EFFECT OF CHROMIUM CONCENTRATION ON STRUCTURAL, MAGNETIC AND MAGNETOCALORIC PROPERTIES IN La0.8Sr0.15Na0.05Mn (1-x)CrxO3 (x=0.00 and 0.10) MANGANITES

Abstract

The physics properties of manganite oxides La0.8Sr0.15Na0.05Mn1-xAlxO3 synthesized by solid-solid method were studied in details. X-ray diffraction analyses showed a single rhombohedral phase with R3-c space group. The inhomogeneous magnetic comportment coupled was used to explain the magnetic properties and the evolution of the paramagnetic-ferromagnetic transition of the materials. The maximum values of magnetic entropy change (ΔSMax) decreased from 5.15 Jkg-1K for La0.8Sr0.15Na0.05MnO3 to 4.46 Jkg-1K for La0.8Sr0.15Na0.05Mn0.9Al0.1O3 upon an applied magnetic field of μ0H=5 T, indicating an excellent quality of our samples as compared to many manganite oxides. The high quality of our samples was also checked by the large relative cooling power (RCP) which provides a good performance for industrial technologies in refrigeration device.