Adhimar Flávio Oliveira

Magnetic and Electrical Properties of MnxCu1-xFe2O4 Ferrite

In the present work, mixed manganese-copper ferrite of composition MnxCu1-xFe2O4 (within x=0.40, 0.42, 0.44, 0.46, 0.48 and 0.50) have been investigated for their electric and magnetic properties such as dc resistivity, Curie temperature, saturation magnetization. MnxCu1-xFe2O4 ferrite samples were prepared by uniaxial pressing from the oxide mixture, synthesized at 1000°C during 45 hours and finally heated to 1200°C by 5h, at room atmosphere. The X-ray diffractograms show that the samples with different compositions were formed by compact structure spinel with cubic cell. The saturated magnetization of the MnxCu1-xFe2O4 ferrites increased with x up to 0.46, which presented the smallest coercitive field. All samples showed hysteresis characteristic of soft magnetic materials. This electrical behavior is compatible with an insulator. The results were analyzed in the framework of grain/barrier model.

Investigação das propriedades magnéticas e microestrutura da ferrita de chumbo e cobre

Os objetivos deste trabalho foram a obtencao de uma ferrita de chumbo e cobre com a estrutura do espinelio, a caracterizacao da sua microestrutura e a determinacao das suas propriedades magneticas. A ferrita de cobre e chumbo e um material com baixa coercividade magnetica, alta resistividade eletrica e alta permeabilidade magnetica. Amostras com estequiometria PbxCu1-xFe2O4, com (x= 0, 0,1 e 0,2), foram produzidas pelo processo de metalurgia do po e sinterizadas a 800 °C por 6 h em atmosfera ambiente. As caracterizacoes estrutural, microestrutural e magnetica foram realizadas utilizando as tecnicas de difracao de raios X, microscopia eletronica de varredura, magnetometro de amostra vibrante e analise termogravimetrica magnetica. Os resultados mostram que as amostras sao formadas exclusivamente pela estrutura do espinelio tetragonal. As curvas de histerese mostram caracteristicas de materiais magneticos moles e sua magnetizacao de saturacao aumentou com a concentracao de chumbo. O valor da temperatura de Curie diminuiu com o aumento da concentracao de chumbo.

Avaliação da microestrutura e das propriedades magnéticas de ferrita de cobre dopada com chumbo sinterizada com fase líquida

This paper presents to obtain a lead and copper ferrite with spinel structure, characterizing the microstructure and the determination of their magnetic properties. The copper and lead ferrite is a material with low magnetic coercivity, high electrical resistivity. Samples with stoichiometry PbxCu1-xFe2O4 with (x = 0.00; 0.05; 0.10; 0.15 e 0.20) were prepared by powder metallurgy processes and sintered at 1000 °C for 6 hours. The results show that sample with x = 0.00 is formed exclusively by the cubic spinel structure and samples with x between 0.05 to 0.20 are formed exclusively by the tetragonal spinel structure hysteresis loops show the characteristics of a soft magnetic material and the saturation magnetization and Curie temperature decreased with the lead concentration, however, noted that the increase in the coercive field.

Magnetic properties and potential barrier between crystallites model of MgGa2-xFexO4 ceramics

The aim of this work was to investigate the magnetic properties and the electrical conductivity temperature dependence associated to the potential barrier between the crystallites model. Gallium and magnesium containing spinel ceramic has low magnetic coercivity and high electrical resistivity. MgGa2-xFexO4 samples (x= 0.01, 0.05, 0.15, 0.25, 0.35) were prepared by solid-state method and sintered at 800 °C for 8 h. X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed the formation of a single phase with compact cubic spinel structure. The magnetic measurements show that the saturation magnetization and remanence of all samples increased with increasing iron concentration. The coercive field decreased up to the concentration x= 0.15, and above x= 0.25 it was observed an increase in the coercive field. Through electrical characterization it was found that the samples presented highly insulating behavior for x= 0.01, and further increase in x above 0.15 gives a semiconductor behavior compatible with the potential barrier between the crystallites model, i.e. fulfills the condition L/2 > LD (crystallite size L in comparison with the Debye length LD), and the conduction is limited by potential barriers between the crystallites.

Comparative and quantitative analysis of white light-emitting diodes and other lamps used for home illumination

Abstract. We compared the photometric and radiometric quantities in the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared spectra of white light-emitting diodes (LEDs), incandescent light bulbs and a compact fluorescent lamp used for home illumination. The color-rendering index and efficiency-related quantities were also used as auxiliary tools in this comparison. LEDs have a better performance in all aspects except for the color-rendering index, which is better with an incandescent light bulb. Compact fluorescent lamps presented results that, to our knowledge, do not justify their substitution for the incandescent light bulb. The main contribution of this work is an approach based on fundamental quantities to evaluate LEDs and other light sources.