Charge-ordering contribution to the magnetic entropy change of (Pr, Ca)MnO3 manganites

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2005

Authors

Reis, Mário Souza (Author) Other; Gomes, Angelo M S (Author) Other; Araújo, João Pedro (Author) FCUP; Amaral, J. S. (Author) Other; Tavares, Pedro B. (Author) Other; Oliveira, Ivan S. (Author) Other; Amaral, V. S. (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Vol. 290

Pages: 697-699

ISSN: 0304-8853

Publisher: Elsevier

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Authenticus ID: P-000-428

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2004.11.340

Abstract (EN): In the present work, we analyze the influence of the charge-ordering on the magnetic entropy change of Pr1-xCaxMnO3 manganites (0.20 < x < 0.95). The samples with x < 0.30 and x > 0.90 present the usual ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic behavior, peaking at the Curie and Neel temperature, respectively. In contrast, for the samples with charge-ordering (0.30 < x < 0.90), a much smaller positive peak on the magnetic entropy change was observed around the charge-ordering temperature T-CO. This effect is associated to a negative contribution from the spin ordering Delta S-spin which is superimposed to a positive contribution due the charge-ordering Delta S-CO. We could also appraise Delta S-CO(max) as a function of Ca content (0.30 < x < 0.90), under 4 T of magnetic field change. Delta S-CO(max) vanishes for the limits x similar to 0.30 and similar to 0.90, and presents a deep minimum around x similar to 0.50, with two maxima at x similar to 0.35 and 0.65.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 3