Abstract
Giant reversible magnetocaloric effects and magnetic properties in Eu0.9R0.1TiO3 (R = La, Ce) are investigated. The antiferromagnetic ordering of pure EuTiO3 can significantly change to be ferromagnetic as substitution of La (x = 0.1) and Ce (x = 0.1) ions for Eu2+ ions. The values of -ΔSM and RC are evaluated to be 10.8 J/(kg·K) and 51.8 J/kg for Eu0.9Ce0.1TiO3 and 11 J/(kg·K) and 39.3 J/kg for Eu0.9La0.1TiO3 at a magnetic field change of 10 kOe, respectively. The large low-field enhancements of -DSM and RC can be attributed to magnetic phase transition. The giant reversible MCE and large RC suggest that Eu0.9R0.1TiO3 (R = La, Ce) compounds could be promising materials in low temperature and low magnetic field refrigerants.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 017501 |
Journal | Chinese Physics B |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- magnetic entropy change
- magnetic phase transformation
- magnetocaloric effect