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The La0.8Na0.1MnO3 oxide was prepared by the solid-state reaction and annealed in air. The X-ray diffraction data reveal that the sample is crystallized in a rhombohedral structure with R3c space group. Magnetic study shows a second-order magnetic phase transition from ferromagnetic to paramagnetic state at the Curie temperature TC = 295 K. In addition, the magnetizations as a function of temperature and the magnetic field is used to evaluate the magnetic entropy change ΔSM. Then, we have deduced that the La0.8Na0.1MnO3 oxide has a large magnetocaloric effect at room temperature. Such effect is given by the maximum of the magnetic entropy change ΔSMmax=5.56, and by the Relative cooling power (RCP) factor which is equal to 235 under a magnetic field of 5 T. Moreover, the magnetic field dependence of the magnetic entropy change is used to determine the critical exponents β, γ, and δ which are found to be β=0.495, γ=1.083, and δ=3.18. These values are consistent with the prediction of the mean field theory (β=0.5, γ=1, and δ=3). Above all, the temperature dependence of electrical resistivity shows a metal-insulator transition at Tρ. The electrical resistivity decrease when we apply a magnetic field giving a magnetoresistance effect in the order of 60% at room temperature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The La0.8Na0.1MnO3 oxide was prepared by the solid-state reaction and annealed in air. The X-ray diffraction data reveal that the sample is crystallized in a rhombohedral structure with R3c space group. Magnetic study shows a second-order magnetic phase transition from ferromagnetic to paramagnetic state at the Curie temperature TC = 295 K. In addition, the magnetizations as a function of temperature and the magnetic field is used to evaluate the magnetic entropy change ΔSM. Then, we have deduced that the La0.8Na0.1MnO3 oxide has a large magnetocaloric effect at room temperature. Such effect is given by the maximum of the magnetic entropy change ΔSMmax=5.56, and by the Relative cooling power (RCP) factor which is equal to 235 under a magnetic field of 5 T. Moreover, the magnetic field dependence of the magnetic entropy change is used to determine the critical exponents β, γ, and δ which are found to be β=0.495, γ=1.083, and δ=3.18. These values are consistent with the prediction of the mean field theory (β=0.5, γ=1, and δ=3). Above all, the temperature dependence of electrical resistivity shows a metal-insulator transition at Tρ. The electrical resistivity decrease when we apply a magnetic field giving a magnetoresistance effect in the order of 60% at room temperature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

La0.8Ca0.2 - x[larger_open_square]xMnO3 (x = 0.00, 0.10, and 0.20) perovskite was prepared by the conventional solid-state reaction and annealed at 1473 K. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy shown the existence of a secondary phase attributed to the unreacted Mn3O4 oxide. The magneto transport properties have been investigated based on the temperature dependence of the resistivity ρ(T) measurements under several applied magnetic fields. We note that the La0.8Ca0.2MnO3 (x = 0.00) sample has a classical metal-insulator transition at Tρ. But we have observed that the lacunars samples (x = 0.10 and 0.20) include a metallic and insulator behavior simultaneously below Tρ and the resistivity is dominated by tunneling through the barriers associated with the insulating phase. In other words, the calcium deficiency favors the enhancement of the insulator behavior. The electrical resistivity is fitted with the phenomenological percolation model, which is based on the phase segregation of ferromagnetic metallic clusters and paramagnetic insulating regions. Furthermore, we found that the estimated results are in good agreement with experimental data. Above all, the resistivity dependence on the temperature and magnetic field data is used to deduce the magnetic entropy change. We have found that these magnetic entropy change values are similar to those calculated in our previous work from the magnetic measurements. Finally, we have found an excellent estimation of the magnetic entropy change based on the Landau theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]