半掺杂钙钛矿Pr_(0.5)Sr_(0.5)CoO_3中磁熵变的标度律研究

对半掺杂氧化钴Pr0.5Sr0.5Co O3在居里温度(TC≈232 K)附近的磁熵变(ΔSM)进行了研究.研究表明,磁熵变的最大值(ΔSmaxM)依赖于外磁场强度(H):ΔSmaxM~Hn,其中n=0.55±0.14;半高宽(δTFWHM)与H有如下关系:δTFWHM~H0.4±0.1;而相对制冷能力(RCP)与H几乎呈线性关系.另外,在不同的温度和磁场强度下测得的磁熵变(ΔSM(T,H))能够重新标度为一条普适的曲线.依据该唯象的普适曲线,能够较准确的计算出在不同温度和磁场强度下磁熵变的大小.     

基于伊辛模型的Fe_(0.5)Mn_(0.1)Al_(0.4)合金磁化强度和磁熵变蒙特卡洛模拟

基于伊辛模型的单自旋反转蒙特卡洛算法,考虑了粒子间的最近邻以及次近邻相互作用,研究了无序Fe0.5Mn0.1Al0.4合金的磁化强度和磁熵变.首先,强调了粒子间的次近邻相关作用对体系的磁性和热力学性质的影响,明确了次近邻相互作用系数,证实了低温合金阻挫的存在;其次,研究了在相变温度处(不同磁场下)磁化强度随外加磁场(温度)的变化情况以及磁性粒子对磁化强度的贡献,发现反铁磁性粒子Mn在低温区对Fe0.5Mn0.1Al0.4合金的相变起了主要作用,而高温区体系的相变是由铁磁性粒子Fe贡献的;最后,分析了体系在相变温度处磁熵变数值随外加磁场的变化情况以及磁熵变在不同的外磁场下随温度的变化情况,当外加磁场H=0.14(a.u.)时,Mn粒子在冻结温度处的平均磁化强度为零,体系处于最无序的状态,对应的磁熵变ΔS(0.1,0.14)达到了正向最大值,极值的位置对应于体系的相变温度.     

磁熵变测量实验装置

简述了磁熵概念及磁熵变测量原理,介绍了应用于教学的磁熵变测量实验装置.利用该装置测量了金属钆在0～50℃温度范围,最大磁场为2T的等温磁化曲线,计算了不同温度下的磁熵变.     

基于伊辛模型的Fe0.5Mn0.1Al0.4 合金磁化强度和磁熵变蒙特卡洛模拟

基于伊辛模型的单自旋反转蒙特卡洛算法,考虑了粒子间的最近邻以及次近邻相互作用,研究了无序 合金的磁化强度和磁熵变。首先,强调了粒子间的次近邻相关作用对体系的磁性和热力学性质的影响,明确了次近邻相互作用系数,证实了低温合金阻挫的存在;其次,研究了在相变温度处(不同磁场下)磁化强度随外加磁场（温度）的变化情况以及磁性粒子对磁化强度的贡献,发现反铁磁性粒子Mn在低温区对 合金的相变起了主要作用,而高温区体系的相变是由铁磁性粒子Fe贡献的;最后,分析了体系在相变温度处磁熵变数值随外加磁场的变化情况以及磁熵变在不同的外磁场下随温度的变化情况,当外加磁场h=0.14时,Mn粒子在冻结温度处的平均磁化强度为零,体系处于最无序的状态,对应的磁熵变 达到了正向最大值,极值的位置对应于体系的相变温度。     

Ni47Mn32Ga21多晶合金的磁熵变和磁感生应变

对定向凝固方法制备的Ni₄₇Mn₃₂Ga₂₁多晶合金,通过扫描电镜、金相、电子能谱等手段研究其组份和组织形貌,通过对合金磁化强度与温度关系、等温磁化曲线及磁感生应变曲线等的测量分析,研究了合金结构相变和磁相变过程中的磁熵变及不同压力下的磁感生应变. 研究结果表明:合金组份与设计组份基本一致,室温下合金大部分为马氏体相. 升温过程中合金的磁熵变在居里温度(365 K)附近有最大值,并有较大的磁熵变峰值半高宽,747 kA/m的磁场下该磁熵变最大值为-1.45 J/kg ·K,磁熵变峰值的半高宽为21 K. 合金在室温(298 K)下有较好的双向可恢复磁感生应变,480 kA/m磁场下,无压力时合金的磁感生应变值达到-670×10^-6,并趋饱和;而在与磁场方向平行的27.3 MPa外压力作用下合金的磁感生应变值增大到-1300×10^-6,且未饱和. 关键词： Ni-Mn-Ga 铁磁形状记忆合金 磁熵变 磁感生应变     

相分离Eu0.5Sr0.5MnO3体系中的场诱导磁相变及输运特性研究

研究了半掺杂相分离锰氧化物Eu0.5Sr0.5MnO3样品的结构和电磁输运特性.在半掺杂情况下,该样品呈O′型正交结构,表明样品存在典型的Jahn-Teller畸变;在75 K附近样品的顺磁/反铁磁背景中开始出现铁磁相,在更低的温度42 K,4000 A/m磁场下M-T的场冷曲线和零场冷曲线出现明显分岔,样品的交流磁化率实部随温度的变化曲线中也在42 K观察到尖峰的出现,表现出团簇玻璃行为.在无外加磁场下该样品在整个测量温区均呈现绝缘体型导电行为,而在外加磁场1.6×106 A/m下出现磁场诱导的绝缘体-金属 (I-M)转变,其电输运特性符合可变程跳跃模型;研究表明,半掺杂Eu0.5Sr0.5MnO3样品的基态存在多种复杂而丰富的磁相互作用之间的竞争机理,其研究将为强关联锰氧化物体系物理机理的理解提供丰富的实验资料.     

确定磁性体在绝热磁化过程中达到最高温度的方法

在磁性体磁化过程中, 决定其能够达到的最高温度, 对磁热材料的优化选取是重要的. 本文以钆镓石榴石(Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂) 为例, 根据高磁场下趋近饱和定律的思想, 给出了低温、超强磁场下, Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂晶体等效磁化率的定量形式. 在外磁场从0---40 T范围内, 计算了该晶体的磁熵变、声子熵变以及磁性体温度随外磁场的变化, 结果均与实验值符合较好. 利用声子熵变与饱和磁熵变曲线交点的唯一性, 给出了在磁性体磁化过程中, 确定其温度达到最大值的方法, 预言了Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂晶体在绝热磁化过程中达到的最高温度为64.7K. 该方法还可以对所加外磁场大小进行预言或估计.     

Tb0.3Dy0.7Fe2合金磁畴偏转的滞回特性研究

研究了不同载荷作用下Tb_0.3Dy_0.7Fe₂合金在压磁和磁弹性效应中磁畴偏转的滞回特性. 基于Stoner-Wolhfarth模型的能量极小原理, 采用绘制自由能-磁畴偏转角度关系曲线的求解方法, 研究了压磁和磁弹性效应中载荷作用下的磁畴角度偏转和磁化过程, 计算分析了不同载荷作用下磁畴偏转的滞回特性. 研究表明, 压磁和磁弹性效应中磁畴偏转均存在明显的滞回、跃迁效应, 其中磁化强度的滞回效应来源于磁畴偏转的角度跃迁; 压磁效应中预加磁场的施加将增大磁化强度的滞回, 同时使滞回曲线向大压应力方向偏移; 磁弹性效应中磁畴偏转的滞回存在两个临界磁场强度, 不同磁场强度下合金具有不同的磁畴偏转路径和磁化滞回曲线, 临界磁场强度的大小取决于预压应力的施加. 理论分析对类磁致伸缩材料磁畴偏转模型的完善和材料器件的设计应用非常有意义.     

哈斯勒合金Ni-Mn-Sn的马氏体相变与反磁热性质

通过结构以及磁性测量,研究了哈斯勒合金Ni₅₀Mn_25+xSn_25-x (x=11,12)的马氏体相变和磁热性质.结果表明,与样品在奥氏体相的磁性不同,由于在马氏体相中反铁磁交换作用的增强,导致铁磁和反铁磁在马氏体状态下共存.此外,通过Maxwell方程,研究了两样品在不同磁场变化下马氏体相变温度附近的反磁热性质,并阐明了该系列合金产生大的正磁熵变(ΔS_M)不仅与其在降温过程中发生马氏体相变所导致的磁跃变(ΔM)有关,而且与发生马氏体相变所经历的温度区间有密切的联系. 关键词： 哈斯勒合金 Ni-Mn-Sn 马氏体相变 正磁熵变     

钙钛矿钴氧化物La_(0.5-x)Nd_xSr_(0.5)CoO_3(x=0,0.1,0.15)的磁性和电输运性质

本文采用传统固相反应法制备多晶La_(0.5-x)Nd_xSr_(0.5)CoO_3(x=0,0.1,0.15)系列样品,通过测量其磁化强度与温度变化曲线(M~T)、磁化强度与外场变化曲线(M~H)、电子自旋共振谱(ESR)和电阻率与温度变化曲线(ρ~T)对样品的磁性和电输运性质进行了研究.结果表明:由于Nd~(3+)离子掺杂,使得系统中Co~(3+)和Co~(4+)离子之间的铁磁耦合增大,自旋与晶格的耦合作用增强,从而导致掺杂前后样品的磁性方面发生了改变:样品的铁磁转变温度TC和磁熵变值|ΔSM|均随掺杂量x的增加而增大,三个样品的TC分别为:190K、205K和233K,x=0.0样品在TC附近的相变为二级相变,x=0.1和x=0.15样品在TC附近的相变为一级相变.同样的,Nd~(3+)离子掺杂使得样品在电输运性质方面也发生了改变:由于Nd~(3+)离子掺杂,体系内Co离子的自旋态和无序性等均发生改变,从而使x=0.1样品中铁磁导电区域增大,尽管x=0.0和x=0.1样品均表现出绝缘体行为,但是随着掺杂量x的增加,电阻率大幅降低.     

Effect of trivalent rare earth doping on magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of Pr<Subscript>0.5</Subscript>(Ce,Eu,Y)<Subscript>0.1</Subscript>Sr<Subscript>0.4</Subscript>MnO<Subscript>3</Subscript> manganites

Experimental studies of the structural, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of the three compounds Pr_0.5X_0.1Sr_0.4MnO₃ (X = Ce, Eu and Y) are reported. Our samples were synthesized using the Pechini sol–gel method. X-ray powder diffraction at room temperature indicates that our materials crystallize in the orthorhombic structure with Pbnm space group. The compounds undergo a second-order magnetic transition from paramagnetic to ferromagnetic state around their own Curie temperatures T _C ~ 310, 270 and 230 K for X = Ce, Eu and Y, respectively. A considerable magnetocaloric effect (MCE) is observed around room temperature. The maximum values of magnetic entropy change ?S _max are 3.54, 3.81 and 2.99 J/kgK for the samples with X = Ce, Eu and Y, respectively, when a magnetic field of 5 T was applied. The relative cooling power (RCP) values for the corresponding materials are 246.60, 261.66 and 298 J/kg. It is shown that for Pr_0.5X_0.1Sr_0.4MnO₃ the exponent n and the magnetic entropy change follow a master curve behavior. With the universal scaling curve, the experimental ?S at several temperatures and fields can be extrapolated.     

Monte Carlo study of the magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect of an AFM/FM BiFeO_3/Co bilayer

The magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect of an antiferromagnetic/ferromagnetic(AFM/FM)BiFeO_3/Co bilayer with mixed-spin(5/2,3/2) have been studied based on Monte Carlo simulation.The magnetization, susceptibility, and critical temperature are investigated under various exchange couplings and an external magnetic field. In particular, the influence of exchange couplings and an external magnetic field on the magnetic entropy change, adiabatic temperature change, and the relative cooling power(RCP) are studied. The simulation results indicated that the decrease of the exchange coupling and the increase of external magnetic fields can cause an increase of magnetic entropy change, adiabatic temperature change, and RCP. In addition, the hysteresis loops of the system are presented for different exchange couplings and temperatures.     

The influence of a minority magnetic phase on the field dependence of the magnetocaloric effect

The field dependence of the magnetic entropy change can be used to detect the existence of a minority magnetic phase without experimentally reaching its Curie temperature. In this work, we present results that could suggest a breakdown of the recently proposed universal behaviour of the magnetocaloric effect in materials with a second-order magnetic phase transition in some La-containing samples. The behaviour of the outlier La-containing materials is an evidence of the existence of minority phases, preventing the construction of the universal curve with a single reference temperature. However, the use of two reference temperatures avoids this difficulty and allows applying the universal curve for practical purposes even with the presence of the minority phase.     

Metamagnetic phase transitions induced by static and pulsed fields in (Sm0.5Gd0.5)0.55Sr0.45MnO3 ceramics

It has been found that the magnetic susceptibility of (Sm_0.5Gd_0.5)_0.55Sr_0.45MnO₃ ceramic samples in zero external magnetic field exhibits a sharp peak near the temperature of 48.5 K with a small temperature hysteresis that does not depend on the frequency of measurements and is characteristic of the phase transition to an antiferromagnetic state with a long-range charge orbital ordering, which is accompanied by an increase in the magnetic susceptibility with a decrease in the temperature. The magnetization isotherms in static and pulsed magnetic fields at temperatures below 60 K demonstrate the occurrence of an irreversible metamagnetic transition to a homogeneous ferromagnetic state with a critical transition field independent of the measurement temperature, which, apparently, is associated with the destruction of the insulating state with a long-range charge ordering. In the temperature range 60 K ?? T ?? 150 K, the ceramic samples undergo a magnetic-field-induced reversible phase transition to the ferromagnetic state, which is similar to the metamagnetic transition in the low-temperature phase and is caused by the destruction of local charge/orbital correlations. With an increase in the temperature, the critical transition fields increase almost linearly and the field hysteresis disappears. Near the critical fields of magnetic phase transitions, small ultra-narrow magnetization steps have been revealed in pulsed fields with a high rate of change in the magnetic field of ??400 kOe/??s.     

Magnetocaloric and barocaloric effects in a Gd5Si2Ge2 compound

The first-order phase transition in Gd5Si2Ge2 is sensitive to both magnetic field and pressure.It may indicate that the influences of the magnetic field and the pressure on the phase transition are virtually equivalent.Moreover,theoretical analyses reveal that the total entropy change is almost definite at a certain Curie temperature no matter whether the applied external field is a magnetic field or a pressure.The entropy change curve can be broadened dramatically under pressure,and the refrigerant capacity is improved from 284.7 J/kg to 447.0 J/kg.     

Anisotropic and large low-field magnetic entropy change in a La4/3Sr5/3Mn2O7 single crystal

We have studied the magnetocaloric effect (MCE) in a bilayered La_4/3Sr_5/3Mn₂O₇ single crystal with applied field along both ab-plane and c-direction. Due to the quasi-two-dimensional structure, the crystal exhibits a strong anisotropy in the MCE. The difference of magnetic entropy change between two crystallographic directions depends on external magnetic fields and has a maximum of 2 J/kg K. A large low-field magnetic entropy change, reaching 3.2 J/kg K for a magnetic field change of 15 kOe, is observed when the applied field is along ab-plane. This large low-field magnetic entropy change is attributed to the rapid change of magnetization in response to external magnetic fields in the easy magnetizing plane.     

Magnetocaloric effect in polycrystalline (La0.5Gd0.2)Sr0.3MnO3

In this paper, we present a study of magnetocaloric effect in the colossal magnetoresistance material (La_0.5Gd_0.2)Sr_0.3MnO₃. From the measurements of isothermal magnetization at different temperatures, we have discovered a large magnetic entropy change with a broad peak around Curie temperature (270.5 K) in (La_0.5Gd_0.2)Sr_0.3MnO₃ polycrystalline sample. Moreover, the maximum of magnetic entropy change exhibits a nearly linear dependence with applied high magnetic field. These results suggest that this material is a suitable candidate as working substance in magnetic refrigeration near room temperature.