Improvement of the low-field-induced magnetocaloric effect in EuTiO3compounds

Shuang Zeng, Wen Hao Jiang, Hui Yang, Zhao Jun Mo*, Jun Shen*, Lan Li

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Abstract

The magnetocaloric effect of Mn, Ni, and Mn-Ni-doped EuTiO3 compounds are studied in the near-liquid-helium-temperature range. The Eu(Ti0.9375Mn0.0625)O3, Eu(Ti0.975Ni0.025)O3, and Eu(Ti0.9125Mn0.0625Ni0.025)O3 are prepared by the sol-gel method. The Eu(Ti0.9375Mn0.0625)O3 and Eu(Ti0.9125Mn0.0625Ni0.025)O3 exhibit ferromagnetism with second-order phase transition, and the Eu(Ti0.975Ni0.025)O3 displays antiferromagnetic behavior. Under the magnetic field change of 10 kOe (1 Oe = 79.5775 A⋅m-1), the values of magnetic entropy change are 8.8 J⋅kg-1⋅K-1, 12 J⋅kg-1⋅K-1, and 10.9 J⋅kg-1⋅K-1 for Eu(Ti0.9375Mn0.0625)O3, Eu(Ti0.975Ni0.025)O3, and Eu(Ti0.9125Mn0.0625Ni0.025)O3, respectively. The co-substitution of Mn and Ni can not only improve the magnetic entropy change, but also widen the refrigeration temperature window, which greatly enhances the magnetic refrigeration capacity. Under the magnetic field change of 10 kOe, the refrigerant capacity value of Eu(Ti0.9125Mn0.0625Ni0.025)O3 is 62.6 J⋅kg-1 more than twice that of EuTiO3 (27 J⋅kg-1), indicating that multi-component substitution can lead to better magnetocaloric performance.

Original languageEnglish
Article number127501
JournalChinese Physics B
Volume29
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • magnetic entropy change
  • magnetic phase transformation
  • magnetocaloric effect

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