Communications in Theoretical Physics ›› 2021, Vol. 73 ›› Issue (9): 095702. doi: 10.1088/1572-9494/ac06bc

• Condensed Matter Theory • Previous Articles    

Monte Carlo study of the magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect of an AFM/FM BiFeO3/Co bilayer

Chun-lu Chang1,Wei Wang1,(),He Ma1,(),Han Huang1,Jin-cheng Liu2,Rui-ze Geng2   

  1. 1School of Science, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang 110870, China
    2School of Electrical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang 110870, China
  • Received: 2021-03-04 Revised: 2021-05-31 Accepted: 2021-06-01 Published: 2021-09-01
  • Contact: Wei Wang E-mail:weiwang@sut.edu.cn;mahe-5@163.com

Abstract:

The magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect of an antiferromagnetic/ferromagnetic (AFM/FM) BiFeO3/Co bilayer with mixed-spin (5/2, 3/2) have been studied based on Monte Carlo simulation. The magnetization, susceptibility, and critical temperature are investigated under various exchange couplings and an external magnetic field. In particular, the influence of exchange couplings and an external magnetic field on the magnetic entropy change, adiabatic temperature change, and the relative cooling power (RCP) are studied. The simulation results indicated that the decrease of the exchange coupling and the increase of external magnetic fields can cause an increase of magnetic entropy change, adiabatic temperature change, and RCP. In addition, the hysteresis loops of the system are presented for different exchange couplings and temperatures.

Key words: BiFeO3/Co bilayer, magnetization, critical temperature, entropy change, hysteresis loops, Monte Carlo simulation