Efeitos das substituições químicas na irreversibilidade magnética e magnetocondutividade do supercondutor YBa2 Cu3 O7-[delta]

O presente trabalho consiste da realização de um estudo experimental sobre os efeitos das substituições químicas na irreversibilidade magnética e na magnetocondutividade do supercondutor YBa2Cu3O7-δ. Para tanto, o comportamento da linha de irreversibilidade magnética (LIM) bem como dos regimes de flutuações na magnetocondutividade foram pesquisados em amostras policristalinas e moncristalinas de YBa2-xSrxCu3O7-δ (x = 0, 0.1, 0.25, 0.37 e 0.5) e YBa2Cu2.97D0.03O7-δ (D = Zn ou Mg). Além de reduzir drasticamente o valor da temperatura crítica de transição, Tc, os dopantes introduzem um caráter granular nos monocristais. No monocristal puro, o comportamento da LIM é descrito pela lei de potências prevista pelo modelo de "flux creep" gigante para dinâmica de fluxo de Abrikosov convencional. Por outro lado, o comportamento da LIM para as amostras supercondutoras granulares apresenta características própias bastante relevantes. Os dados do limite de irreversibilidade, Tirr(H) seguem a lei de potência ditada pelas teorias de "flux creep" somente em altos campos magnéticos.Na região de baixos campos magnéticos, dois diferentes regimes de dinâmica de fluxo surgem: Nos campos magnéticos mais baixos que 1 kOe, os dados de Tirr(H) seguem uma lei de potência do tipo de Almeida-Thouleess (AT). Perto de 1 kOe, ocorre um "crossover" e em campos magnéticos intermediários passa a ter seu comportamento descrito por uma lei de potências do tipo Gabay-Toulouse (GT). A ocorrência de um comportamento AT-GT na LIM é a assinatura de um sistema frustrado onde a dinâmica de fluxo intergranular ou de Josephson é dominante. Na ausência de teorias específicas para este comportamento em baixos campos, descrevemos o comportamento da LIM de nossos supercondutores granulares, na região de baixo campo, em analogia aos sistemas vidros de spin. No entanto, o comportamento de Tirr(H) na região de altos campos, ocorre de acordo com a teoria de "flux creep" gigante. Particularmente, para valores acima de 20 kOe, a LIM nos monocristais de YBa2-xSrxCu3O7-δ para H // ab, exibe fortes propriedades direcionais para a orientação de H próximo aos planos de maclas (PMCs). Este comportamento é do tipo "cusp", similar ao observado em supercondutores com defeitos colunares, o qual caracteriza uma fase vidro de Bose. Por outro lado, a magnetoresistividade elétrica revela que a transição resistiva dos supercondutores granulares ocorre em duas etapas. Quando a temperatura é decrescida, inicialmente ocorre a transição de pareamento no interior dos grãos. Em temperaturas inferiores, na proximidade do estado de resistência nula, ocorre a transição de coerência, observada pela primeira vez num monocristal. Na transição de coerência, o parâmetro de ordem adquire ordem de longo alcance. Na região de temperaturas imediatamente acima de Tc, nossos resultados de flutuações na magnetocondutividade revelam a ocorrência de regimes críticos e Gaussianos. Abaixo de Tc, na região paracoerente, que antecede à transição de coerência, observaram-se regimes críticos cujo expoente é consistente com o esperado para o modelo 3D-XY com desordem relevante e dinâmica do tipo vidro de spin.

Satisfação da população de baixa renda no uso do crédito através do cartão magnético

A pesquisa procura explorar o processo de satisfação e realização pessoal dos clientes de baixa renda de empresas financeiras ou mercantis no uso de cartões magnéticos como forma rápida e simples de acesso ao crédito. O trabalho procura analisar a classe social e o comportamento do consumidor de baixa renda, sem deixar de explorar a conceituação de como caracterizar o que é e como é estratificada esta população. Além disso, o trabalho procura explorar o comportamento deste consumidor, dos motivadores de consumo e de como satisfazer este segmento da população através do uso de serviços financeiros com o uso do cartão magnético. A pesquisa exploratória é composta de narrativas individuais de experiências, problemas, soluções e satisfações advindas do uso do cartão magnético esclarecendo a satisfação e efetuando a ligação entre as pesquisas já existentes e os resultados observados na realidade local.

Um equipamento eletrônico de monitoramento de velocidade

A velocidade de veículos em vias públicas pode ser obtida de diversas formas. A técnica mais usada é de laços magnéticos, onde se instalam sensores sob o asfalto. Entretanto, esta técnica apresenta desvantagens, tais como, a não detecção de motocicletas (o campo magnético gerado por este tipo de veículo é imperceptível ao sistema) e dificuldade de manutenção da via (se o órgão publico tiver que mexer numa rede cloacal que passa perto dos sensores, por exemplo, pode ser necessário reinstalá-los). Nesse contexto, este trabalho propõe-se a discutir uma nova maneira de se calcular a velocidade de veículos, através do processamento de imagens. Para isto, torna-se fundamental conhecer os conceitos que envolvem as técnicas mais utilizadas (além dos laços magnéticos, a captura de dois quadros consecutivos e o sistema Doppler), os equipamentos disponíveis no mercado (Pardais, Lombadas Eletrônicas, Bandeiras, Caetanos e Radares) e a forma como o INMETRO faz a aferição destes equipamentos. O estudo apresenta, igualmente, os principais fundamentos relacionados ao processamento digital de imagens, com especial atenção para detecção de bordas, de forma que seja possível avaliar a nova técnica proposta, que calcula a velocidade a partir de um único quadro. O presente trabalho objetiva apresentar o Pardalzito como alternativa técnica inovadora para aplicação de um, sistema que implementa esta idéia na prática.

Políticas públicas em cidadania fiscal : análise do comportamento do cidadão usuário do Programa Todos com a Nota, do Governo do Estado de Pernambuco

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi verificar se a Campanha Todos com a Nota – Módulo Esportivo, instituída pelo Governo do Estado de Pernambuco, conscientiza ou não o cidadão acerca da importância social de sempre pedir a nota fiscal nas suas compras sujeitas à incidência do Imposto sobre a Circulação de Mercadorias e Serviços (ICMS), bem como inferir qual a proporção populacional conscientizada. O referencial teórico abraçou conhecimentos de diversos campos afetos à seara da necessidade de conscientização fiscal, tais como obediência tributária, evasão fiscal, Administração Tributária, comportamento do consumidor e do contribuinte, Educação Fiscal e cidadania fiscal. Para atingir o objetivo, foi realizada pesquisa de comportamento do consumidor nos postos de atendimento ao usuário da Campanha. O método utilizado foi uma pesquisa do tipo survey estruturada. Os resultados sugerem que a Campanha Todos com a Nota conscientiza, e a proporção de cidadãos conscientizados sobre a função social do tributo fica entre 5,34% e 10,66% da população de usuários do Módulo Esportivo, que se utiliza de cartões magnéticos para troca de notas/cupons fiscais por ingressos para assistir aos jogos dos campeonatos brasileiro e pernambucano de futebol profissional. Embora esta proporção pareça pequena, merecendo maior atenção da Administração Pública, se compararmos com a proporção de cidadãos que já ingressaram na Campanha conscientizados, a melhoria foi em torno de, no mínimo, 7,21 vezes, com 95% de confiança.

Obtenção de nanopartículas de hexaferrita de bário pelo método pechini

In this study barium hexaferrite was (general formulae BaFe12O19) was synthesized by the Pechini method under different conditions of heat treatment. Precursors like barium carbonate and iron nitrate were used. These magnetic ceramic, with magnetoplumbite type structure, are widely used as permanent magnet because of its excellent magnetic properties, such as: high Curie temperature, good magnetic anisotropy, high coercivity and corrosion resistance. The samples were characterized by thermal analysis (DTA and TG), X- ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) end Vibrating sample Magnetometer (VSM). The results confirm the expected phase, which was reinforced according to our analysis. A single phase powder at relatively high temperatures with particle sizes around 100 nm was obtained. The characteristic magnetic behavior one of the phases has been noted (probably superparamagnetic material), while another phase was identified as a ferrimagnetic material. The ferrimagnetic phase showed vortex configuration with two central and slightly inclined plateaus. In general, increase of heat treatment temperature and time, directly influenced the technological properties of the samples

Caracterização de compósitos Nb-20%cu obtidos por moagem de alta energia e sinterizados por fase líquida

In this work, was studied the formation of a composite of the refractory metal niobium with copper, through the process of high-energy milling and liquid phase sintering. The HEM can be used to synthesize composite powders with high homogeneity and fine size particle distribution. It may also produce the solid solubility in immiscible systems such as Nb-Cu, or extend the solubility of systems with limited solubility. Therefore, in the immiscible system Cu-Nb, the high-energy milling was successfully used to obtain the composite powder particles. Initially, the formation of composite particles during the HEM and the effect of preparation technique on the microstructure of the material was evaluated. Four loads of Nb and Cu powders containing 20%wt Cu were synthesized by MAE in a planetary type ball mill under different periods of grinding. The influence of grinding time on the metal particles is evaluated during the process by the withdrawal of samples at intermediate times of milling. After compaction under different forces, the samples were sintered in a vacuum furnace. The liquid phase sintering of these samples prepared by HEM produced a homogeneous and fine grained. The composite particles forming the sintered samples are the addition of a hard phase (Nb) with a high melting point, and a ductile phase (Cu) with low melting point and high thermal and electrical conductivities. Based on these properties, the Nb-Cu system is a potential material for many applications, such as electrical contacts, welding electrodes, coils for generating high magnetic fields, heat sinks and microwave absorbers, which are coupled to electronic devices. The characterization techniques used in this study, were laser granulometry, used to evaluate the homogeneity and particle size, and the X-ray diffraction, in the phase identification and to analyze the crystalline structure of the powders during milling. The morphology and dispersion of the phases in the composite powder particles, as well the microstructures of the sintered samples, were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Subsequently, the sintered samples are evaluated for density and densification. And finally, they were characterized by techniques of measuring the electrical conductivity and microhardness, whose properties are analyzed as a function of the parameters for obtaining the composite

Comportamento magnético de compósitos de matriz polimérica com adição de ferritas

Polymer matrix composites offer advantages for many applications due their combination of properties, which includes low density, high specific strength and modulus of elasticity and corrosion resistance. However, the application of non-destructive techniques using magnetic sensors for the evaluation these materials is not possible since the materials are non-magnetizable. Ferrites are materials with excellent magnetic properties, chemical stability and corrosion resistance. Due to these properties, these materials are promising for the development of polymer composites with magnetic properties. In this work, glass fiber / epoxy circular plates were produced with 10 wt% of cobalt or barium ferrite particles. The cobalt ferrite was synthesized by the Pechini method. The commercial barium ferrite was subjected to a milling process to study the effect of particle size on the magnetic properties of the material. The characterization of the ferrites was carried out by x-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission gun scanning electron microscopy (FEG-SEM) and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). Circular notches of 1, 5 and 10 mm diameter were introduced in the composite plates using a drill bit for the non-destructive evaluation by the technique of magnetic flux leakage (MFL). The results indicated that the magnetic signals measured in plates with barium ferrite without milling and cobalt ferrite showed good correlation with the presence of notches. The milling process for 12 h and 20 h did not contribute to improve the identification of smaller size notches (1 mm). However, the smaller particle size produced smoother magnetic curves, with fewer discontinuities and improved signal-to-noise ratio. In summary, the results suggest that the proposed approach has great potential for the detection of damage in polymer composites structures

Síntese e caracterização de ferrita ni-zn pelo método dos precursores poliméricos calcinada por energia de microondas

Magnetic ceramics have been widely investigated, especially with respect to intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics of these materials. Among the magnetic ceramic materials of technological interest, there are the ferrites. On the other hand, the thermal treatment of ceramic materials by microwave energy has offered various advantages such as: optimization of production processes, high heat control, low consumption of time and energy among others. In this work were synthesized powders of Ni-Zn ferrite with compositions Ni1- xZnxFe2O4 (0.25 ≤ x ≤ 0.75 mols) by the polymeric precursor route in two heat treatment conditions, conventional oven and microwave energy at 500, 650, 800 and 950°C and its structural, and morphological imaging. The materials were characterized by thermal analysis (TG/ DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), absorption spectroscopy in the infrared (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray spectroscopy and energy dispersive (EDS) and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). The results of X-ray diffraction confirmed the formation of ferrite with spinel-type cubic structure. The extrinsic characteristics of the powders obtained by microwave calcination and influence significantly the magnetic behavior of ferrites, showing particles ferrimagnéticas characterized as soft magnetic materials (soft), is of great technological interest. The results obtained led the potential application of microwave energy for calcining powders of Ni-Zn ferrite

Desenvolvimento de Sistemas Microparticulados Superparamagnéticos Gastro-resistentes para Diagnóstico e Terapêutica

This work aimed to develop a suitable magnetic system for administration by the oral route. In addition to that, it was intended to review the current uses of magnetic systems and the safety related to magnetic field exposure. Methods: Coprecipitation and emulsification/crosslinking were carried out in order to synthesize magnetite particles and to coat them, respectively. Results: According to literature review, it was found that magnetic particles present several properties such as magnetophoresis in magnetic field gradient, production of a surrounding magnetic field, and heat generation in alternated magnetic field. When the human organism is exposed to magnetic fields, several interaction mechanisms come into play. However, biological tissues present low magnetic susceptibility. As a result, the effects are not so remarkable. Concerning the development of a magnetic system for oral route, uncoated magnetite particles did undergo significant dissolution at gastric pH. On the other hand, such process was inhibited in the xylan-coated particles. Conclusions: Due to their different properties, magnetic systems have been widely used in biosciences. However, the consequent increased human exposure to magnetic fields has been considered relatively safe. Concerning the experimental work, it was developed a polymer-coated magnetic system. It may be very promising for administration by the oral route for therapy and diagnostic applications as dissolution at gastric pH hardly took place

Nanopartíulas de magnetita com oxacilina obtida por moagem de alta energia para aplicações biomédicas

The drug targeting has been the subject of extensive studies in order to develop site-specific treatments that minimize side effects and become more effective anticancer therapy. Despite considerable interest in this class, drugs like antibiotics also have limitations, and have been neglected. Using new pharmaceutical technologies, the use of magnetic vectors appear as promising candidate for drug delivery systems in several studies. Small magnetic particles bound to the drug of interest can be modulated according to the orientation of a magnet outside the body, locating and holding in a specific site. In this work, we propose the use of High Energy Milling (HEM) for synthesis of a magnetic vector with characteristics suitable for biomedical applications by intravenous administration, and for the formation of an oxacillin-carrier complex to obtain a system for treating infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus. The results of the variation of milling time showed that the size and structural properties of the formed material change with increasing milling time, and in 60 hours we found the sample closest to the ideal conditions of the material. The vector-drug system was studied in terms of structural stability and antimicrobial activity after the milling process, which revealed the integrity of the oxacillin molecule and its bactericidal action on cultures of Staphylococcus aureus ATCC

Controle vetorial de velocidade de uma máquina de indução sem mancais trifásica com bobinado dividido utilizando estimação neural de fluxo

This work describes the study and the implementation of the vector speed control for a three-phase Bearingless induction machine with divided winding of 4 poles and 1,1 kW using the neural rotor flux estimation. The vector speed control operates together with the radial positioning controllers and with the winding currents controllers of the stator phases. For the radial positioning, the forces controlled by the internal machine magnetic fields are used. For the radial forces optimization , a special rotor winding with independent circuits which allows a low rotational torque influence was used. The neural flux estimation applied to the vector speed controls has the objective of compensating the parameter dependences of the conventional estimators in relation to the parameter machine s variations due to the temperature increases or due to the rotor magnetic saturation. The implemented control system allows a direct comparison between the respective responses of the speed and radial positioning controllers to the machine oriented by the neural rotor flux estimator in relation to the conventional flux estimator. All the system control is executed by a program developed in the ANSI C language. The DSP resources used by the system are: the Analog/Digital channels converters, the PWM outputs and the parallel and RS-232 serial interfaces, which are responsible, respectively, by the DSP programming and the data capture through the supervisory system

Análise e otimização de superfícies seletivas de Frequência utilizando redes neurais artificiais e algoritmos de otimização natural

The bidimensional periodic structures called frequency selective surfaces have been well investigated because of their filtering properties. Similar to the filters that work at the traditional radiofrequency band, such structures can behave as band-stop or pass-band filters, depending on the elements of the array (patch or aperture, respectively) and can be used for a variety of applications, such as: radomes, dichroic reflectors, waveguide filters, artificial magnetic conductors, microwave absorbers etc. To provide high-performance filtering properties at microwave bands, electromagnetic engineers have investigated various types of periodic structures: reconfigurable frequency selective screens, multilayered selective filters, as well as periodic arrays printed on anisotropic dielectric substrates and composed by fractal elements. In general, there is no closed form solution directly from a given desired frequency response to a corresponding device; thus, the analysis of its scattering characteristics requires the application of rigorous full-wave techniques. Besides that, due to the computational complexity of using a full-wave simulator to evaluate the frequency selective surface scattering variables, many electromagnetic engineers still use trial-and-error process until to achieve a given design criterion. As this procedure is very laborious and human dependent, optimization techniques are required to design practical periodic structures with desired filter specifications. Some authors have been employed neural networks and natural optimization algorithms, such as the genetic algorithms and the particle swarm optimization for the frequency selective surface design and optimization. This work has as objective the accomplishment of a rigorous study about the electromagnetic behavior of the periodic structures, enabling the design of efficient devices applied to microwave band. For this, artificial neural networks are used together with natural optimization techniques, allowing the accurate and efficient investigation of various types of frequency selective surfaces, in a simple and fast manner, becoming a powerful tool for the design and optimization of such structures

Desenvolvimento de antenas de microfita com Patch em anel utilizando materiais ferrimagnéticos e metamateriais

In general, the materials used as substrates in the project of microstrip antennas are: isotropic, anisotropic dielectrics and ferrimagnetic materials (magnetic anisotropy). The use of ferrimagnetic materials as substrates in microstrip patch antennas has been concentrated on the analysis of antennas with circular and rectangular patches. However, a new class of materials, called metamaterials, has been currently the focus of a great deal of interest. These materials exhibit bianisotropic characteristics, with permittivity and permeability tensors. The main objective of this work is to develop a theoretical and numerical analysis for the radiation characteristics of annular ring microstrip antennas, using ferrites and metamaterials as substrates. The full wave analysis is performed in the Hankel transform domain through the application of the Hertz vector potentials. Considering the definition of the Hertz potentials and imposing the boundary conditions, the dyadic Green s function components are obtained relating the surface current density components at the plane of the patch to the electric field tangential components. Then, Galerkin s method is used to obtain a system of matrix equations, whose solution gives the antenna resonant frequency. From this modeling, it is possible to obtain numerical results for the resonant frequency, radiation pattern, return loss, and antenna bandwidth as a function of the annular ring physical parameters, for different configurations and substrates. The theoretical analysis was developed for annular ring microstrip antennas on a double ferrimagnetic/isotropic dielectric substrate or metamaterial/isotropic dielectric substrate. Also, the analysis for annular ring microstrip antennas on a single ferrimagnetic or metamaterial layer and for suspended antennas can be performed as particular cases

Desenvolvimento de um ressoador retangular de fenda com múltiplas camadas de substrato e com utilização de material PBG para sistema de comunicação sem fio

In the globalized world modern telecommunications have assumed key role within the company, causing a large increase in demand for the wireless technology of communication, which has been happening in recent years have greatly increased the number of applications using this technology. Due to this demand, new materials are developed to enable new control mechanisms and propagation of electromagnetic waves. The research to develop new technologies for wireless communication presents a multidisciplinary study that covers from the new geometries for passive antennas, active up to the development of materials for devices that improve the performance at the frequency range of operation. Recently, planar antennas have attracted interest due to their characteristics and advantages when compared with other types of antennas. In the area of mobile communications the need for antennas of this type has become increasingly used, due to intensive development, which needs to operate in multifrequency antennas and broadband. The microstrip antennas have narrow bandwidth due to the dielectric losses generated by irradiation. Another limitation is the degradation of the radiation pattern due to the generation of surface waves in the substrate. Some techniques have been developed to minimize this limitation of bandwidth, such as the study of type materials PBG - Photonic Band Gap, to form the dielectric material. This work has as main objective the development project of a slot resonator with multiple layers and use the type PBG substrate, which carried out the optimization from the numerical analysis and then designed the device initially proposed for the band electromagnetic spectrum between 3-9 GHz, which basically includes the band S to X. Was used as the dielectric material RT/Duroid 5870 and RT/Duroid 6010.LM where both are laminated ceramic-filled PTFE dielectric constants 2.33 and 10.2, respectively. Through an experimental investigation was conducted an analysis of the simulated versus measured by observing the behavior of the radiation characteristics from the height variation of the dielectric multilayer substrates. We also used the LTT method resonators structures rectangular slot with multiple layers of material photonic PBG in order to obtain the resonance frequency and the entire theory involving the electromagnetic parameters of the structure under consideration. xviii The analysis developed in this work was performed using the method LTT - Transverse Transmission Line, in the field of Fourier transform that uses a component propagating in the y direction (transverse to the real direction of propagation z), thus treating the general equations of the fields electric and magnetic and function. The PBG theory is applied to obtain the relative permittivity of the polarizations for the sep photonic composite substrates material. The results are obtained with the commercial software Ansoft HFSS, used for accurate analysis of the electromagnetic behavior of the planar device under study through the Finite Element Method (FEM). Numerical computational results are presented in graphical form in two and three dimensions, playing in the parameters of return loss, frequency of radiation and radiation diagram, radiation efficiency and surface current for the device under study, and have as substrates, photonic materials and had been simulated in an appropriate computational tool. With respect to the planar device design study are presented in the simulated and measured results that show good agreement with measurements made. These results are mainly in the identification of resonance modes and determining the characteristics of the designed device, such as resonant frequency, return loss and radiation pattern

Arranjo de antenas de microfita com substrato anisotrópico com patch supercondutor e aplicações em nanotecnologia

The main objective in this work is the analysis of resonance frequency microstrip structures with glass fiber and electromagnetic band gap (EBG/PBG) substrate and analysis of microstrip antennas with rectangular patch of superconductor of high critical temperature (HTS). In this work was used the superconductors YBCO (critical temperature of 90K), SnBaCaCuOy (critical temperature of 160K), and Sn5InCa2Ba4Cu10Oy (critical temperature of 212K) with results in Gigahertz and Terahertz. Was used microstrip antennas arrays planar and linear phase and linear phase planar with patch with superconductor. It presents a study of the major theories that explain superconductivity. In phase arrays were obtained the factors arrays for such configurations, and the criteria of phase and spacing between the elements compound in the array, which were examined in order to get a main lobe with high directivity and high gain. In the analysis we used the method of Transverse Transmission Line (TTL) used in domain of the Fourier Transform (FTD). The LTT is a full wave method, which obtains the electromagnetic field in terms of the components transverse of the structure. The addition of superconductive patch is made using the boundary condition resistive complex. Results are obtained resonance frequency as a function of the parameters of the antenna, radiation patterns of the E and H Planes, for the phase antenna arrays in linear and planar configurations, for different values of the phase and the spacing between elements