Temperature hysteresis in bilayer FeRh/PZT structure

Abstract

Abstract We investigate temperature hysteresis of magnetization in a two-layer composite structure composed of magnetocaloric and electrocaloric materials. The proposed model describes the simultaneous application of electric and magnetic fields. Such an approach allows analysing features of multicaloric effect in bilayer FeRh/PZT structure. To verify the correctness of the developed model, the theoretical results are compared with the experimental data for the multicaloric effect in the FeRh-PZT structure.