Magnetocaloric Effect Due To Spin Reorientation In The Crystalline Electrical Field: Theory Applied To Dy Al2

Abstract

We report a way of obtaining the magnetocaloric effect due to the crystal electrical-field quenching of the total angular momentum in a magnetic system where a strong spin reorientation is present. The theoretical model is applied to Dy Al2 and the results predict a considerable magnetic entropy change by rotating a single crystal in a fixed magnetic field. The obtained temperature and magnetic-field dependencies of the magnetization component along the 111-crystallographic direction are in good agreement with the recently reported experimental data. © 2007 The American Physical Society.7518Pecharsky, V.K., Gschneidner Jr., K.A., (1997) Phys. Rev. Lett., 78, p. 4494. , PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.4494Choe, W., Pecharsky, V.K., Pecharsky, A.O., Gschneidner Jr., K.A., Young Jr., V.G., Miller, G.J., (2000) Phys. Rev. Lett., 84, p. 4617. , PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.4617Provenzano, V., Shapiro, A.J., Shull, R.D., (2004) Nature (London), 429, p. 853. , NATUAS 0028-0836 10.1038/nature02657Tegus, O., Brück, E., Buschow, K.H.J., De Boer, F.R., (2002) Nature (London), 415, p. 150. , NATUAS 0028-0836 10.1038/415150AWada, H., Tanabe, Y., (2001) Appl. Phys. Lett., 79, p. 3302. , APPLAB 0003-6951 10.1063/1.1419048Wada, H., Morikawa, T., Taniguchi, K., Shibata, T., Yamada, Y., Akishige, Y., (2003) Physica B, 328, p. 114. , PHYBE3 0921-4526 10.1016/S0921-4526(02)01822-7Hu, F., Shen, B., Sun, J., Cheng, Z., Rao, G., Zhang, X., (2001) Appl. Phys. Lett., 78, p. 3675. , APPLAB 0003-6951 10.1063/1.1375836Fujita, A., Fujieda, S., Hasegawa, Y., Fukamichi, K., (2003) Phys. Rev. B, 67, p. 104416. , PRBMDO 0163-1829 10.1103/PhysRevB.67.104416Von Ranke, P.J., De Oliveira, N.A., Gama, S., (2004) J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 277, p. 78. , JMMMDC 0304-8853 10.1016/j.jmmm.2003.10.013Von Ranke, P.J., De Campos, N.A., Caron, L., Coelho, A.A., Gama, S., De Oliveira, N.A., (2004) Phys. Rev. B, 70, p. 094410. , PRBMDO 0163-1829 10.1103/PhysRevB.70.094410Von Ranke, P.J., De Oliveira, N.A., Gama, S., (2004) Phys. Lett. a, 320, p. 302. , PYLAAG 0375-9601 10.1016/j.physleta.2003.10.067Gama, S., Coelho, A.A., De Campos, A., Carvalho, A.M., Gandra, F.C.G., Von Ranke, P.J., De Oliveira, N.A., (2004) Phys. Rev. Lett., 93, p. 237202. , PRLTAO 0031-9007 10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.237202Von Ranke, P.J., De Oliveira, N.A., Mello, C., Carvalho, A.M., Gama, S., (2005) Phys. Rev. B, 71, p. 054410. , PRBMDO 0163-1829 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.054410Von Ranke, P.J., Gama, S., Coelho, A.A., De Campos, A., Carvalho, A.M., Gandra, F.C.G., De Oliveira, N.A., (2006) Phys. Rev. B, 73, p. 014415. , PRBMDO 0163-1829 10.1103/PhysRevB.73.014415Von Ranke, P.J., Pecharsky, V.K., Gschneidner, K.A., Korte, B.J., (1998) Phys. Rev. B, 58, p. 14436. , PRBMDO 0163-1829 10.1103/PhysRevB.58.14436Von Ranke, P.J., Mota, M.A., Grangeia, D.F., Carvalho, A.M., Gandra, F.C.G., Coelho, A.A., Caldas, A., Gama, S., (2004) Phys. Rev. B, 70, p. 134428. , PRBMDO 0163-1829 10.1103/PhysRevB.70.134428Lima, A.L., Oliveira, I.S., Gomes, A.M., Von Ranke, P.J., (2002) Phys. Rev. B, 65, p. 172411. , PRBMDO 0163-1829 10.1103/PhysRevB.65.172411Von Ranke, P.J., Lima, A.L., Nobrega, E.P., Da Silva, X.A., Guimarães, A.P., Oliveira, I.S., (2000) Phys. Rev. B, 63, p. 024422. , PRBMDO 0163-1829 10.1103/PhysRevB.63.024422Lima, A.L., Tsokol, A.O., Gschneidner Jr., K.A., Pecharky, V.K., Lograsso, T.A., Schlagel, D.L., (2005) Phys. Rev. B, 72, p. 024403. , PRBMDO 0163-1829 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.024403Von Ranke, P.J., De Oliveira, I.G., Guimarães, A.P., Da Silva, X.A., (2000) Phys. Rev. B, 61, p. 447. , PRBMDO 0163-1829 10.1103/PhysRevB.61.447Bak, P., (1974) J. Phys. C, 7, p. 4097. , JPSOAW 0022-3719 10.1088/0022-3719/7/22/014Hutchings., M.T., (1964) Solid State Phys., 16, p. 227. , SSPHAE 0081-1947Lea, K.R., Leask, M.J.M., Wolf, W.P., (1962) J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 33, p. 1381. , JPCSAW 0022-3697Stevens, K.W.H., (1952) Proc. Phys. Soc., London, Sect. a, 65, p. 209. , PPSAAM 0370-1298 10.1088/0370-1298/65/3/308Purwins, H.G., Leson, A., (1990) Adv. Phys., 39, p. 309. , ADPHAH 0001-8732 10.1080/00018739000101511Kuz'Min, M.D., Tishin, A.M., (1991) J. Phys. D, 24, p. 2039. , JPAPBE 0022-3727 10.1088/0022-3727/24/11/02