Theoretical Investigation On The Existence Of Inverse And Direct Magnetocaloric Effect In Perovskite Euzro 3

We report on the magnetic and magnetocaloric effect calculations in antiferromagnetic perovskite-type EuZrO 3. The theoretical investigation was carried out using a model Hamiltonian including the exchange interactions between nearest-neighbor and next-nearest-neighbor for the antiferromagnetic ideal G-type structure (the tolerance factor for EuZrO 3 is t = 0.983, which characterizes a small deformation from an ideal cubic perovskite). The molecular field approximation and Monte Carlo simulation were considered and compared. The calculated magnetic susceptibility is in good agreement with the available experimental data. For a magnetic field change from zero to 2 T a normal magnetocaloric effect was calculated and for a magnetic field change from zero to 1 T, an inverse magnetocaloric effect was predicted to occur below T = 3.6 K. © 2011 American Institute of Physics.1098Warburg, E., (1881) Ann. Phys., 13, p. 141. , 10.1002/andv249:5Pecharsky, V.K., Gschneidner Jr., K.A., (1997) Phys. Rev. Lett., 78, p. 4494. , 10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.4494Von Ranke, P.J., De Oliveira, N.A., Gama, S., (2004) J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 277, p. 78. , 10.1016/j.jmmm.2003.10.013De Oliveira, N.A., Von Ranke, P.J., (2008) Phys. Rev. B, 77, p. 214439. , 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.214439Von Ranke, P.J., De Oliveira, N.A., Plaza, E.J.R., De Sousa, V.S.R., Alho, B.P., Magnus, A., Carvalho, G., Reis, M.S., (2008) J. Appl. Phys., 104, p. 093906. , 10.1063/1.3009974Sande, P., Hueso, L.E., Miguens, D.R., Rivas, J., Rivadulla, F., Lopez-Quintela, M.A., (2001) Appl. Phys. Lett., 79, p. 2040. , 10.1063/1.1403317Yamada, H., Goto, T., (2004) Physica B, 346-347, p. 104. , 10.1016/j.physb.2004.01.029Nobrega, E.P., De Oliveira, N.A., Von Ranke, P.J., Troper, A., (2006) Phys. Rev. B, 74, p. 144429. , 10.1103/PhysRevB.74.144429Tishin, A.M., Spichkin, Y.I., (2003) The Magnetocaloric Effect and Its Applications, , 1st ed. (Institute of Physics, Bristol)De Oliveira, N.A., Von Ranke, P.J., (2010) Phys. Rep., 489, p. 89. , 10.1016/j.physre2009.12.006Sasaki, S., Prewitt, C.T., Liebermann, R.C., (1983) Am. Mineral., 68, p. 1189Kuz'Min, M.D., Tishin, A.M., (1991) J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 24, p. 2039. , 10.1088/0022-3727/24/11/020Kimura, H., Numazawa, T., Sato, M., Ikeya, T., Fukuda, T., (1995) J. Appl. Phys., 77, p. 432. , 10.1063/1.359349Phan, M.-H., Yu, S.-C., Review of the magnetocaloric effect in manganite materials (2007) Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 308 (2), pp. 325-340. , DOI 10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.07.025, PII S0304885306009577Zong, Y., Fujita, K., Akamatsu, H., Murai, S., Tanaka, K., (2010) J. Solid State Chem., 183, p. 168. , 10.1016/j.jssc.2009.10.014Kolodiazhnyi, T., Fujita, K., Wang, L., Zong, Y., Tanaka, K., Sakka, Y., Takayama-Muromachi, E., (2010) Appl. Phys. Lett., 96, p. 252901. , 10.1063/1.3456730Greedan, J.E., Chien, C.-L., Johnston, R.G., (1976) J. Solid State Chem., 19, p. 155. , 10.1016/0022-4596(76)90163-8Nobrega, E.P., De Oliveira, N.A., Von Ranke, P.J., Troper, A., Monte Carlo calculations of the magnetocaloric effect in Gd5(SixGe1-x)4 compounds (2005) Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 72 (13), pp. 1-7. , http://oai.aps.org/oai/?verb=ListRecords&metadataPrefix= oai_apsmeta_2&set=journal:PRB:72, DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.134426, 134426Nbrega, E.P., De Oliveira, N.A., Von Ranke, P.J., Troper, A., (2008) J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 320, p. 147. , 10.1016/j.jmmm.2008.02.036Landau, D.P., Binder, K., (2000) A Guide to Monte Carlo Simulations in Statistical Physics, , (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge)Yang, H., Ohishi, Y., Kurosaki, K., Muta, H., Yamanaka, S., (2010) J. Alloys Compd., 504, p. 201. , 10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.05.088Terki, R., Bertrand, G., Aourag, H., Coddet, C., Thermal properties of Ba 1-xSr xZrO 3 compounds from microscopic theory (2008) Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 456 (1-2), pp. 508-513. , DOI 10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.02.133, PII S0925838807005397Bagayoko, D., Zhao, G.L., Fan, J.D., Wang, J.T., (1998) J. Phys. Condens. Matter, 10, p. 5645. , 10.1088/0953-8984/10/25/014Von Ranke, P.J., Mota, M.A., Grangeia, D.F., Carvalho, A.M.G., Gandra, F.C.G., Coelho, A.A., Caldas, A., Gama, S., Magnetocaloric effect in the RNi 5 (R = Pr, Nd, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er) series (2004) Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 70 (13), pp. 1344281-1344286. , DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.70.134428, 13442

Modeling body size evolution in Felidae under alternative phylogenetic hypotheses

The use of phylogenetic comparative methods in ecological research has advanced during the last twenty years, mainly due to accurate phylogenetic reconstructions based on molecular data and computational and statistical advances. We used phylogenetic correlograms and phylogenetic eigenvector regression (PVR) to model body size evolution in 35 worldwide Felidae (Mammalia, Carnivora) species using two alternative phylogenies and published body size data. The purpose was not to contrast the phylogenetic hypotheses but to evaluate how analyses of body size evolution patterns can be affected by the phylogeny used for comparative analyses (CA). Both phylogenies produced a strong phylogenetic pattern, with closely related species having similar body sizes and the similarity decreasing with increasing distances in time. The PVR explained 65% to 67% of body size variation and all Moran's I values for the PVR residuals were non-significant, indicating that both these models explained phylogenetic structures in trait variation. Even though our results did not suggest that any phylogeny can be used for CA with the same power, or that “good” phylogenies are unnecessary for the correct interpretation of the evolutionary dynamics of ecological, biogeographical, physiological or behavioral patterns, it does suggest that developments in CA can, and indeed should, proceed without waiting for perfect and fully resolved phylogenies

Avaliação fitossociológica da comunidade infestante em áreas de transição para o café orgânico.

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