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Effects of the sintering temperature on the La0.63Gd0.37MnO3 structure and magnetic properties

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La0.63Gd0.37MnO3 material was synthesized using the Pechini-modified-sol–gel method at different sintering temperatures 600, 650, 750, 800, and 900 °C. After characterizing the samples structurally and magnetically, we report a direct relation between the crystallite size, particles agglomeration level, and material performance in field-cooling/zero-field-cooling magnetization modes, in addition to an inverse relation between the existence of Griffith phase and the samples’ magneto-caloric performance. The material sintered at 800 °C presents the maximum isothermal entropy change among others that is 7.57 J kg−1 K−1 at 7 T, in addition to a good performance shown at higher temperatures, making it a promising candidate for different cooling applications.

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This publication was made possible by an Award [GSRA5-2-0510-18049] from Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation). The contents herein are solely the responsibility of the authors. The authors would like to acknowledge the contribution of Core Labs group supervised by Dr. Said A. Mansour in Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, especially, Dr. Akshath Raghu Shetty for carrying out the XRD measurements, Dr. Mujaheed Pasha and Mr. Mohamed I. Helal for conducting the SEM images.

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    Anas Rasras

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    Riheb Hamdi

  3. Laboratoire de Physique Appliquée, Faculté Des Sciences, Université de Sfax, B.P. 1171, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia

    Riheb Hamdi

  4. Core Labs, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Ar-Rayyan, Qatar

    Said Mansour & Ayman Samara

  5. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, 78363, USA

    Yousef Haik

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Rasras, A., Hamdi, R., Mansour, S. et al. Effects of the sintering temperature on the La0.63Gd0.37MnO3 structure and magnetic properties. Appl. Phys. A 126, 838 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-020-04032-0

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