consistent with the prediction of the mean field theory (β = 0.5, γ = 1, and δ = 3). Above all, the temperature dependence of electrical resistivity shows a metal–insulator transition at T{sub ρ}. The electrical resistivity decrease when we apply a magnetic field giving a magnetoresistance effect in the order of 60% at room temperature.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4879098},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22304415}, journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
issn = {0021-8979},
number = 19,
volume = 115,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed May 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Wed May 21 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}