“…In the last few years, and after the discovery of the magnetocaloric effect (MCE), the perovskite manganites with general formula Re 1-x Ae x MnO 3 , where Re is a rare earth (La, Pr, Nd…) and Ae is an alkaline earth (Ca, Sr, Ba…), [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] have stimulated much research worldwide, not only because of their importance in the fundamental results, but also for their possible practical applications such as quantum computing, ultrahigh density magnetic data storage as well as spintronic applications [9][10][11][12]. Pr-based compounds are interesting due to the fact that the strength of double-exchange interactions is weaker than that of the La-based compounds, as a consequence of the large lattice distortions induced by the smaller Pr ions.…”