Tunable magnetization steps in mixed valent ferromagnet Eu2CoMnO6

Magnetic properties can be manipulated to enhance certain functionalities by tuning different material processing parameters. Here, we present the controllable magnetization steps of hysteresis loops in double-perovskite single crystals of Eu2CoMnO6. Ferromagnetic order emerges below TC ≈ 122 K along the crystallographic c axis. The difficulty in altering Co2+ and Mn4+ ions naturally induces additional antiferromagnetic clusters in this system. Annealing the crystals in different gas environments modifies the mixed magnetic state, and results in the retardation (after O2-annealing) and bifurcation (after Ar-annealing) of the magnetization steps of isothermal magnetization. This remarkable variation offers an efficient approach for improving the magnetic properties of double-perovskite oxides.

An excellent cryogenic magnetic cooler: magnetic and magnetocaloric study of an inorganic frame material

We report the crystal structure, magnetic susceptibility and isothermal magnetization of inorganic frame material Gd(OH)SO4 (1). The maximum entropy changes for 1 at high field (7 T) and low fields (smaller than 3 T) were comparable to commercial gadolinium gallium garnet Gd3Ga5O12.

The Magnetocaloric Effect and Magnetic Transitions in Hydride Compounds: GdNiH3.2 and TbNiH3.4

The paper presents the investigation of GdNiH3.2 and TbNiH3.4 hydrides magnetic transitions and magnetocaloric properties. The isothermal magnetization data in the fields up to 5T are obtained for GdNi and TbNi compounds and their hydrides and the values of magnetic entropy change are calculated. The maximum values of magnetic entropy change ΔSM in GdNiH3.2 and TbNiH3.4 are extremely large. It is shown that the hydrogenation shifts ΔSM(T) maximum to lower temperatures.

A brilliant cryogenic magnetic coolant: magnetic and magnetocaloric study of ferromagnetically coupled GdF3

The magnetocaloric effect of an inorganic framework material with repeating GdF3 units has been studied using isothermal magnetization and heat capacity measurements.