Giant and time-dependent magnetocaloric effect in high-spin molecular magnets

We have measured and calculated the magnetocaloric effect in macroscopic samples of oriented high-spin molecular clusters like Mn12 and Fe8 as a function of the temperature and both the intensity and the sweeping rate of the applied magnetic field. We have observed a high magnetic entropy variation...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Torres, Francesc|||0000-0002-9360-0034, Bohigas i Janoher, Xavier, Tejada, J., Hernàndez Ferràs, Joan Manel|||0000-0002-5165-0199
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2000
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:116274
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/116274
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1063/1.1325393
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Entropy
Magnetic fields
Magnetocaloric effect
Atomic and molecular clusters
Magnetic field measurements
Magnetic moments
Molecular magnets
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Sumario:We have measured and calculated the magnetocaloric effect in macroscopic samples of oriented high-spin molecular clusters like Mn12 and Fe8 as a function of the temperature and both the intensity and the sweeping rate of the applied magnetic field. We have observed a high magnetic entropy variation around the blocking temperature of the magnetic moment of molecules and calculated the shift of the entropy variation and cooling temperature, with the sweeping rate of the magnetic field.