Isothermal Entropy Change and Adiabatic Change of Temperature of the Antiferromagnetic Spin-1/2 Ising Octahedron and Dodecahedron |
| K. Karľováa, J. Strečka a and T. Madaras b
aInstitute of Physics, Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, Park Angelinum 9, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia bInstitute of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, Jesenná 5, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia |
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| The spin-1/2 Ising octahedron and dodecahedron with a unique antiferromagnetic interaction display an outstanding magnetization jump at zero magnetic field, which consequently leads to a giant magnetocaloric effect during the adiabatic demagnetization. In the present work we report temperature dependences of two basic magnetocaloric response functions: the isothermal entropy change and the adiabatic change of temperature. It is shown that the Ising octahedron and dodecahedron generally exhibit a large negative isothermal entropy change upon increase of the magnetic field, which serves in evidence of their cooling performance. |
DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.131.630 PACS numbers: 75.30.Sg, 75.10.Hk, 75.50.Ee, 75.50.Xx |