Antiferromagnetic-ferromagnetic crossover in La0.5Pr0.5Mn2Si2 and its consequences on magnetoelastic and magnetocaloric properties

Emre B., AKSOY S., POSTH O., ACET M., DUMAN E., LINDNER J., ...Daha Fazla

PHYSICAL REVIEW B, cilt.78, sa.14, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 78 Sayı: 14
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1103/physrevb.78.144408
  • Dergi Adı: PHYSICAL REVIEW B
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

La0.5Pr0.5Mn2Si2 exhibits an antiferromagnetic-ferromagnetic transition caused by the crossover of the critical distance between Mn atoms on changing temperature. Applying a magnetic field in the antiferromagnetic state can cause a field-induced transformation to the ferromagnetic state at a critical field, which increases with decreasing temperature. We study here with magnetization and strain measurements the magnetic-field-induced strain associated with the field-induced transformation and magnetocaloric effects close to the transition temperature. We also examine the temperature dependence of the critical field and find from magnetization and ferromagnetic resonance measurements that short-range ferromagnetic correlation among the rare earth and Mn-sublattices occur at low temperatures. At low temperatures, this causes a decrease in the critical field for the crossover from antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic coupling with decreasing temperature.