Multisite Exchange-Enhanced Barocaloric Response in Mn_{3}NiN

We study the barocaloric effect (BCE) in the geometrically frustrated antiferromagnet Mn_{3}NiN across the Néel transition temperature. Experimentally, we find a larger barocaloric entropy change by a factor of 1.6 than that recently discovered in the isostructural antiperovskite Mn_{3}GaN despite s...

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Published in:Physical review. X 2018-11, Vol.8 (4), p.041035
Main Authors: David Boldrin, Eduardo Mendive-Tapia, Jan Zemen, Julie B. Staunton, Thomas Hansen, Araceli Aznar, Josep-Lluís Tamarit, Maria Barrio, Pol Lloveras, Jiyeob Kim, Xavier Moya, Lesley F. Cohen
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Summary:We study the barocaloric effect (BCE) in the geometrically frustrated antiferromagnet Mn_{3}NiN across the Néel transition temperature. Experimentally, we find a larger barocaloric entropy change by a factor of 1.6 than that recently discovered in the isostructural antiperovskite Mn_{3}GaN despite significantly greater magnetovolume coupling in Mn_{3}GaN. By fitting experimental data to theory, we show that the larger BCE of Mn_{3}NiN originates from multisite exchange interactions amongst the local Mn magnetic moments and their coupling with itinerant electron spins. Using this framework, we discuss the route to maximize the BCE in the wider Mn_{3}AN family.
ISSN:2160-3308
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevX.8.041035