Magnetism and cryogenic magnetocaloric effect in heavy rare-earth RE6MoO12 (RE = Tb, Dy, Ho, and Er) compounds

We systematically study the crystal structure, magnetism and cryogenic magnetocaloric effect (MCE) in heavy rare-earth RE 6 MoO 12 ( RE = Tb, Dy, Ho, and Er) compounds. All RE 6 MoO 12 compounds belong to a cubic structure (space group: F m 3 − m ). Meanwhile, magnetic measurements illustrate that RE 6 MoO 12 compounds exhibit an antiferromagnetic (AFM) phase transition. It is proved by the slope of the basic Arrott-plots that all compounds undergo second-order magnetic phase transition (SOMT). In addition, under the applied magnetic change ΔH = 7 T, the maximum magnetic entropy change (-∆ S M max ) near Néel temperature ( T N ) is evaluated to be 12.9, 20.7, 21.1, and 21.2 J/kg K, and relative cooling power ( RCP ) is evaluated to be 308.3, 473.9, 506.2, and 381.4 J/kg for Tb 6 MoO 12 , Dy 6 MoO 12 , Ho 6 MoO 12 , and Er 6 MoO 12 , respectively. Consequently, our study underscores the magnetism and magnetocaloric effect properties exhibited by heavy rare-earth RE 6 MoO 12 compounds family, positioning them as a potential magnetic refrigerant in the field of low-temperature magnetic refrigeration.