Dopant-dependent spin–lattice coupling in La0.7Ca0.15Sr0.15MnO3: Fe/Co/Ni effects on magnetocaloric properties
摘要
In this paper, La0.7Sr0.15Ca0.15Mn0.95A0.05O3 (A = Fe, Co and Ni) were fabricated via the sol–gel (S-G) approach. The samples are all rhombohedral structure shapes and belong to the trigonal space group R-3c, as shown by XRD. ZEISS Gemini SEM 300 scans showed irregular sub-micron particles with decreasing particle size for La0.7Sr0.15Ca0.15Mn0.95A0.05O3 (A = Fe, Co and Ni). The magnetic properties were characterized utilizing an MPMS, and the magnetocaloric effects (MCE) were further investigated. The investigations of La0.7Sr0.15Ca0.15Mn0.95A0.05O3 (A = Fe, Co and Ni) found that their Curie temperatures (Tc) were 289.5 K, 290.2 K, and 300 K, respectively. The maximum magnetic entropy change (