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Prediction of Magnetocaloric Effect by a Phenomenological Model and Critical Behavior for La0.78Dy0.02Ca0.2MnO3 Compound

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The La0.78Dy0.02Ca0.2MnO3 (LDCMO) compound prepared via high-energy ball-milling (BM) presents a ferromagnetic-to-paramagnetic transition (FM-PM) and undergoes a second-order phase transition (SOFT). Based on a phenomenological model, magnetocaloric properties of the LDCMO compound have been studied. Thanks to this model, we can predict the values of the magnetic entropy change ΔS, the full width at half-maximum δ T FWHM, the relative cooling power (RCP), and the magnetic specific heat change ΔC p for our compound. The significant results under 2 T indicate that our compound could be considered as a candidate for use in magnetic refrigeration at low temperatures. In order to further understand the FM-PM transition, the associated critical behavior has been investigated by magnetization isotherms. The critical exponents estimated by the modified Arrott plot, the Kouvel–Fisher plot, and the critical isotherm technique are very close to those corresponding to the 3D-Ising standard model (β = 0.312 ± 0.07, γ = 1.28 ± 0.02, and δ = 4.80).Those results revealed a long-range ferromagnetic interaction between spins.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. The magnetic measurements at ESPCI have been supported through grants from Region Ile-de-France.

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  1. LT2S Lab (LR16 CRNS 01), Digital Research Center of Sfax, Sfax Technopark, Cité El Ons, B.P. 275, 3021, Sfax, Tunisia

    K. Riahi, I. Messaoui, W. Cheikhrouhou-Koubaa, M. Koubaa & A. Cheikhrouhou

  2. LSPM (UPR 3407) CNRS, Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 99 Avenue J.-B. Clément, 93430, Villetaneuse, France

    S. Mercone

  3. LPEM (UPR A0005) CNRS, ESPCI ParisTech, 10 Rue Vauquelin, F-75231, Paris CEDEX 5, France

    B. Leridon

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Riahi, K., Messaoui, I., Cheikhrouhou-Koubaa, W. et al. Prediction of Magnetocaloric Effect by a Phenomenological Model and Critical Behavior for La0.78Dy0.02Ca0.2MnO3 Compound. J Supercond Nov Magn 30, 2081–2089 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-017-4009-5

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