Studies of the Magnetocaloric and Electrical Properties of La0.7Er0.05Sr0.15Ca0.1Mn1−xInxO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.30).

We report on the study of In substitution for Mn on the magnetic and transport properties of layered manganese oxides La0.7Er0.05Sr0.15Ca0.1Mn1−xInxO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.30) synthesized via sol-gel method. For all the samples, all peaks are satisfactorily indexed in the rhombohedra structure with R 3 ¯ c space group. Magnetic data, under a magnetic field of 0.05 T, revealed that our compounds exhibit a continuous (second-order) transition from a ferromagnetic (FM) to a paramagnetic (PM) state upon decreasing the temperature. Also, magnetic entropy change and relative cooling power for magnetic field variation were predicted. Then, we have fitted the experimental data of resistivity using non-linear curve fitting, a typical mathematical function (Gauss function). This function can describe the carrier transport behavior of manganites as a function of temperature around the electrical phase transition. The obtained results were discussed. These predicted parameters agree with the experimental data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]