Temperature oscillations of magnetization observed in nanofluid ferromagnetic graphite

We report on unusual magnetic properties observed in the nanofluid room-temperature ferromagnetic graphite (with an average particle size of l=10nm). More precisely, the measured magnetization exhibits a low-temperature anomaly (attributed to manifestation of finite size effects below the quantum temperature) as well as pronounced temperature oscillations above T=50K (attributed to manifestation of the hard-sphere type pair correlations between ferromagnetic particles in the nanofluid)

Efeito da rocha ultramáfica alcalina sobre a composição química e produtividade da alfafa cultivada em Argissolo Amarelo distrófico.

Com o objetivo de avaliar a eficiência da rocha ultramáfica alcalina na fertilidade do solo, estado nutricional e produção de matéria seca da alfafa, foi conduzido em vasos com Argissolo Amarelo distrófico um experimento em delineamento inteiramente casualizado, em parcelas subdivididas, com três repetições. Os tratamentos foram constituídos por quatro doses (0, 100, 150 e 300 mg/kg de K), oriundas da rocha ultramáfica alcalina (K20 = 3,44%, PN = 50%, CaO = 13,22%, MgO = 16,88%, P2O5 = 1,40%, SiO2 = 35,57% e pH = 8,8) com duas granulometrias (0,3 e 2,0 mm) e um tratamento adicional com KCl (150 mg/kg - 60% de Ká-dois-O), as subparcelas foram constituídas por cinco épocas de corte com intervalo de 30 dias. Os resultados demonstraram incremento na produção de matéria seca com aplicação ultramáfica, entretanto, inferior ao obtido com KCl. Houve aumento nos teores de P disponível e K, Ca e Mg trocável no solo, porém esse efeito refletiu positivamente somente nos teores foliares de P e K, provavelmente, devido ao efeito de inibição

Anti-Candida targets and cytotoxicity of casuarinin isolated from Plinia cauliflora leaves in a bioactivity-guided study

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Manifestation of finite temperature size effects in nanogranular magnetic graphite

In addition to the double phase transition (with the Curie temperatures T_C=300K and T_{Ct}=144K), a low-temperature anomaly in the dependence of the magnetization is observed in the bulk magnetic graphite (with an average granular size of L=10nm), which is attributed to manifestation of the size effects below the quantum temperature. The best fits of the high-temperature data (using the mean-field Curie-Weiss and Bloch expressions) produced reasonable estimates for the model parameters, such as defects mediated effective spin exchange energy J=12meV (which defines the intragranular Curie temperature T_C) and proximity mediated interactions between neighboring grains (through potential barriers created by thin layers of non-magnetic graphite) with energy J_t=exp(-d/s)J=5.8meV (which defines the intergranular Curie temperature T_{Ct}) with d=1.5nm and s=2nm being the intergranular distance and characteristic length, respectively

A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE ON EPOXY/ALUMINA NANOCOMPOSITES

The modification of polymer properties through the addition of nanoparticles has lead to the development of the so-called nanocomposites. The purpose of this study was to observe the glass transition temperature by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) in epoxy/alumina nanocomposites. Analysis was carried-out for different volume fractions, ranging from 2.5% to 10%. The results showed that the glass transition temperature (Tg) is generally higher in the samples with nanoparticles; however, the observed Tg showed no variation with nanoparticle concentration. For the final version of this study, analysis of Termogravimetric Analisys (TGA) was performed to confirm the nanoparticle volume fraction and the DSC results