Investigation of near room temperature magnetocaloric, magnetoresistance and bolometric properties of Nd0.5La0.2Sr0.3MnO3: Ag2O manganites

• Published in: Journal of materials science. Materials in electronics 2016-06, Vol.27 (6), p.6156-6165
• Main Authors: Vadnala, Sudharshan, Pal, Prem, Asthana, Saket
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Materials Science; Optical and Electronic Materials
• ISSN: 0957-4522; 1573-482X
• DOI: 10.1007/s10854-016-4543-0

In the present research, we have studied the manganites for their promising applications in magnetoresistive, bolometric (infrared detectors) and magnetic refrigeration based devices. In order to explore the manganite for different applications near the room temperature, we have investigated Nd 0.5 La 0.2 Sr 0.3 MnO 3 : xAg 2 O (x = 0–30 wt%) polycrystalline composites synthesized by solid state reaction route. These composites have been found to be crystallized in orthorhombic structure with Pnma space group. The lattice constants and volume of the unit cells have not been substantially changed, but the transport properties have been greatly influenced with addition of silver oxide. A significant improvement in magnetoresistance (MR%) has been observed from 22 % (for x = 0.0) to 47 % (for x = 0.3) in an applied magnetic field of 1 T. The temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR  %) has been found to be increased from 2.9 % (for x = 0.0) to 7.4 % (for x = 0.3) with addition of silver oxide. Moreover, the change in magnetic entropy(−Δ S M ) near the room temperature is slightly varying from 3.94 J/kg K −1 (for x = 0.0) to 3.59 J/kg K −1 (for x = 0.3) within the field of 6 T. A significant improvement of MR in presence of low magnetic field and enhancement in the TCR % have been observed, but the change in magnetic entropy varied slightly with addition of silver oxide to the pristine compound.