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    Magnetocaloric Properties of Zinc-Nickel Ferrites Around Room Temperature

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    In this paper, structural, magnetic, and magnetocaloric properties of zinc-doped nickel ferrite, Zn1−xNixFe2O4 (x = 0.3 and 0.4) were investigated. The samples were prepared using solid-state reaction. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and magnetization measurements were performed to study crystallographic structure and magnetic properties. For a magnetic field changing from 0 to 5 T, the corresponding isothermal entropy change was found to be near 1.4 J/kg K for both samples. The decreasing of Ni content from x = 0.4 to 0.3, enables to shift the Curie temperature of Zn1−xNixFe2O4 from 450 K toward (325 K). As main results, it was found that the relative cooling power (RCP) could be significantly enhanced by changing Ni concentration in Zn1−xNixFe2O4 (505 J/kg (for x = 0.3) and 670 J/kg (for x = 0.4)), which is considered as a recommended parameter for a wide temperature range in magnetic refrigeration application. Our finding should inspire and open new ways for the enhancement of the magnetocaloric effect in spinel ferrite-based materials

    Large Magnetic Entropy Change in Pr2/3Sr1/3MnO3-CuO Composite at Room Temperature

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    We report in this paper the impact of copper oxide (CuO) on the structural, magnetic, and magnetocaloric properties of Pr2/3Sr1/3MnO3 (PSMO) material. Our samples were synthesized by conventional solid-state reaction. The phase formation with no impurities was verified using the X-ray diffraction (XRD). The magnetic properties measured by Magnetic Properties Measurement System (MPMS) show the impact of the AFM CuO semiconductor on the magnetization and the transition temperature of the composite. The magnetic entropy changes were calculated from the isothermal curve of the magnetization as a function of the magnetic field. It is found that a small amount of copper oxide is enough to enhance the magnetocaloric properties of our materials
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