Orientador: Antonio Manoel Mansanares. / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Fisica Gleb Wataghin. / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-12T12:29:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Guimaraes_AndreOliveira_D.pdf: 2906238 bytes, checksum: a8ad8b4fc0c3d5bbca6671977306a943 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: Neste trabalho foram desenvolvidas montagens experimentais baseadas na detecção foto acústica para o estudo de materiais magnetocalóricos, que têm despertado um grande interesse na comunidade científica em virtude de suas possíveis aplicações em sistemas de refrigeração. Utilizando o método de dois feixes, para a configuração fotoacústica ar-amostra-ar, foi possível determinar para a difusividade térmica do Gd, em temperatura ambiente, o valor de (4,5 ± 0,2).10-6 m2/s, por meio da amplitude e da fase do sinal fotoacústico normalizado. Medidas da fase do sinal em varreduras de temperatura permitiram a determinação da difusividade térmica em torno da transição magnética (TC), de forma confiáavel e reprodutiva,a com erros menores que 5%. Com base em princípios envolvidos na fotoacústica, foi desenvolvido um método para medidas do efeito magnetocalórico (EMC). O aquecimento gerado nos materiais em questão pela aplicação de um campo magnético alternado (AC), via efeito magnetocalórico, dá origem a ondas de pressão num gás, que são detectadas por um microfone. Discutiu-se sobre os procedimentos de calibracão envolvidos e a metodologia utilizada para a determinação do efeito. Foram realizadas medidas com amostras de Gd e compostos da família Gd5(Ge1-xSix)4, em pó e em pastilhas. Para um campo aplicado de 20 kOe, os valores máximos do EMC vão de 3 K, para o Gd, a 4,5 K, para os compostos ricos em Si, e se referem a transições magnéticas de segunda ordem. Para amostras com x = 0,5, os valores máximos do EMC estão em torno de 1,7 K, referentes a transições magneto-estruturais de primeira ordem. Para alguns destes compostos e possível observar os dois tipos de transição. Os resultados indicam que a técnica se mostra eficiente, não só para as medidas do efeito em si, mas também para a identificação de fases indesejadas, decorrentes do processo de preparação das amostras. Os erros nas medidas do EMC estão em torno de 15 - 20%, comparáveis aos dos métodos convencionais / Abstract: In this work the photoacoustic technique was used to develop experimental setups to investigate magnetocaloric materials, which have been of great interest due to their applications in refrigeration systems. The value (4,5 ± 0,2).10-6 m2/s was determined, at room temperature, as the thermal di usivity of the Gd, based on the two-beam photoacoustic method, by means of both amplitude and phase of the normalized signal. The thermal diffusivity at temperatures around the magnetic transition (TC) was obtained from the photoacoustic signal phase, in temperature scans, in a reproductible and accurate way, with errors below 5%. A method for measuring the magnetocaloric e ect (MCE), based on the acoustic detection, was developed. The temperature oscillations on such materials, due to the application of an alternating magnetic field, produce acoustic waves which can be detected by a microphone. The details concerning the calibration procedure and the proposed methodology to determine the MCE were discussed, and measurements on Gd and Gd 5(Ge1-xSix)4 compouds were performed in powder and pellet samples. For a 20 kOe applied field, the maximum MCE values, related to magnetic second order transitions, are between 3 K, for the Gd, and 4,5 K, for Si - rich compounds. For the samples with x = 0,5, the maximum MCE values are around 1,7 K, related to magneto-structural first order transitions. It is also possible, for some samples, to observe both first and second order transitions. The obtained results point out this acoustic type detection as an effcient technique to measure the magnetocaloric effect, as well as to detect spurious phases present in some of these compounds. The errors in the MCE measurements are about 15-20%, compared to conventional methods / Doutorado / Física da Matéria Condensada / Doutor em Ciências

Orientadores: Adelino de Aguiar Coelho, Lisandro Pavie Cardoso / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-20T22:51:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tedesco_JulioCesarGuimaraes_D.pdf: 2714279 bytes, checksum: fa378b69872d0cd459b74a0b4da48885 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: Neste trabalho propomos o estudo de algumas propriedades magnéticas e do efeito magnetocalórico (EMC) de compostos da família TbxPr1-xAl2, onde x = 0,1; 0,2; 0,25; 0,3; 0,4; 0,5 e 0,75. É fato conhecido que dois elementos terras-raras se acoplam antiferromagneticamente quando inseridos em uma rede cristalina do tipo (R,R¿)Al2 se um deles é um elemento terra-rara leve o outro pesado. Desta forma, era esperado que as amostras desta série apresentassem um ordenamento ferrimagnético, o que foi confirmado pelos nossos dados. Comparamos nossos resultados com sistemas semelhantes e com eles fomos capazes de entender a origem de algumas características e aspectos físicos dos materiais, incluindo o EMC. Alguns compostos estudados aqui apresentaram o efeito magnetocalórico inverso, que acontece devido à competição entre as duas subredes magnéticas acopladas antiferromagneticamente. Observamos também os comportamentos da temperatura de transição magnética e dos parâmetros de rede em função da concentração de Tb, e verificamos o deslocamento dos picos do EMC associados à temperatura de transição (TC). Algumas propriedades importantes na aplicação destes materiais em refrigeração magnética foram levantadas e comparadas com a literatura. Verificamos que dois membros da série apresentaram o efeito de Exchange Bias (EB) e, em analogia com sistemas bicamadas FM-AFM em filmes finos, fomos capazes de entender e explicar este efeito. Acreditamos que o efeito de Exchange Bias está associado à forte anisotropia apresentada pelos compostos Tb0.3Pr0.7Al2 e Tb0.25Pr0.75Al2 que ocorre em temperaturas extremamente baixas e à magnetização dos elétrons polarizados de condução. Identificamos também as temperaturas de compensação (propriedades características deste tipo de sistema) nestes compostos / Abstract: In this work we studied some magnetic properties and the magnetocaloric effect (MCE) of the series of compounds TbxPr1-xAl2, where x = 0.1, 0.2, 0.25, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 and 0.75. It is known from the literature that the moments of a light and a heavy rare earth are antiferromagnetically coupled when they are inserted in a crystal lattice and this was confirmed by our analysis of the experimental data. We compared our results with similar systems and we were able to understand the origin of some features and physical aspects of those materials, including the magnetocaloric effect (MCE). Some compounds show the inverse MCE, associated to the competition between the two magnetic sublattices antiferromagnetically coupled. We also observed the behavior of the magnetic transition temperature (TC) and lattice parameters as a function of the concentration ('x¿), with a corresponding MCE peak shift. Some important properties regarding the application of these materials in magnetic refrigeration are discussed. Two members of the family of compounds show a shifted hysteresis curve which was assigned to the Exchange Bias (EB) effect in analogy with FM-AFM bilayers systems in thin films. We believe that the EB effect is associated with strong unidirectional anisotropy of the magnetic sublattices appeared in Tb0.3Pr0.7Al2 and Tb0.25Pr0.75Al2, which occurs at low temperatures, and with the magnetization of the polarized conduction electrons. We also identified the compensation temperature (characteristic properties of this type of system) in these compounds / Doutorado / Física / Doutor em Ciências

Le projet porte sur le développement d'une pompe à chaleur magnétocalorique pour l'entreprise NextPAC. Une étude a été réalisée sur les transferts thermiques se déroulant dans le régénérateur de la pompe. Cette étude a permis de développer un modèle numérique permettant de simuler les échanges thermiques au sein du régénérateur et de développer un démonstrateur afin de pouvoir réaliser des mesures thermiques sur un matériau magnétocalorique échangeant avec un fluide caloporteur en écoulement alterné. De plus, une étude critique et approfondie a été réalisée sur le premier prototype de NextPAC afin d'évaluer son bon fonctionnement. De nombreuses propositions d'amélioration ont été proposées pour la réalisation d'un second prototype. / The project involves the development of a magnetocaloric heat pump for the NextPAC company. A study has been realized on the thermal transfers in the pump's regenerator. This study allowed us to develop a digital model that simulates the thermal exchanges in the regeneratot and to develop a demonstrator in order to collect thermal measurements of a magnetocaloric material. This last exchanges heat transfers with an oscillating fluid flow. Moreover, a study on a first industrial prototype hads been carry out in order to check and to show improvements that have to be carry out fo a second planned prototype.

Complex magnetic oxides represent a unique intersection of immense technological importance and fascinating physical phenomena originating from interwoven structural, electronic and magnetic degrees of freedom. The resulting energetically close competing orders can be controllably selected through external fields. Competing interactions and disorder represent an additional opportunity to systematically manipulate the properties of pure magnetic systems, leading to frustration, glassiness, and other novel phenomena while finite sample dimension plays a similar role in systems with long-range cooperative effects or large correlation lengths. A rigorous understanding of these effects in strongly correlated oxides is key to manipulating their functionality and device performance, but remains a challenging task. In this dissertation, we examine a number of problems related to intrinsic and extrinsic low dimensionality, disorder, and competing interactions in magnetic oxides by applying a unique combination of standard magnetometry techniques and unconventional magnetocaloric effect and transverse susceptibility measurements. The influence of dimensionality and disorder on the nature and critical properties of phase transitions in manganites is illustrated in La0.7Ca0.3MnO3, in which both size reduction to the nanoscale and chemically-controlled quenched disorder are observed to induce a progressive weakening of the first-order nature of the transition, despite acting through the distinct mechanisms of surface effects and site dilution. In the second-order material La0.8Ca0.2MnO3, a strong magnetic field is found to drive the system toward its tricritical point as competition between exchange interactions in the inhomogeneous ground state is suppressed. In the presence of large phase separation stabilized by chemical disorder and long-range strain, dimensionality has a profound effect. With the systematic reduction of particle size in microscale-phase-separated (La, Pr, Ca)MnO3 we observe a disruption of the long-range glassy strains associated with the charge-ordered phase in the bulk, lowering the field and pressure threshold for charge-order melting and increasing the ferromagnetic volume fraction as particle size is decreased. The long-range charge-ordered phase becomes completely suppressed when the particle size falls below 100 nm. In contrast, low dimensionality in the geometrically frustrated pseudo-1D spin chain compound Ca3Co2O6 is intrinsic, arising from the crystal lattice. We establish a comprehensive phase diagram for this exotic system consistent with recent reports of an incommensurate ground state and identify new sub-features of the ferrimagnetic phase. When defects in the form of grain boundaries are incorporated into the system the low-temperature slow-dynamic state is weakened, and new crossover phenomena emerge in the spin relaxation behavior along with an increased distribution of relaxation times. The presence of both disorder and randomness leads to a spin-glass-like state, as observed in γFe2O3 hollow nanoparticles, where freezing of surface spins at low temperature generates an irreversible magnetization component and an associated exchange-biasing effect. Our results point to distinct dynamic behaviors on the inner and outer surfaces of the hollow structures. Overall, these studies yield new physical insights into the role of dimensionality and disorder in these complex oxide systems and highlight the sensitivity of their manifested magnetic ground states to extrinsic factors, leading in many cases to crossover behaviors where the balance between competing phases is altered, or to the emergence of entirely new magnetic phenomena.

Les systèmes de pompes à chaleur pour la climatisation, la réfrigération ou le chauffage domestique sont de plus en plus utilisés car ils possèdent un rendement énergétique plus grand que les moyens de réfrigération et de chauffage conventionnels. Malheureusement ces systèmes contiennent des fluides frigorifiques néfastes pour l'environnement (gaz à effet de serre, nocifs pour la couche d'ozone) dont les plus utilisés vont bientôt être interdits d'utilisation (protocole de Copenhague). C'est pourquoi de nombreuses recherches ont été menées ces dernières années sur l'alternative que constituent les pompes à chaleur magnétiques. Ces recherches se sont principalement focalisées sur la réfrigération proche de la température ambiante, or des systèmes de pompes à chaleur magnétiques peuvent être aussi efficaces pour le chauffage domestique. La famille de composés magnétocaloriques La(Fe,Si)13 (Cout limité, non toxique, adaptable) fait partie des familles les plus favorables à intégrer une pompe à chaleur magnétique. Or jusqu'à maintenant la température de travail de ces composés, par insertion d'hydrogène, était limitée à 350K. L'objectif de cette thèse est d'évaluer la possibilité de d'utiliser les matériaux magnétocaloriques de type La(Fe,Si)13 dans une pompe à chaleur magnétique fonctionnant au-dessus de la température ambiante voir au-delà de 350K. Dans ce but, nous avons choisi de combiner deux approches déjà utilisées pour augmenter la température de Curie : l'insertion d'hydrogène et la substitution du fer par le cobalt. Les propriétés structurales, thermiques et magnétiques des composés La(Fe1-xCoxSi1.5)Hy (0 ≤x≤ 1 et 0≤ y ≤ 1.6) ont donc été étudiés afin de quantifier les effets de la substitution et de l'insertion sur la température de Curie (TC) et sur l'effet magnétocalorique. . Les alliages ont été synthétisés par méthode originale, broyage mécanique suivi d'un recuit de courte durée, qui pourrait être valorisée en vue d'une production à grande échelle de ces composés. De plus, afin d'obtenir des géométries compatibles avec l'application la mise en forme des matériaux par la méthode de frittage flash a été étudiée. Cette étude prépare donc le développement d'une pompe à chaleur magnétique pour le chauffage domestique en soulignant l'intérêt et les contraintes d'utiliser les composés La(Fe,Si,Co)13Hy comme matériaux magnétocaloriques actifs / Heat pumps devices for air conditioning, refrigeration, domestic heating are increasingly used because they have greater energy efficiency than conventional means of heating and cooling. Unfortunately, these systems contain refrigerants harmful to the environment (greenhouse gases), and the most used are soon to be banned from use (Copenhagen Protocol). Therefore many researches have been conducted in recent years on the environment friendly magnetic heat pumps. Research focused mainly on refrigeration near room temperature, but magnetic heat pump devices can also be effective for heating. One of the most promising family of compounds favorable to incorporate magnetic heat pump is the La(Fe,Si)13 family. However until now, the maximum operating temperature of these compounds obtained by hydrogen insertion was limited to 350K. The objective of this thesis is to evaluate the possibility of using the magnetocaloric materials La(Fe,Si)13 in a magnetic heat pump operating above room temperature and beyond 350K by combining cobalt for iron substitution and hydrogen insertion. Therefore structural, thermal, magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of La(Fe1-xCoxSi1.5)Hy (0 ≤x≤ 1 et 0≤ y ≤ 1.6) have been measured. The ball milling synthesis process followed by short annealing treatment could be used in the context of a large-scale production. Then to obtain a shape compatible with the application, shaping of the materials by the spark plasma sintering method have been investigated. This study prepares development of a magnetic heat pump for heating underlying values and limitations of using La(Fe,Si,Co)13Hy compounds as the active magnetocaloric material

Les composés intermétalliques à base de terres rares et de métaux de transition présentent des propriétés magnétiques intéressantes pour les applications technologiques (aimants permanents, enregistrement magnétique à haute densité, réfrigération magnétique…).Ce travail est dédié à l'étude des propriétés structurales, magnétiques et magnétocaloriques des composés Pr2Fe17 dérivant de la structure Th2Zn17. Les propriétés magnétiques intrinsèques recherchées pour des propriétés performantes de ces composés sont améliorées sous l'effet de la substitution (fer par aluminium et praséodyme par dysprosium) et/ou l'insertion d'un élément léger (carbone). Les nanomatériaux intermétalliques sont élaborés par broyage à haute énergie suivi de recuit, ce qui pourrait conduire à des phases hors équilibre thermodynamique. L'homogénéité des alliages a été systématiquement analysée par diffraction des rayons X suivi de l'affinement Rietveld et par microscopie électronique en transmission. Les résultats ont montré qu'on peut former la phase désirée monophasée en faisant un broyage suivi d'un recuit de 30 min au lieu d'un recuit de 7 jours pour les composés massifs. Ceci représente un gain de temps non négligeable. D'après les mesures magnétiques effectuées, tous les composés possèdent une transition de phase de second ordre. Leur température de Curie augmente avec le taux d'Al et de Dy alors que la variation d'entropie diminue légèrement. Par ailleurs, l'insertion d'atomes interstitiels tels que le carbone a été réalisée. On remarque une nette amélioration de la température de transition. Il ressort de cette étude que ces composés présentent un grand intérêt dans la recherche de futurs matériaux magnétocaloriques pour la réfrigération magnétique à température ambiante / The intermetallic compounds based on rare earth and transition metals present interesting magnetic properties for technological applications (permanent magnets, high density magnetic recording, magnetic refrigeration ...).This work is dedicated to the study of structural, magnetic and magnetocaloric of Pr2Fe17 compounds Th2Zn17-type structure. The intrinsic magnetic properties of these compounds are improved due to the substitution (iron and aluminum by praseodymium by dysprosium) and / or the insertion of a light element (carbon). Intermetallic nanomaterials are prepared by high energy milling and subsequent annealing, which could lead to non-equilibrium phases. The homogeneity of these alloys was checked by X-ray diffraction and by transmission electron microscopy. The results have showed that single-phase can be obtained by milling and annealed during 30 min instead of 7 days annealing for bulk compounds. This represents a considerable saving of time. From the magnetic measurements, all compounds exhibit a second order phase transition. Their Curie temperature increases with the rate of Al and Dy as the entropy change slightly decreases. Moreover, the insertion of interstitial atoms such as carbon was achieved. We notice a significant improvement of the transition temperature. It appears from this study that these compounds are of great interest in the search for future magnetocaloric materials for magnetic refrigeration at room temperature

The effect of doping on the crystal structure, magnetic, magnetocaloric and transport properties of MnM′Ge (M′ = Ni, Co) intermetallic compounds and NiMnX (X = Sn, In) Heusler alloys have been studied by room temperature X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and magnetization measurements. The studied magnetic systems include Ni1-xCrxMnGe1.05 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.120), Mn1-xAlxCoGe (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.05), MnCo1-xZrxGe (0.01 ≤ x ≤ 0.04), Mn1-xAgxCoGe (0.01 ≤ x ≤ 0.10), Ni50-xRxMn35Sn15 (x = 0, 1 and R = La, Pr, Sm), Ni43-xRxMn46Sn11 (x = 0, 1 and R = Pr, Gd, Ho, Er), and Ni50Mn35In15-xBix (0 ≤ x ≤ 1.5).A temperature induced first-order structural transition characterized by a change in crystal structure from high temperature austenite phase (AP) with Ni2In-type Hexagonal structure to low temperature martensite phase (MP) with TiNiSi-type orthorhombic structure was observed at T = TM (martensitic transition temperature) in some of the MnM′Ge-based compounds. The partial substitution of doping elements such as Cr, Al, Zr, and Ag resulted in a decrease in TM and at certain concentration, TM was found to decrease below / coincide with the ferromagnetic transition temperature (TC) of AP. Therefore, such system show a first-order magnetostructural transition (MST).In Ni1-xCrxMnGe1.05, a MST from antiferromagnetic (AFM) orthorhombic to ferromagnetic (FM) hexagonal phase was observed for 0.105 ≤ x ≤ 0.120. Both direct and inverse MCE were observed in this compound. The peak values of the magnetic entropy change (ΔSMpeak ) in the vicinity of TC for ΔH = 5T were found to be 4.5 J/kg K, 5.6 J/Kg K, and 5.1 J/Kg K for x = 0.105, 0.115, and 0.120 respectively. A magnetic field-induced transition from an AFM to a FM state in the martensite structure was observed in annealed Ni0.895Cr0.105MnGe1.05 melt-spun ribbons, which led to a coupled MST from a FM martensite to a PM austenite phase with a large change in magnetization. As a result of the field-induced MST, a large ΔSMpeak value of 16.1 J kg-1 K-1 (which is about a four times larger than the bulk) and Refrigeration capacity (RC-1) =144 J kg-1 at μ0∆H = 5 T was found. It was also found that the ribbon samples showed excellent magnetic reversibility that is important for application. MCE parameters, adiabatic temperature change (∆Tad) and |〖∆S〗_M |, with maximum value of ~ 2.6 K (µoH = 10 T) and 4.4 J kg-1 K-1(µo∆H = 5 T), respectively, were observed in the vicinity of TC. The ∆Tad (T) curves obtained for µoΔH = 10 T and magnetization isotherms were found to be completely reversible, which indicates the reversibility of the MCE in this system. A large temperature span (of about 61 K) and a non-saturating behavior of ∆Tad were observed at magnetic fields up to 10 T. The adiabatic temperature change was found to be a linear function of (µoH)2/3 near TC in accordance with Landau’s theory of phase transitions.In MnCoGe compounds doped with Al, Zr, and Ag, a tunable MST from the paramagnetic hexagonal to ferromagnetic orthorhombic phase was observed. The maximum ΔSM values of about 18, 7.2, and 22 J kg-1 K-1for ∆H = 5T at TM was observed for Al, Zr, and Ag doped compounds, respectively. The corresponding maximum value of RC was found to be (303, 266, and 308) JKg-1.The new compounds containing low concentration of rare earth (R) metals: Ni50-xRxMn35Sn15, Ni43-xRxMn46Sn11, with R = La, Pr, Sm, Gd, Ho, Er and Ni50Mn35In15-xBix were synthesized. The compounds crystallized in the cubic L21 austenite phase (AP) or a mixture of AP and low temperature martensitic phase (MP) at room temperature. For Ni50-xRxMn35Sn15 and Ni43-xRxMn46Sn11 alloys, TM shifted towards higher temperature with rare-earth doping, thus stabilizing the MP at higher temperature. A maximum shift in TM by ~ 60-62 K relative to the parent compound (TM = 190-195 K) was observed for the Ni49LaMn35Sn15 and Ni42PrMn46Sn11. TM shifted towards lower temperature if Bi is placed in In position in Ni50Mn35In15-xBix. A maximum shift of ~ 36 K was detected for x = 1.5. Abnormal shifts in TC and TM to higher temperatures were observed at high field for Bi concentration ≥ 0.5.The ground state magnetization decreased with the rare-earth doping and increasing Bi content. The compounds exhibit both inverse and normal magnetocaloric effects. Large values of ∆SM = 12 (Ni49PrMn35Sn15), 32 Jkg-1K-1(Ni42PrMn46Sn11), 28 Jkg-1K-1 (Ni42GdMn46Sn11), 25 Jkg-1K-1 (Ni42HoMn46Sn11), 40 J/kg K (Ni50Mn35In15) and 34 J/kg K (Ni50Mn35In15-xBix, x = 0.25) were found at TM for ∆H = 5T that can be tuned in a wide temperature range. RC values ranging from 267-336 Jkg-1 at TC, 182 -250 Jkg-1 at TM and 144-165 Jkg-1 at TC were found with ∆H = 5T for Ni50-xRxMn35Sn15, Ni43-xRxMn46Sn11, and Ni50Mn35In15-xBix, respectively. Significant magnetoresistance (MR) values of -30%, -20 % and -30% were observed in Ni49LaMn35Sn15, Ni42GdMn46Sn11, and Ni50Mn35In14.5Bi0.5 compounds, respectively, at TM and ∆H = 5T. A large exchange bias effect with HEB ~ 1.1 kOe at 10 K was observed for the Ni42PrMn46Sn11 compound in its MP. Thus, the pronounced multifunctional properties such as shape memory effects, MCE, EB, and MR make these new systems promising for the ongoing development of magnetocaloric and multifunctional technologies.

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This work presents study of magnetocaloric properties of compounds exhibiting unusual magnetic characteristics. Several systems were studied: TbNiAl, (Tb,Y)NiAl, TbNi(Al,In), TbFeAl, GdFeAl, Ni2MnGa based compounds and amorphous metallic alloy Gd-Co-Al-Y. Influence of magneto-crystalline anisotropy on magnetocaloric effect was studied on singlecrystalline sample of TbNiAl compound. The maximum of entropy change was measured with orientation of magnetic field along c axis and compared to polycrystalline sample a 100% increase was observed. Substitutions of Y and In in TbNiAl led to a change of magnetic ordering. Both substitution led to increase of RCP values of studied material. TbFeAl and GdFeAl compounds, characterized by partial disorder of Fe and Al atoms, showed magnetocaloric effect in wide temperature region which led to interesting values of RCP~350 J kg-1 . Very broad region of magnetocaloric effect was also observed on amorphous metallic material of Gd-Co-Al-Y. The effect of Er substitution in Ni2MnGa based compound on its magneto-structural transition, connected with inverse magnetocaloric effect, was studied. The direct measurement method of adiabatic temperature change is described and instrument for such measurement, developed in collaboration with FZU AVČR, v.v.i., is presented.