La_(0.8-x)Ca_(0.2)MnO_3纳米颗粒的居里温度与磁热效应

CURIE TEMPERATURE AND MAGNETOCALORIC EFFECT OF POLYCRYSTALLINE La_(0.8-x)Ca_(0.2)MnO_3

采用溶胶 凝胶法制备了系列La0 .8-xCa0 .2 MnO3 多晶样品 ,用X射线衍射分析确定了样品的钙钛矿结构 ,用透射电子显微镜观察了样品的形貌及粒径分布情况 ,用PAR15 5型振动样品磁强计测量了样品的磁性随外场和温度的变化 ,确定样品的居里温度并计算了各样品的磁熵变 .磁测量及计算结果表明制备的各样品的居里温度在180— 2 6 0K的范围内且随焙烧温度和La3+离子空位浓度的不同而变化 ,不同温度焙烧的样品均有较大的磁熵变值 ,其中 110 0℃焙烧的La0 77Ca0 .2 MnO3,多晶样品在 2 40 5K ,H =1 0T的外场下的磁熵变达 3 76J/kg·K ,对实验结果做了定性的分析 .该材料具有较高的居里温度和较大的磁熵变 ,所需外场强度适中 ,电阻率高 ,性能稳定 ,适合做高温磁制冷材料 .

Polycrystalline samples of La0.8-xCa0.2MnO3(x=0,0.01,0.03,0.05,0.08,0.1) were synthesized using a sol-gel technique. Structure analysis, morphology observation and magnetic measurement have been used to study the effect of vacuum concentration of La3+ on the Curie temperature and magnetic entropy change of La0.8-xCa0.2MnO3. The experimental results show that by tuning the vacuum concentration of La3+, the materials could exhibit very different Curie temperatures (from 180 to 260K). All the samples in this paper have large magnetic entropy change, especially for La0.77Ca0.2MnO3 sintered at 1100 degreesC, which has a very large magnetic entropy change DeltaS(M)=3.76J/kg.K under the magnetic field H=1.0T. The phenomenon of large magnetic entropy change, high Curie temperature, high electrical resistivity and high chemical stability make this material a suitable candidates for refrigerants at high temperature.