Medidas de efeito magnetocalórico em Dy2RhGa8 e La0,99Pb0,01MnO3

Abstract

We study the magnetocaloric effect in two magnetic materials, an alloy intermetallic Dy2RhGa8 monocrystalline and polycrystalline manganite shaped the La0.99Pb0.01MnO3. These compounds were characterized by the methods of X-ray diffraction at room temperature and dc magnetization as a function of temperature and applied magnetic field. From the magnetic measurements we conclude that the La 0.99Pb0.01MnO3 has a ferromagnetic transition below 250 K and is antiferromagnetic Dy2RhGa8 to temperatures lower than 11 K. Study was conducted on the magnetocaloric effect in the compounds with the calculation of their variations of entropy for different magnetic fields. The sample Dy2RhGa8 ordering antiferromagnetically at 7 Tesla had an entropy change of 2.4 J / mol K when the applied field is parallel to the crystallographic c axis of 2.1 J / mol K when the field is perpendicular to the c direction. the results were compared with a theoretical modeling of the crystal field Hamiltonian for best fit of the experimental data and obtain satisfactory results.