Auto-Combustion Synthesis and Cryogenic Magnetocaloric Performance of Ba-Substituted Nd–Sr-MnO₃ Nanoparticles
摘要
Polycrystalline Nd₀.₆Sr₀.₃Ba₀.₁MnO₃ manganite was synthesized via the auto-combustion method. Rietveld refinement confirmed an orthorhombic Pnma structure, while SEM and Williamson–Hall analysis revealed the nanocrystalline nature of the material. Magnetization measurements showed a second-order paramagnetic–ferromagnetic transition at Tc ≈ 90 K, with a deviation from the Curie–Weiss law above Tc, indicating the presence of a Griffiths phase. From a theoretical standpoint, the magnetic entropy change (