Electronic and Magnetic Properties of the Candidate Magnetocaloric-Material Double Perovskites La${}_2$MnCoO${}_6$, La${}_2$MnNiO${}_6$ and La${}_2$MnFeO${}_6$

C. Gauvin-Ndiaye, T. E. Baker, P. Karan +7

The search for room-temperature magnetocaloric materials for refrigeration has led to investigations of double perovskites. In particular, a puzzle has appeared in the La${}_2$MnNiO$…