Effect of sintering conditions on the structure, microstructure, magnetic, and magnetocaloric properties of La0.8Na0.2MnO3
摘要
This study investigates the influence of sintering conditions (temperature (TS) and time (tS)) on the structure, microstructure, elemental, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of manganite perovskite La0.8Na0.2MnO3. Two sintering cycles were studied: cycle (1) (TS=1000 °C, tS=20 h) and cycle (2) (TS=1200 °C, tS=10 h). Structural and morphological characterizations were performed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), while magnetic properties were analyzed through magnetization measurements. XRD analysis confirmed a rhombohedral structure with the R