Interfaz gráfica como una herramienta en la simulación de propiedades de manganitas Re2/3A1/3MnO3 empleando el método de Monte Carlo y el modelo de Heisenberg

Las interfaces gráficas son útiles para especificar y examinar estructuras químicasy propiedades físicas de materiales. En este artículo se presenta el software SIMMON (Simulación de propiedades magnéticas de manganitas) como un programa de visualización cuyo objetivo es mostrar la magnetización, la susceptibilidad magnética, la energía, el calor específico, los ciclos de histéresis y la resistividad de materiales magnéticos. Estas propiedades pueden ser obtenidas a partir de la simulación de diferentes manganitas del tipo Re2/3A1/3MnO3, donde Re son iones de una tierra rarametálica como La, Nd y Pr con valencia 3+, los cuales se enlazan con iones Mn3+–3d4 y A es una tierra alcalina con valencia 2+ tal como Ba, Ca, Sr, entre otras, enlazadas con Mn4+–3d3. En estas simulaciones se emplea el método Monte Carlo combinado con el algoritmo de Metrópolis y el modelo de Heinsenberg

Surface anisotropy and particle size influence on hysteresis loops in La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 nanoparticles : A simulation approach

Thermal and hysteretic magnetic properties of La2/3Ca1/3MnO3 nanoparticles were studied using Monte Carlo simulations, with emphasis on the influence of anisotropy. In this work, several nanoparticle sizes ranging from 2.32 to 11.58 nm were analyzed and their properties were compared to those of the bulk material. The magnetic behavior of the material was modeled using the three dimensional Heisenberg model with nearest neighbor interactions. Furthermore, both uniaxial and Néel anisotropies were considered for core and surface magnetic sites respectively. Deviations in the critical temperature and coercive field were observed for nanoparticles when compared with those of the bulk material. In addition to these properties, the special spin configurations that arise from the competition between the exchange, anisotropy and external magnetic field were also studied. All these effects are interpreted in terms of the surface properties such as the Néel anisotropy and the decrease in the coordination number

Methods employed in optical emission spectroscopy analysis: a review

In this work, different methods employed for the analysis of emission spectra are presented -- The proposal is to calculate the excitation temperature (Texc), electronic temperature (Te) and electron density (ne) for several plasma techniques used in the growth of thin films -- Some of these techniques include magnetron sputtering and arc discharges -- Initially, some fundamental physical principles that support the Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) technique are described; then, some rules to consider during the spectral analysis to avoid ambiguities are listed -- Finally, some of the more frequently used spectroscopic methods for determining the physical properties of plasma are describe

Propiedades morfológicas y estructurales de recubrimientos nitruro de titanio aluminio producidos por magnetron sputtering tríodo

TixAl1-xN coatings were grown using the triode magnetron sputtering technique varying the bias voltage between -40 V and -150V. The influence of bias voltage on structural and morphological properties was analyzed by means of energy dispersive spectroscopLos recubrimientos TixAl1-xN se cultivaron usando la técnica de pulverización catódica con magnetrón triodo, variando el voltaje de polarización entre -40 V y -150V. La influencia del voltaje de polarización en las propiedades estructurales y morfológica

Simulación Monte Carlo del comportamiento ferroeléctrico de películas de PZT empleando un Hamiltoniano DIFFOUR dependiente de la presión

In this work the polarization and hysteresis response of Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) ferroelectric thin films was studied in relation to the variation on temperature, stress, electric field and the content of non-ferroelectric impurities by using a MontEn este trabajo, se estudió la respuesta de polarización e histéresis de las películas finas ferroeléctricas de titanato de zirconato de plomo (PZT) en relación con la variación de temperatura, tensión, campo eléctrico y el contenido de impurezas no ferr

Magnetic effect in viscosity of magnetorheological fluids

ABSTRACT: In this work the study of viscosity is presented for a magnetorheological fluid made from iron oxides micrometre, under an external magnetic field. The material was characterized by magnetic loops in a vibrating sample magnetometer and its crystal structure by X-ray diffraction. The results show that saturation magnetization and coercive field have dependence with the powder size. The material has different crystal structure which lattice parameters were determined by Rietveld refinement. The viscosity of the magnetorheological fluid was measured by a viscometer with rotational symmetry with and without external field. This result evidence a dependency on the size, percentage iron oxide and the applied magnetic field, it is due to the hydrodynamic volume of iron oxide interacts with the external magnetic field, increasing the flow resistance

Hysteresis loop behaviors of ferroelectric thin films: A Monte Carlo simulation study

The ferroelectric response of bismuth titanate Bi4Ti3O12 (BIT) thin film is studied through a Monte Carlo simulation of hysteresis loops. The ferroelectric system is described by using a Diffour Hamiltonian with three terms: the electric field applied in the z direction, the nearest dipole–dipole interaction in the transversal (x–y) direction, and the nearest dipole–dipole interaction in the direction perpendicular to the thin film (the z axis). In the sample construction, we take into consideration the dipole orientations of the monoclinic and orthorhombic structures that can appear in BIT at low temperature in the ferroelectric state. The effects of temperature, stress, and the concentration of pinned dipole defects are assessed by using the hysteresis loops. The results indicate the changes in the hysteresis area with temperature and stress, and the asymmetric hysteresis loops exhibit evidence of the imprint failure mechanism with the emergence of pinned dipolar defects. The simulated shift in the hysteresis loops conforms to the experimental ferroelectric response.http://unidadinvestigacion.usta.edu.c