Abstract

This investigation explored the structural, magnetic, and magnetic entropy change characteristics of La0.7Ba0.25Nd0.05Mn1-xZnxO3 (x = 0.03 and 0.05) synthesized through the sol-gel method. The structural analysis revealed the crystallization of both samples in a Rhombohedral structure with the R-3c space group. The examination of magnetic properties indicated a suppression in magnetic behavior, with the ferromagnetic-paramagnetic transition temperature (TC) decreasing from 285 K to approximately 260 K with an increase in Zn content (x) from 0.03 to 0.05, respectively. The maximum value of magnetic entropy change (−ΔSM) under an applied magnetic field of 50 kOe was determined to be 3.96 J/kg·K for x = 0.03 and 2.27 J/kg·K for x = 0.05. Analysis of Arrot plots and the universal curve of magnetic entropy change confirmed that the ferromagnetic-paramagnetic phase transition observed in both samples exhibits a second-order phase transition (SOPT) transformation.

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