La1-xBaxMnO3 (x = 0.30, 0.35 and 0.40) samples have been prepared by solid-state reaction method. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) study showed that all the samples crystallized in a rhombohedral structure with an R-3c space group. Variation of the magnetization as a function of the temperature and applied magnetic field was carried out. All the samples revealed ferromagnetic to paramagnetic (FM-PM) phase transition at the Curie temperature TC ~ 342 K. The magnetic entropy change was also studied through examination of the measured magnetic isotherms M(H, T) near TC. The magnetocaloric effect was calculated in terms of the isothermal magnetic entropy change. The maximum entropy change reaches a value of 1.192 J/ kgK under a magnetic field change of 2.5T for the La0.6Ba0.4MnO3 composition. The relative cooling power (RCP) is 79.31 J/ kg for the same applied magnetic field.

• Imad Hussain(School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changwon National University)
• M. S. Anwar(School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changwon National University)
• Eunji Kim(School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changwon National University)
• Bon Heun Koo(School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changwon National University)
• Chan Gyu Lee(School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changwon National University) Corresponding author