Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / O efeito magnetocalórico, base da refrigeração magnética, é caracterizado por duas quantidades: a variação isotérmica da entropia (ΔST) e a variação adiabática da temperatura (ΔTS); que são obtidas sob variações na intensidade de um campo magnético aplicado. Em sistemas que apresentam anisotropia magnética, pode‐se definir o efeito magnetocalórico anisotrópico, o qual, por definição, é calculado sob variações na direção de aplicação de um campo magnético cuja intensidade mantém‐se fixa, e é caracterizado por duas quantidades: a variação anisotrópico‐isotérmica da entropia (ΔSan) e a variação anisotrópico‐adiabática da temperatura (ΔTan). O efeito magnetocalórico e o efeito magnetocalórico anisotrópico foram estudados nos compostos intermetálicos formados por terras e outros materiais não magnéticos: RNi2, RNi5, RZn e Gd1‐nPrnAl2. Os cálculos foram feitos partindo de hamiltonianos modelo que incluem as interações de troca, Zeeman, de campo cristalino e quadrupolar. / The magnetic refrigeration is based on the magnetocaloric effect. The magnetocaloric potential is characterized by the two thermodynamics quantities: the isothermal entropy change (ΔSiso) and the adiabatic temperature change (ΔTad), which are calculated upon a change in the intensity of the applied magnetic field. In anisotropic magnetic systems it is observed a change in the magnetocaloric effect, since this potential becomes strongly dependent on the direction in which the external magnetic field is applied. The anisotropy in such magnetic systems can lead to an inverse magnetocaloric effect, as well as to the definition of an anisotropic magnetocaloric effect, that by definition is calculated upon a magnetic field which intensity is kept fixed and which orientation is changed from a hard direction of magnetization to the easy direction of magnetization. This anisotropic magnetocaloric effect was performed for the RAl2 intermetallic compounds considering a microscopic model Hamiltonian that includes the Zeeman interaction, the exchange interaction (taken in the mean field approximation) and the crystalline electrical field, that is responsible for the anisotropy in the RAl2 compounds. The anisotropic magnetocaloric was fully investigated for the serie RAl2 and compared with the usual magnetocaloric effect and several curves of (ΔSiso) and (ΔTad) were obtained.

We describe the rare-earth elements using the Hubbard I approximation. We show that the theory reproduces the cohesive properties, like the volume and bulk modulus, and we find an excellent agreement between theory and experiment for the (inverse) photo emission spectra of the valence band. In addition we reproduce the spin and orbital moments of these elements. This licentiate thesis contains an introduction to the cohesive, magnetic and spectral properties of the rare-earth elements, to density functional theory and to density functional theory in combination with dynamical mean-field theory within the Hubbard I approximation. We also focus on some technical details, e.g. the optimal basis used in the electronic structure code and the role of charge self-consistency in properly describing the valence electrons.

19 Dec 2004. / Published through the Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information. "IS-T 1936" Jongik Park. 12/19/2004. Report is also available in paper and microfiche from NTIS.

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Le phénomène d’up-conversion de photon (UpC) permet de générer de la lumière à longueurs d’onde plus courtes que la longueur d’onde d’excitation. Dans cette recherche, la synthese de couches minces dopées avec des ions de terres rares (RE3+) optiquement actifs, leurs caractérisations structurales, ainsi que leurs propriétés optiques et de photoluminescentes ont été étudiées. Les couches ont été élaborées par deux voies de dépôt de couche sur du silicium et des substrats transparents: tout d’abord, un dépôt chimique organométallique en phase vapeur (LI-MOCVD, AA-MOCVD) est utilisé pour le dépôt des couches minces de YF3 et Y2O3 co-dopées Er/Yb. Il est démontré que l’émission d’UpC de Er3+ avec une excitation à 972 nm est influencée par le réseau hôte. Par ailleurs, le traitement sol-gel, une technique chimique par voie humide, est utilisé pour la fabrication de couches minces Y2O3, SiO2 et TiO2 co-dopées Er/Yb par spin-coating. Une optimisation de l’´emission de lumière par UpC a été atteinte grâce à l’ajustement de la concentration de RE et de la température de traitement thermique. De plus, une approche différente a été étudiée pour atteindre une émission UpC renforcée : l’utilisation de microcavités diélectriques de Fabry-Pérot obtenues par sol-gel, constitués d’un empilement de couches de silice et d’oxyde de titane, avec Er/Yb:Y2O3 comme couche de cavité. Le but de ce travail est de répondre aux questions suivantes: comment la nature du réseau hôte et le niveau de dopage influencent l’émission radiative de l’Er3+? Quelles sont les conditions pour un bon matériau d’UpC et ses limites? Nous incluons également une discussion sur les perspectives d’une application possible d’une couche d’UpC dans un dispositif de cellule solaire, qui pourrait améliorer la réponse dans l’infrarouge. / Photon up-conversion (UpC) allows the generation of light of shorter wavelengths compared to the excitation wavelength. In this work the synthesis of thin films doped with optically active rare earth (RE3+) ions, their structural characterization, as well the optical and photoluminescence properties are highlighted. The emphasis lies on two different routes of film deposition on silicon and transparent substrates: first, metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (LI-MOCVD, AA-MOCVD) is introduced for the deposition of Er/Yb-doped YF3 and Y2O3 films and it is demonstrated, how the UpC emission of Er3+ upon 972 nm excitation is influenced by the host lattice. Secondly, sol-gel processing, a wet-chemical technique, is used for the fabrication of Er/Yb-doped Y2O3, SiO2 and TiO2 thin films by spin-coating. Optimization of the up-converted light emission was achieved through adjusting the RE concentration and the processing temperature. Moreover, in a different approach for achieving an enhanced UpC emission, sol-gel derived Fabry-Pérot dielectric microcavities, consisting of a multilayer stack of silica and titania layers and Er/Yb: Y2O3 as the cavity layer, are investigated. The aim of this work is to address the questions, how does the nature of the host lattice and doping level influence the radiative emission in Er3+, what are the requirements for a good upconverter material and what are the limitations? We also include a discussion of the application of an upconverter to a solar cell device, which may debatably enhance the response in the infrared.

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