Structural, magnetic and theoretical investigations on the magnetocaloric properties inLa0.68Sm0.1K0.22Mn0.99O3-δ compound
摘要
Polycrystalline perovskite La0.68Sm0.1K0.22Mn0.99O3−δ has been elaborated following a conventional solid-state method. X-ray powder diffraction and Rietveld refinement prove that the compound crystallizes in the rhombohedral (R-3c) space group, with lattice paremeters a = 5.51129 Å, c = 13.42700 Å at RT. The rhombohedral phase is further supported by Raman spectroscopy analysis. The temperature dependence of DC-magnetization has revealed that the sample exhibits a paramagnetic to ferromagnetic phase transition and magnetic disorder, with a Curie temperature TC = 214 K, corresponding to a double-exchange interaction. It is also evident the presense of a Griffiths-like phase above TC. Covalent and ionic interactions stabilize the structure as evidenced by the calculated 2D-electron density and Hirshfield surface analysis. The magnetocaloric properties, entropy (