Magnetic and magneto-caloric behavior of La0.67-xEuxBa0.33Mn0.85Fe0.15O3 (x = 0.0 and 0.1) nanoparticles
摘要
The magnetic and magneto-caloric (MC) behavior of La0.67-xEuxBa0.33Mn0.85Fe0.15O3 (x = 0.0 and 0.1) nanoparticles has been investigated in this work. The samples under study were prepared using the sol–gel method. Structural analysis, conducted via X-ray diffraction, revealed that the samples crystallize in an orthorhombic structure with a Pbnm space group. The magnetic data indicate that the compounds exhibit a transition from a ferromagnetic (FM) to a paramagnetic (PM) state as the temperature increases. The Curie temperature values are 170 K and 100 K for x = 0 and 0.1, respectively. At low temperatures and for all samples, the M(µ0H) curves at various temperatures show the coexistence of antiferromagnetic domains. The Griffiths phase, identified from the temperature dependence of the inverse susceptibility, is observed in these samples. The magneto-caloric (MC) effect was determined from the magnetization versus applied magnetic field up to 7 T at different temperatures (5 K ≤ T