# Enhanced magnetocaloric effect from Cr substitution in Ising lanthanide gallium garnets $Ln_3\text{CrGa}_4\text{O}_{12}$ ($Ln$ = Tb, Dy, Ho)

## TL;DR

This study demonstrates that substituting Cr into lanthanide gallium garnets significantly enhances their magnetocaloric effect at low magnetic fields, due to reduced magnetic frustration and altered ground states.

## Contribution

It provides new insights into how Cr substitution improves magnetocaloric properties in Ising lanthanide garnets, with detailed structural and magnetic analysis.

## Key findings

- Cr substitution increases MCE by 20% for Dy and 120% for Ho at low fields.
- Cr reduces magnetic frustration in the garnet lattice.
- Structural analysis confirms Cr incorporation alters magnetic ground states.

## Abstract

A detailed study on the crystal structure and bulk magnetic properties of Cr substituted Ising type lanthanide gallium garnets $Ln_3\text{CrGa}_4\text{O}_{12}$ ($Ln$ = Tb, Dy, Ho) has been carried out using room temperature powder X-Ray and neutron diffraction, magnetic susceptibility, isothermal magnetisation and heat capacity measurements. The magnetocaloric effect (MCE) in $Ln_3\text{CrGa}_4\text{O}_{12}$ is compared to that of $Ln_3\text{Ga}_5\text{O}_{12}$. In lower magnetic fields attainable by a permanent magnet ($\leq$ 2 T), Cr substitution greatly enhances the MCE by 20% for $Ln$ = Dy and 120% for $Ln$ = Ho compared to the unsubstituted $Ln_3\text{Ga}_5\text{O}_{12}$. This is likely due to changes in the magnetic ground state as Cr substitution also significantly reduces the frustration in the magnetic lattice for the Ising type $Ln_3\text{Ga}_5\text{O}_{12}$.

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1705.10547