The study of the magnetocaloric effect in compounds of MnAs1-xAx, A = P, Sb, Te e Mn1-xFexAs / Estudo do efeito magnetocalorico em compostos de MnAs1-xAx, A = P, Sb, Te e Mn1-xFexAs

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2006

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In this work we describe the obtaining processes of the MnAs1-x Ax (A= Te, P, Sb) and Mn1-xFexAs series for several concentrations. We divided this work in two stages: in the first one the samples were obtained using a high pressure furnace and in the second one using a resistive furnaces with the samples sealed in quartz tubes. The first stage, can be split in direct and indirect obtaining of the materials. In the indirect obtaining of the materials, our work was focused on the MnAs and MnSb compounds for the production of the series MnAs1-xSbx. In the direct obtaining, we synthesized the materials directly from the elements, using the same method adopted in the indirect obtaining. In the second stage of the work, we obtained the samples directly from the elements in quartz tubes. The produced samples were characterized by ray-X diffraction, optical microscopy, electron microscopy using the WDS technique and finally magnetic analysis for the calculation of the magnetocaloric effect of each material and, in this way evaluate these materials as possible candidates to refrigerant materials. After the calculation of the magnetocaloric effect, we used a phenomenological model that considers the dependence of the critical temperature of the magnetic phase in the volume change, the model used part of the descriptions proposed by Bean and Rodbell [1] that correlates strong magnetoelastic interaction with the first order phase transition

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materiais ferromagneticos magnetocaloric effect efeito magnetocalorico ferromagnetic materials

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