Thermally and field-driven spin-state transitions in (Pr1−yYy)0.7Ca0.3CoO3
Author(s) -
M. Maryško,
Z. Jirák,
K. Knı́žek,
P. Novák,
J. Hejtmánek,
Tomoyuki Naito,
Hiroko Sasaki,
Hiroyuki Fujishiro
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of applied physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.699
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1089-7550
pISSN - 0021-8979
DOI - 10.1063/1.3559485
Subject(s) - condensed matter physics , magnetization , physics , hysteresis , field (mathematics) , isothermal process , magnetic field , spin (aerodynamics) , thermodynamics , quantum mechanics , mathematics , pure mathematics
The first-order character of the transition from the low-to-intermediate spin state in the system (Pr1−yYy)0.7Ca0.3CoO3 (y = 0.075–0.15) has been verified by magnetization measurements. For y = 0.075, the transition manifests itself in χ(T) steps at temperatures depending on external fields. In this case, isothermal measurements show a field-driven transition exhibiting a field hysteresis. The entropy contribution is evaluated and discussed. Qualitative analysis based on a two-level model suggests that the observed influence of the magnetic field can be explained only by assuming the presence of exchange interactions
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