Magnetocaloric effect and magnetic properties in NdMnO3 perovskite: A Monte Carlo approach

The magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effect in NdMnO3 have been investigated, as well as the effect of magnetic anisotropy in the magnetocaloric properties of the perovskite-type compound. A classical Heisenberg Hamiltonian with nearest and next-nearest neighbors interactions was implemented. Hamiltonian parameters were fitted in order to reproduce experimental results. Magnetic field dependence on the magnetization, for isothermal processes, was performed. In this way, the magnetic entropy change (ΔSm) was computed as well as the relative cooling power (RCP). Results show that as the magnetic anisotropy constant increases, there was not only a sharpening, but also an increase in peak height of −ΔSm. Finally, the magnetic field and anisotropy dependences on the RCP were obtained, showing that the highest values of the RCP were found for low anisotropy values. •Magnetocaloric properties for NdMnO3 were studied using Monte Carlo simulations.•Nearest and next-nearest neighbors interactions were considered in the Hamiltonian.•Hamiltonian parameters were set in order to reproduce experimental results.•The magnetic entropy change and the relative cooling power were computed.•The influence of the anisotropy on the magnetocaloric properties was evaluated.