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A remarkable decrease of the structural transition temperature of MnNiSi from 1200 K to <300 K by chemically alloying it with MnFeGe results in a coupling of the magnetic and structural transitions, leading to a large magnetocaloric effect…
The electric and magnetic properties of (BaTiO$_3$)$_n$/(CaMnO$_3$)$_n$ short-period superlattices are studied by the first-principles calculations. The local electric polarizations in the CaMnO$_3$ layers are significant, comparable to…
Magnetic phase transitions have been explored in a superlattice formed by stacking monolayers of $\rm LaTiO_{3}$ and $\rm LaVO_{3}$ alternately, using ab-initio density functional theory (DFT) and Monte-Carlo (MC) simulations. DFT derived…
Superlattices built from two antiferromagnetic (AFM) charge/orbital order compounds, $Pr_{0.5}Ca_{0.5}MnO_3$ and $La_{0.5}Ca_{0.5}MnO_3$, have been studied as the thickness of $La_{0.5}Ca_{0.5}MnO_3$ ($LCMO$) varied. High structural quality…
An approach to adjusting the conduction band population for tuning the magnetic and magnetocaloric response of EuO1-{\delta} thin films through control of oxygen vacancies ({\delta} = 0, 0.025, and 0.09) is presented. The films each showed…
Magnetic field and time induced steps have been observed in the recently discovered ternary silicide R6Co1.67Si3. Huge relaxation steps are observed across different loops in the low temperature magnetization isotherms. Giant relaxation…
(LaNiO3)n/(LaMnO3)2 superlattices were grown using ozone-assisted molecular beam epitaxy, where LaNiO3 is a paramagnetic metal and LaMnO3 is an antiferromagnetic insulator. The superlattices exhibit excellent crystallinity and interfacial…
The dc resistivity, magnetoresistance and magnetic susceptibility of La(1-x)SrxCoO3 compounds have been investigated in the temperature range of 4K to 300K for magnetic fields up to 7 T. In the doping range studied (0.05 - x - 0.25) the…
In this paper we attempt to understand the different nature of first order magnetic transformation in Mn$_3$SnC as compared to that in Mn$_3$GaC. The transformation in Mn$_3$SnC is close to room temperature (T$_t \approx$ 280K) and is…
We report the thermoelectric (TE) properties of (1-x)LaCoO3.xLa0.7Sr0.3MnO3 (0 < x < 0.10) composite in a temperature range 320-800 K. Addition of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 to LaCoO3 in small amount (5 weight %) improves the overall Seebeck…
The sol-gel prepared (1-x) Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3- (x) CaMnO3 (x=0, 0.03, 0.06, 0.12) compositions show a Rhombohedral (R3c) phase for x=0.06 while a mixed Rhombohedral (R3c) and orthorhombic (Pnma) phases for the x=0.12. The lattice volume…
We have investigated magnetoelastic effects in multiferroic YMnO$_3$ below the antiferromagnetic phase transition, $T_N \approx 70$ K, using neutron powder diffraction. The $a$ lattice parameter of the hexagonal unit cell of YMnO$_3$…
A systematic investigation of La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 manganites has been undertaken, mainly to understand the influence of varying crystallite size (nanometer range) on electrical resistivity, magnetic susceptibility and thermoelectric power. The…
In oxide materials, nanostructuring effect has been found very promising approach for the enhancement of \textit{figure-of-merit}, \textit{ZT}. In the present work, we have synthesized La$_{0.7}$Sr$_{0.3}$MnO$_{3}$ (LSMO) compound using…
A recently developed technique for measuring the isothermal magnetocaloric coefficient ($M_T$) is applied to the study of a superconducting NdBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_7$ single crystal. Results are compared with magnetization ($M$) and specific heat…
Magnetic refrigeration (MR) based on the magnetocaloric effect (MCE) is a promising alternative to conventional vapor compression refrigeration techniques. The cooling efficiency of a magnetic refrigerator depends on its refrigeration…
We find that the sheet resistance ($R_s$) of patterned samples of ${\rm LaAlO_3}/{\rm SrTiO_3}$ with a length scale of several microns may increase significantly at low temperatures in connection with driving electrical currents and…
We have investigated magnetoelastic effects in multiferroic HoMnO$_3$ below the antiferromagnetic phase transition $T_N \approx 75$ K by neutron powder diffraction. The lattice parameter $a$ of the hexagonal unit cell of HoMnO$_3$ decrease…
Neutron scattering studies on a single crystal of the highly-correlated electron system, La1-xSrxMnO3 with x~0.3, have been carried out elucidating both the spin and lattice dynamics of this metallic ferromagnet. We report a large measured…
In this work, we investigate the structural, magnetic, and microwave magnetic dynamics of multilayered \([{\rm LSMO}/{\rm SRO}]_n\) heterostructures \((n = 1 \text{ and } 5)\) grown on SrTiO\(_3\) (001) substrates. X-ray diffraction…