Hydrostatic pressure to trigger and assist magnetic transitions: Baromagnetic refrigeration

The possible application of the barocaloric effect to produce solid state refrigerators is a topic of interest in the field of applied physics. In this work, we present experimental data about the influence of external pressure on the magnetic properties of a manganite with phase separation. Using the Jahn Teller effect associated with the presence of the charge ordering, we were able to follow the transition to the ferromagnetic state induced by pressure. We also demonstrated that external pressure can assist the ferromagnetic state, decreasing the magnetic field necessary to generate the magnetic transition. Fil: Quintero, Mariano Horacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología; Argentina Fil: Garbarino, Gaston Leonel. European Synchrotron Radiation; Francia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina