https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20147504006
Magnetocaloric effect and temperature coefficient of resistance of La0.85Ag0.15MnO3 epitaxial thin films obtained by polymer-assisted deposition
1 School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT 2610, Australia
2 Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
a Corresponding author: R.CobasAcosta@adfa.edu.au
Published online: 3 July 2014
We report the magnetocaloric effects and temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) of La0.85Ag0.15MnO3 epitaxial thin films grown on single-crystal substrates of LaAlO3 (001) and SrTiO3 (001) using the chemical solution approach of polymer-assisted deposition (PAD). The film thicknesses are in the range 30-35 nm. Magnetocaloric effects, with entropy changes of -2.14 J/kg.K, in the case of the LaAlO3 substrate and -2.72 J/kg.K for the SrTiO3 substrate, (corresponding to a magnetic field variation of 2T) were obtained at room temperature. The refrigeration capacity at this field variation reached large values of 125 J/kg and 216 J/kg, indicating that these films prepared by PAD have the potential for microcooling applications. The temperature coefficient of resistance has been calculated from the resistivity measurements. A maximum TCR value of 3.01 % K-1 was obtained at 309 K, which shows that these films also have potential as uncooled thermometers for bolometric applications.
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