Structural, magnetic, and magnetocaloric properties of La0.8−xEuxCa0.1Sr0.1MnO3 (x = 0.05, 0.10, and 0.15): A-site doping

With the development of the current times, the demand for refrigeration is in every aspect. Nevertheless, the necessity for new refrigeration materials is immediate because of the greenhouse effect and the destruction of the atmosphere. Therefore, perovskite materials have been investigated. La 0.8− x Eu x Ca 0.1 Sr 0.1 MnO 3 (LECSMO) ( x  = 0.05, 0.10, 0.15) powder samples were prepared using the sol–gel method (S–G). The structure, magnetocaloric effect, and magnetic of LECSMO have been explored. X-ray diffraction (XRD) indicates that all samples belong to the rhombohedral perovskite structure of the Pbnm space group. The magnetic research of LECSMO revealed that the samples doped with Eu 3+ exhibited a ferromagnetic (FM) to paramagnetic (PM) transition around the Curie temperature (Tc). As the amount of Eu 3+ doping is added, Tc decreased from 264 to 194 K. Normalization and Banerjee’s criterion confirmed the second-order phase transition of the LECSMO near Tc. The maximum magnetic entropy change ( \(-\varDelta {S}_{M}^{max}\) ) for LECSMO ( x  = 0.05, 0.10, 0.15) is 5.39, 4.52, and 4.35 J/(kg·K) when the applied magnetic field (H) = 5 T, respectively. Further, the relative cooling power (RCP) of LECSMO is 282.20 J·kg − 1 , 305.20 J·kg − 1 , and 323.15 J·kg − 1 , respectively.