Nd0.6Sr0.4MnO3 sample is fabricated by a solid-state reaction method and its magnetic, magnetocaloric properties are investigated. The Curie temperature, TC, at which a ferromagnetic-paramagnetic transition occurs is about 270 K. Based on an analysis using the Banejee’s criterion for the experiment results of magnetic-field dependences of magnetization and the universal curves of the normalized entropy change versus reduced temperature, we assess magnetic order existing in this sample. Furthermore, the maximum magnetic entropy change, which occurs near TC, measured at a magnetic field span of 50 kOe is about 6.0 J/kg.K corresponds to relative cooling power of 250 J/kg. These values are comparable to those of other manganites.
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