This thesis examines converter topologies suitable for Module Integrated Converters (MICs) in grid interactive photovoltaic (PV) systems, and makes a contribution to the development of the MIC topologies based on the two-inductor boost converter, which has received less research interest than other well known converters. The thesis provides a detailed analysis of the resonant two-inductor boost converter in the MIC implementations with intermediate constant DC links. Under variable frequency control, this converter is able to operate with a variable DC gain while maintaining the resonant condition. A similar study is also provided for the resonant two-inductor boost converter with the voltage clamp, which aims to increase the output voltage range while reducing the switch voltage stress. An operating point with minimized power loss can be also established under the fixed load condition. Both the hard-switched and the soft-switched current fed two-inductor boost converters are developed for the MIC implementations with unfolding stages. Nondissipative snubbers and a resonant transition gate drive circuit are respectively employed in the two converters to minimize the power loss. The simulation study of a frequency-changer-based two-inductor boost converter is also provided. This converter features a small non-polarised capacitor in a second phase output to provide the power balance in single phase inverter applications. Four magnetic integration solutions for the two-inductor boost converter have also been presented and they are promising in reducing the converter size and power loss.

In this thesis, a new technique for using quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) in magnetic field was explored. This technique would take advantage of the sensitive nature of QCM to vibration changes. The idea is to perturb the QCM vibrations with magnetic materials on it by applying magnetic field. A new instrument called magnetic QCM (MQCM) was constructed to explore this technique. The thesis contains three bodies of work. The first body describes the development of the MQCM instrument and the demonstration of the technique. The resonance frequency of a QCM with conducting polymer (polyaniline) suspension in poly(ethylene glycol) was observed to increase with increasing applied DC magnetic field. The change in population of free spins through doping with HCl vapor is reflected in increased frequency-field curve magnitude. The second body of work describes the study of QCM proximity phenomenon discovered during the MQCM instrument development process. When an object approaches a vibrating QCM, the resonant frequency changes. This proximity effect is seen at the distance of 10 mm in air and becomes more pronounced as the distance decreases. This effect depends on the value of quality factor, conductivity of the object, and electrical connection of the object to the QCM electrodes. A simple modified Butterworth van-Dyke model is used to describe this effect. It must be recognized that this effect may lead to experimental artifacts in a variety of analytical QCM applications. The third body of work describes an improved version of MQCM. The complex geometry such as particle suspension were simplified to alternating stack of ferromagnetic and diamagnetic layers. When magnetic field was applied, changes in the QCM admittance magnitude and phase curves were observed. A mass-equivalent stack of continuous consecutive layers of nickel and gold was also exposed to magnetic field but no changes were observed. Butterworth-van-Dyke model attributed the effect to internal shear friction loss among other losses is modulated by the magnetic field. Quantum effect was considered. However, after examining SEM surface images, the source of acoustic response to magnetic field is more likely from interfacial stresses.

The Comet Gold Mine is in the Murchison mineral field which lies within the Yilgarn Craton of Western Australia. Several different geophysical methods were used in this study to define the geophysical signatures of sedimentary iron formations (SIF) and altered basalt associated with gold mineralisation. The geophysical surveys carried out at the Comet Gold Mine were gravity, sub-audio magnetics (SAM), transient electromagnetics (TEM) and downhole geophysical logging. Data from previous geophysical surveying were also used, and these included highresolution aeromagnetics and TEMPEST airborne electromagnetics. Other exploration information, such as geology and drillhole data, were integrated with geophysical results to study the geophysical responses and generate a geophysical interpretation map. / The main aim of this study was to generate an understanding of the various geophysical responses of geology and gold mineralisation in the Comet Mine area for future gold exploration in this region. Particularly, the study focused on the ability of the SAM method to map out geology and geophysical response for gold mineralisation. The response from SAM surveying has been investigated over an area of 13 sq kms. The SAM surveying was completed using a transmitter current of 5-8 Amp with a 50% duty cycle at 4 Hz frequency, which was considered the best setting for the Comet area. The SAM anomalies were compared to results from other geophysical methods. The results of all geophysical surveying suggested that the TEM method was also effective for identifying altered sulphide and magnetic altered rock associated with gold mineralisation. / Experiments were carried out using SAM surveying with electrodes in standard surface pits and pits placed directly into the gold mineralised structure. Both surveys showed very similar results, so in this area, surface electrode pits work well for current injection during SAM surveys. The similarities are probably due to the lack of conductive regolith cover in the Comet Mine area. / The SAM response was studied for survey grids using different electrode positions and directions. Experiments in changing SAM electrode position over the same area were carried out along and across geological strike to detect the different geological structure directions. The EQMMR response was different for electrodes oriented at 90º when surveys were repeated over the same area. SAM mainly measures conductive features running sub-parallel to the electrode direction, but the EQMMIP response was mostly the same, despite the difference in electrode direction. In addition, the EQMMIP result was very similar for rotated grids, with some distortion occurring around the main EQMMR anomaly near the Venus open cut pit. Therefore, SAM chargeability was not strongly polarised along the electrode direction like the EQMMR response. This is consistent with the theory of MIP that the method detects the effect of induced polarisation in the earth by virtue of the magnetic fields associated with current flow in polarisable bodies within the earth. / Gravity data were collected along in 4 transects 500 m apart and at 50 m station spacing. 3D gravity modelling using polygonal shapes was completed to a good fit with felsic and mafic rocks by having rock units dip to the SE. Euler depth solution calculations were applied to locate contacts and deep gravity sources. Gravity surveying has also proved to be a useful survey method for geological mapping and locating regional structures. / Ground TEM survey data were used at the Venus prospect to map out conductive zones at depths ranging from 30 to 90 m. All anomaly bodies were interpreted to have a SE dip. The modelled ground TEM results were compared to TEMPEST airborne electromagnetic conductivity depth slices. Both EM survey results showed reasonably similar patterns, but the ground TEM method provided more reliable conductor locations and depth estimations that correlated well with the drilling information and downhole conductivity logging. / Geophysical logs of natural gamma and inductive conductivity were surveyed in 5 drillholes that intersected gold alteration zones. The alteration zones associated with gold mineralised sediments, sulphide and magnetic minerals were identified in the downhole logs as increased conductivity, with a sight increase in the natural gamma response. Natural gamma was usually high above a background of host rock in the gold mineralised shear zones. This was likely due to K associated with the clay rich SIF units, and sericite and biotite from gold related alteration. During this study, drillhole CTRC028 was drilled into a modelled TEM anomaly, and gold mineralised SIF was intersected at the predicted location from the model. / Geophysical survey information (magnetics, gravity, SAM and TEM) and anomalies in the Comet area were found to be primarily controlled by the local structures and mineralisation along these structures. Modelled ground TEM results were compared to TEMPEST airborne, EM data and showed reasonably similar patterns. The geophysical survey data also highlights black shale units, which can produce a false target commonly running parallel to the sulphide altered fault zones and SIF units, because of graphite and sulphide in the black shale. / The TEMPEST data were a valuable guide to bedrock conductivity over the outline project area at Comet, and the follow–up ground TEM and SAM survey data was very useful for accurately pin-pointing anomalies for drill testing. / Geophysical and geological data analysed in this study was used to generate a geophysical interpretation map at 1:5,000 scale. The new interpretation of geological units and structures at Comet will provide geologists with a better understand about the geological and structural setting for mineralisation in the Comet area. For example, the Comet Fault represents a faulted limb of the Comet fold structure that has both limbs dipping to the SE, and plunges to the NE. Magnetic anomalies associated with SIF are considered to correlate with some gold bearing horizons and the location of the Comet Fault, that has become more siliceous and altered by sulphide minerals and magnetite minerals. / It is recommended that other prospect areas in the region should be surveyed using the SAM method in order to identify shallow gold bearing structures and improve geological interpretations ahead of drilling.

Diss. Linköping : Univ., 2002.

Este trabalho tem por objetivo apresentar os resultados obtidos com o uso da técnica de campo magnético induzido durante o tratamento térmico do Ferro Fundido Nodular em desenvolvimento de núcleos de alto-falantes. Para este estudo foi escolhido como material o Ferro Fundido Nodular devido ao baixo custo de obtenção das peças e também por ser um material de fácil aquisição no mercado. Foram confeccionadas 90 amostras deste Ferro Fundido Nodular com percentuais diferenciados de Ferro, Silício e Carbono, sendo que as amostras quando foram submetidas ao tratamento térmico de recozimento também sofreram a indução magnética. Os parâmetros utilizados no tratamento térmico situaram-se na faixa de temperatura de aquecimento de 900ºC até 920ºC e uma indução magnética "B" entre 16000 e 20000 Gauss. O grande desafio deste trabalho estava no fato de que variações de composição das ligas de ferro fundido nodular, aliadas as inclusões de outros materiais não magnetizáveis, modificavam, para pior, o desempenho dos núcleos dos alto-falantes. Para obter-se, então, uma estrutura em que o fluxo magnético pudesse permear, buscou-se primeiramente selecionar a liga de ferro fundido eliminando ao máximo os materiais não magnetizáveis, e só então, estudar um processo de tratamento térmico com indução magnética que tornasse o material adequado ao uso nos núcleos de alto-falantes Para melhorar as propriedades magnéticas de forma contundente, buscou-se através do recozimento com campo induzido um alinhamento dos domínios, ou seja, uma ordenação dos "spins" dentro dos grãos do material que juntamente com a elevação de temperatura tenderam a ter um mesmo sentido, facilitando de maneira significativa a passagem do fluxo magnético, propriedade importante para o desempenho dos núcleos de alto-falantes. Foram realizados recozimentos com campo induzido observando-se o desempenho da permeabilidade magnética inicial das peças e posteriormente medidas com equipamento de saturação de campo. Esses resultados foram correlacionados com os dados obtidos pelo uso do aço SAE 1020, nas mesmas condições de uso e teste de laboratório. Foram realizados estudos metalográficos, além de análises de composição química das amostras e a relação destes fatores com as propriedades magnéticas. Também foram estudados os dados de usinabilidade das amostras do ferro fundido nodular tratadas termicamente com indução magnética e subseqüentemente comparados com o Aço SAE 1020. Do ponto de vista científico, uma das contribuições deste trabalho, está na influência da indução de campo magnético durante o tratamento térmico das amostras, pois é possível verificar um ganho significativo nas propriedades magnéticas apresentadas pelos núcleos dos alto-falantes durante os testes de desempenho. A outra está no fato de que ganhos correlacionados ao design do produto possibilitam utilizar o ferro fundido como uma alternativa economicamente viável e perfeitamente ajustável à alta performance dos alto-falantes. Como resultado deste estudo foi demonstrado à possibilidade do uso do recozimento com indução magnética, como forma de aumentar a permeabilidade de um material com alto teor de carbono, no caso específico, o ferro fundido nodular. Este trabalho permite afirmar que é possível desenvolver núcleos magnéticos de alto-falantes em ferro fundido nodular com alto desempenho e também sugerir que outras aplicações onde seja necessário aumento do desempenho magnético esta técnica possa ser aplicada. / This work aims to present the results obtained with the use of induced magnetic field during the heat treatment of Nodular Cast Iron for speaker cores. For this study development, the chosen material is the nodular cast iron due to the low trading costs and ease of purchase on the market. Ninety samples of nodular cast iron were constructed, with different iron, silicon and carbon contents. Samples, when subjected to annealing, were also subjected to magnetic induction. The final temperature on the heat treatment was in the range of 900ºC to 920ºC, and the magnetic induction was in the range of 16000 to 20000 Gauss. The challenge of this work was in the fact that compositional changes in the nodular cast iron, allied to inclusions of non-magnetizable materials, modify for worse the performance of speaker cores. To obtain a structure that the magnetic field could permeate, the cast iron alloys were selected to eliminate, at most, the presence of non-magnetizable materials, and only then consider a heat treatment process with magnetic induction to make the material suitable for use in speaker cores. To improve the magnetic properties, an alignment of dipoles of the material, through induced magnetic field during annealing was intended. Annealing with induced magnetic field was carried out, observing the performance of the initial magnetic permeability of the samples, and subsequently measured with field saturation equipment The results were correlated with the obtained data from the use of the SAE 1020 steel, with the same conditions of use and laboratory tests. Metallographic and chemical composition analyses were carried out on the samples, and the correlation of these data with the magnetic properties was estmated. Also machinability of the thermal treated with magnetic induction nodular cast iron samples were analyzed and compared with the SAE 1020 steel. From the scientific point of view, one of the contributions of this work is the influence of induced magnetic field during the heat treatment of the samples, since it was possible to verify a significant gain in the magnetic properties of the speaker cores during the performance tests. Another contribution is the fact that gains correlated with the design of the product enable the use of cast iron as an economically viable and fully adjustable material to the high performance of subwoofers. As a result of this work, the possibility of using annealing with magnetic induction was presented as a way to increase the permeability of a material with high carbon content, in this particular case, the nodular cast iron. This research allows asserting that it is possible to develop speaker magnetic cores of nodular cast iron with high performance and also suggest that this technique can be applied to other applications where it is necessary to increase their magnetic performance.

Este trabalho tem por objetivo apresentar os resultados obtidos com o uso da técnica de campo magnético induzido durante o tratamento térmico do Ferro Fundido Nodular em desenvolvimento de núcleos de alto-falantes. Para este estudo foi escolhido como material o Ferro Fundido Nodular devido ao baixo custo de obtenção das peças e também por ser um material de fácil aquisição no mercado. Foram confeccionadas 90 amostras deste Ferro Fundido Nodular com percentuais diferenciados de Ferro, Silício e Carbono, sendo que as amostras quando foram submetidas ao tratamento térmico de recozimento também sofreram a indução magnética. Os parâmetros utilizados no tratamento térmico situaram-se na faixa de temperatura de aquecimento de 900ºC até 920ºC e uma indução magnética "B" entre 16000 e 20000 Gauss. O grande desafio deste trabalho estava no fato de que variações de composição das ligas de ferro fundido nodular, aliadas as inclusões de outros materiais não magnetizáveis, modificavam, para pior, o desempenho dos núcleos dos alto-falantes. Para obter-se, então, uma estrutura em que o fluxo magnético pudesse permear, buscou-se primeiramente selecionar a liga de ferro fundido eliminando ao máximo os materiais não magnetizáveis, e só então, estudar um processo de tratamento térmico com indução magnética que tornasse o material adequado ao uso nos núcleos de alto-falantes Para melhorar as propriedades magnéticas de forma contundente, buscou-se através do recozimento com campo induzido um alinhamento dos domínios, ou seja, uma ordenação dos "spins" dentro dos grãos do material que juntamente com a elevação de temperatura tenderam a ter um mesmo sentido, facilitando de maneira significativa a passagem do fluxo magnético, propriedade importante para o desempenho dos núcleos de alto-falantes. Foram realizados recozimentos com campo induzido observando-se o desempenho da permeabilidade magnética inicial das peças e posteriormente medidas com equipamento de saturação de campo. Esses resultados foram correlacionados com os dados obtidos pelo uso do aço SAE 1020, nas mesmas condições de uso e teste de laboratório. Foram realizados estudos metalográficos, além de análises de composição química das amostras e a relação destes fatores com as propriedades magnéticas. Também foram estudados os dados de usinabilidade das amostras do ferro fundido nodular tratadas termicamente com indução magnética e subseqüentemente comparados com o Aço SAE 1020. Do ponto de vista científico, uma das contribuições deste trabalho, está na influência da indução de campo magnético durante o tratamento térmico das amostras, pois é possível verificar um ganho significativo nas propriedades magnéticas apresentadas pelos núcleos dos alto-falantes durante os testes de desempenho. A outra está no fato de que ganhos correlacionados ao design do produto possibilitam utilizar o ferro fundido como uma alternativa economicamente viável e perfeitamente ajustável à alta performance dos alto-falantes. Como resultado deste estudo foi demonstrado à possibilidade do uso do recozimento com indução magnética, como forma de aumentar a permeabilidade de um material com alto teor de carbono, no caso específico, o ferro fundido nodular. Este trabalho permite afirmar que é possível desenvolver núcleos magnéticos de alto-falantes em ferro fundido nodular com alto desempenho e também sugerir que outras aplicações onde seja necessário aumento do desempenho magnético esta técnica possa ser aplicada. / This work aims to present the results obtained with the use of induced magnetic field during the heat treatment of Nodular Cast Iron for speaker cores. For this study development, the chosen material is the nodular cast iron due to the low trading costs and ease of purchase on the market. Ninety samples of nodular cast iron were constructed, with different iron, silicon and carbon contents. Samples, when subjected to annealing, were also subjected to magnetic induction. The final temperature on the heat treatment was in the range of 900ºC to 920ºC, and the magnetic induction was in the range of 16000 to 20000 Gauss. The challenge of this work was in the fact that compositional changes in the nodular cast iron, allied to inclusions of non-magnetizable materials, modify for worse the performance of speaker cores. To obtain a structure that the magnetic field could permeate, the cast iron alloys were selected to eliminate, at most, the presence of non-magnetizable materials, and only then consider a heat treatment process with magnetic induction to make the material suitable for use in speaker cores. To improve the magnetic properties, an alignment of dipoles of the material, through induced magnetic field during annealing was intended. Annealing with induced magnetic field was carried out, observing the performance of the initial magnetic permeability of the samples, and subsequently measured with field saturation equipment The results were correlated with the obtained data from the use of the SAE 1020 steel, with the same conditions of use and laboratory tests. Metallographic and chemical composition analyses were carried out on the samples, and the correlation of these data with the magnetic properties was estmated. Also machinability of the thermal treated with magnetic induction nodular cast iron samples were analyzed and compared with the SAE 1020 steel. From the scientific point of view, one of the contributions of this work is the influence of induced magnetic field during the heat treatment of the samples, since it was possible to verify a significant gain in the magnetic properties of the speaker cores during the performance tests. Another contribution is the fact that gains correlated with the design of the product enable the use of cast iron as an economically viable and fully adjustable material to the high performance of subwoofers. As a result of this work, the possibility of using annealing with magnetic induction was presented as a way to increase the permeability of a material with high carbon content, in this particular case, the nodular cast iron. This research allows asserting that it is possible to develop speaker magnetic cores of nodular cast iron with high performance and also suggest that this technique can be applied to other applications where it is necessary to increase their magnetic performance.

Este trabalho tem por objetivo apresentar os resultados obtidos com o uso da técnica de campo magnético induzido durante o tratamento térmico do Ferro Fundido Nodular em desenvolvimento de núcleos de alto-falantes. Para este estudo foi escolhido como material o Ferro Fundido Nodular devido ao baixo custo de obtenção das peças e também por ser um material de fácil aquisição no mercado. Foram confeccionadas 90 amostras deste Ferro Fundido Nodular com percentuais diferenciados de Ferro, Silício e Carbono, sendo que as amostras quando foram submetidas ao tratamento térmico de recozimento também sofreram a indução magnética. Os parâmetros utilizados no tratamento térmico situaram-se na faixa de temperatura de aquecimento de 900ºC até 920ºC e uma indução magnética "B" entre 16000 e 20000 Gauss. O grande desafio deste trabalho estava no fato de que variações de composição das ligas de ferro fundido nodular, aliadas as inclusões de outros materiais não magnetizáveis, modificavam, para pior, o desempenho dos núcleos dos alto-falantes. Para obter-se, então, uma estrutura em que o fluxo magnético pudesse permear, buscou-se primeiramente selecionar a liga de ferro fundido eliminando ao máximo os materiais não magnetizáveis, e só então, estudar um processo de tratamento térmico com indução magnética que tornasse o material adequado ao uso nos núcleos de alto-falantes Para melhorar as propriedades magnéticas de forma contundente, buscou-se através do recozimento com campo induzido um alinhamento dos domínios, ou seja, uma ordenação dos "spins" dentro dos grãos do material que juntamente com a elevação de temperatura tenderam a ter um mesmo sentido, facilitando de maneira significativa a passagem do fluxo magnético, propriedade importante para o desempenho dos núcleos de alto-falantes. Foram realizados recozimentos com campo induzido observando-se o desempenho da permeabilidade magnética inicial das peças e posteriormente medidas com equipamento de saturação de campo. Esses resultados foram correlacionados com os dados obtidos pelo uso do aço SAE 1020, nas mesmas condições de uso e teste de laboratório. Foram realizados estudos metalográficos, além de análises de composição química das amostras e a relação destes fatores com as propriedades magnéticas. Também foram estudados os dados de usinabilidade das amostras do ferro fundido nodular tratadas termicamente com indução magnética e subseqüentemente comparados com o Aço SAE 1020. Do ponto de vista científico, uma das contribuições deste trabalho, está na influência da indução de campo magnético durante o tratamento térmico das amostras, pois é possível verificar um ganho significativo nas propriedades magnéticas apresentadas pelos núcleos dos alto-falantes durante os testes de desempenho. A outra está no fato de que ganhos correlacionados ao design do produto possibilitam utilizar o ferro fundido como uma alternativa economicamente viável e perfeitamente ajustável à alta performance dos alto-falantes. Como resultado deste estudo foi demonstrado à possibilidade do uso do recozimento com indução magnética, como forma de aumentar a permeabilidade de um material com alto teor de carbono, no caso específico, o ferro fundido nodular. Este trabalho permite afirmar que é possível desenvolver núcleos magnéticos de alto-falantes em ferro fundido nodular com alto desempenho e também sugerir que outras aplicações onde seja necessário aumento do desempenho magnético esta técnica possa ser aplicada. / This work aims to present the results obtained with the use of induced magnetic field during the heat treatment of Nodular Cast Iron for speaker cores. For this study development, the chosen material is the nodular cast iron due to the low trading costs and ease of purchase on the market. Ninety samples of nodular cast iron were constructed, with different iron, silicon and carbon contents. Samples, when subjected to annealing, were also subjected to magnetic induction. The final temperature on the heat treatment was in the range of 900ºC to 920ºC, and the magnetic induction was in the range of 16000 to 20000 Gauss. The challenge of this work was in the fact that compositional changes in the nodular cast iron, allied to inclusions of non-magnetizable materials, modify for worse the performance of speaker cores. To obtain a structure that the magnetic field could permeate, the cast iron alloys were selected to eliminate, at most, the presence of non-magnetizable materials, and only then consider a heat treatment process with magnetic induction to make the material suitable for use in speaker cores. To improve the magnetic properties, an alignment of dipoles of the material, through induced magnetic field during annealing was intended. Annealing with induced magnetic field was carried out, observing the performance of the initial magnetic permeability of the samples, and subsequently measured with field saturation equipment The results were correlated with the obtained data from the use of the SAE 1020 steel, with the same conditions of use and laboratory tests. Metallographic and chemical composition analyses were carried out on the samples, and the correlation of these data with the magnetic properties was estmated. Also machinability of the thermal treated with magnetic induction nodular cast iron samples were analyzed and compared with the SAE 1020 steel. From the scientific point of view, one of the contributions of this work is the influence of induced magnetic field during the heat treatment of the samples, since it was possible to verify a significant gain in the magnetic properties of the speaker cores during the performance tests. Another contribution is the fact that gains correlated with the design of the product enable the use of cast iron as an economically viable and fully adjustable material to the high performance of subwoofers. As a result of this work, the possibility of using annealing with magnetic induction was presented as a way to increase the permeability of a material with high carbon content, in this particular case, the nodular cast iron. This research allows asserting that it is possible to develop speaker magnetic cores of nodular cast iron with high performance and also suggest that this technique can be applied to other applications where it is necessary to increase their magnetic performance.

Os magnetos de Neodímio Ferro Boro (Nd2Fe14B) apresentam excelentes propriedades magnéticas e compatibilidade biológica, embora sejam frágeis e possuam baixa resistência à corrosão. As forças de atração magnética de magnetos de terras raras têm sido empregadas em sistemas de retenção, principalmente associadas aos implantes osseointegráveis, em próteses bucais e próteses faciais, bem como em aparelhos ortodônticos. Este estudo avalia o comportamento das forças de repulsão magnética, em função do volume e comprimento do eixo magnético, quando submetidos a afastamentos, de modo que esta propriedade física seja empregada em odontologia. Vinte e quatro corpos de prova, com um ou dois pares de magnetos de Nd2Fe14B, com diferentes formas e volumes variados, foram submetidos a ensaio mecânico para mensuração das forças de repulsão magnética, em condições de afastamentos que variaram entre 0,0 e 20,0 mm. Os dados observados mostram que, considerando-se uma mesma área superficial de polo, a força de repulsão magnética varia em função do comprimento do eixo magnético. Os dados relativos ao afastamento foram submetidos a análise de variância (p0,05), tendo-se observado que o aumento da distância entre os magnetos diminui significantemente a força de repulsão magnética na maioria dos corpos de prova. No afastamento 0,0 mm as forças magnéticas de repulsão dos subgrupos mantêm uma sequência crescente a partir do subgrupo de menor volume de magnetos ao subgrupo de maior volume de magnetos, os quais permanecem nessa sequência nos afastamentos iniciais. A força de repulsão magnética gerada por magnetos pequenos varia menos em função do aumento do afastamento. Conclui-se que a variação da força de repulsão magnética, dada a mesma área superficial de polo, apresenta uma relação direta com o volume e com o eixo magnético onde, quanto maior o volume ou o comprimento do eixo magnético, maior a força de repulsão magnética. A relação direta entre volume e força de repulsão magnética não se altera frente aos afastamentos inicais, tendendo a se tornar imensurável com o aumento da distância. A força de repulsão magnética mantém uma relação inversa com a distância entre os pares de magnetos. Este ensaio mecânico indica que a força de repulsão magnética apresenta, assim como a força de atração magnética, uma curva hiperbólica de redução frente ao aumento do afastamento. / Neodymium Iron Boron (Nd2Fe14B) magnets exhibit excellent magnetic properties and demonstrate biological compatibility, despite of their fragility and low resistance to corrosion. The magnetic attraction forces of rare earth magnets have been used in retention systems mainly associated with osseointegrated implants, in oral and facial prostheses, as well as orthodontic appliances. This study evaluates the repulsion forces of magnets, varying volume and length of magnetic axis when subjected to vertical distance, in order to assess the usefulness of such physical property in clinical situations. Twenty-four specimens, with one or two pairs of Nd2Fe14B magnets, presenting different shapes and various volumes, were subjected to mechanical testing so as to measure magnetic repulsion forces, under conditions of vertical pole face separation ranging from 0.0 to 20.0 mm. Repulsive magnetic force varies depending on the length of the magnetic axis, when considering the same surface area of a pole. Analysis of Variance - (p0.05) indicated that by increasing the distance between the pairs of magnets, magnetic repulsion force significantly reduces in most of the specimens. Starting at a 0.0 mm distance, the magnetic repulsion forces keep an enhancing sequence from lower to higher magnetic volume, holding these characteristics during initials distances. Repulsion magnetic forces generated by small magnets varies less as the distance increases. The results indicate the repulsion magnetic force variation, fixing the same pole surface area, presenting a direct relationship between volume and magnetic axis, since the increase of the volume or of the magnetic axis length leads to a higher magnetic repulsive force. The relationship between volume and magnetic repulsion force does not vary at initial distance. Nevertheless, when such distance increases, the force between the magnets significantly decreases. The magnetic repulsion force holds an inverse relationship with respect to the distance between magnets pairs. This mechanical test indicates that the magnetic repulsion force, as well the magnetic attraction force, present a hyperbolic curve of force reduction due to the increasing vertical distance.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 vanessaaparecidaferreira.pdf: 9577737 bytes, checksum: e1c35053ce9fcc426eee1d371014e5d9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-12-18 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / O entendimento dos processos que envolvem a magnetização de ferromagnetos torna-se cada vez mais necessário frente às recentes aplicações tecnológicas em mídias magnéticas, cabeças de leitura e escrita e MRAMs. O estudo de nanofios magnéticos revela a presença de paredes de domínios do tipo vórtice ou transversal que podem ser transportadas para diferentes regiões sem deformação, tendo assim um grande potencial para aplicações tecnológicas. A manipulação da parede de domínio no nanofio é feita através da aplicação de campos magnéticos ou correntes de spin-polarizado. Controlar o movimento das paredes de domínio nos nanofios magnéticos é fundamental a sua aplicabilidade em tecnologias de memórias e dispositivos lógicos. Neste trabalho, usando simulações numéricas, apresentamos um estudo da dinâmica da parede de domínio transversal “head-to-head” em nanofios magnéticos de Permalloy-79. Em nossas simulações os nanofios são modelados por uma hamiltoniana que leva em consideração a interação de troca e a interação dipolar, e a dinâmica do sistema é regida pelas equações de Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert. A parede de domínio se move sob a ação de pulsos de campo magnético aplicado na direção do eixo do nanofio. Desta forma, analisamos a influência da espessura e largura do nanofio e da amplitude de campo magnético no valor da velocidade da parede de domínio. Propomos a inclusão de uma impureza magnética pela alteração da constante de troca J para J0 entre o sítio com a impureza magnética e seus vizinhos. A impureza magnética pode se comportar como um sítio de aprisionamento da parede de domínio ou como um sítio de espalhamento, dependendo da variação da constante de troca J0 em relação ao seu valor de referência J. Este comportamento pode ser de grande interesse no controle da posição da parede de domínio. Estudamos o comportamento do potencial de interação entre a impureza e a parede de domínio. Variando-se a posição da impureza percebemos que a energia de interação aumenta quando ela se encontra próxima ao polo sul da parede de domínio transversal, favorecendo o aprisionamento ou a repulsão da parede. Observamos que a impureza magnética afeta a velocidade da parede de domínio. Realizamos um estudo sobre o campo magnético necessário para a liberação de uma parede de domínio que se encontra aprisionada em uma impureza magnética. Estabelecemos uma relação entre este campo magnético e a largura do nanofio. Observamos também que sob a aplicação de um pulso de campo magnético acima do campo de Walker, a parede de domínio pode inverter sua polaridade ao atingir a impureza e inverter o sentido de sua propagação. Nossos resultados mostram que uma potencial aplicação tecnológica em dispositivos de memória pode ser o uso de impurezas magnéticas inseridas litograficamente em nanofios magnéticos para o controle da posição das paredes de domínio. / The understanding of the processes involving the magnetization of ferromagnets becomes increasingly necessary in the face of recent technological applications in magnetic media, reading and writing heads and MRAMs. The study of magnetic nanowires reveals the presence of vortex domain walls or transverse domain walls that can be transported to different regions without deformation, generating a great potential for technological application. The domain wall manipulation in the nanowire is made by applying a magnetic field or spin-polarized current. Controlling the movement of domain walls in magnetic nanowires is fundamental to its applicability in memory technologies and logic devices. In this work, using numerical simulations, we present a study of the dynamics of the “head-to-head” transverse domain wall in magnetic nanowires made of Permalloy-79. In the simulations the nanowires are modeled by a Hamiltonian that takes into account the exchange interaction and dipolar interaction and the dynamics of the system is governed by Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equations. The domain wall moves under the influence of pulses of magnetic field. Thus, we analyzed the influence of the thickness and width of the nanowire and the amplitude of the magnetic field in the domain wall velocity. We propose the inclusion of a magnetic impurity by changing the exchange constant J to J0 between a site with impurity and its neighbors. The magnetic impurity can behave like a pinning or scattering site to the domain wall depending on the variation of the exchange constant J0 in relation to the value of reference J. This behavior can be of great interest to control the position of the domain wall. We studied the behavior of the interaction potential between impurity and domain wall. Varying the position of the impurity we observed that the interaction energy increases when it is near to the south pole of the domain wall favoring the pinning or scattering of the wall. We observed that the magnetic impurity affects the domain wall velocity. We performed a study of the magnetic field required for depinning the domain wall which is pinned to a magnetic impurity. We established a relation between the depinning magnetic field and the width of the nanowire. We also observed that under the influence of a pulse of magnetic field above the Walker field the domain wall can reverse its polarity when achieving attractive impurity and reverse the direction of propagation. We believe that a potential technological application in memory devices can be the use of magnetic impurities lithographically inserted in magnetic nanowires to control the positions of the domain walls.

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2017-06-08T13:54:44Z No. of bitstreams: 1 evertonluizmartinsdapaixao.pdf: 7260792 bytes, checksum: 8a1a1accd3cfb65d925f1429e761f688 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-06-26T19:03:05Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 evertonluizmartinsdapaixao.pdf: 7260792 bytes, checksum: 8a1a1accd3cfb65d925f1429e761f688 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-26T19:03:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 evertonluizmartinsdapaixao.pdf: 7260792 bytes, checksum: 8a1a1accd3cfb65d925f1429e761f688 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-04-19 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Neste trabalho usamos o método de Monte Carlo Metropolis aplicado em sistemas magnéticos para estudar nanoestruturas como nanodiscos e nanofios de Permalloy. Dividimos em duas partes. Primeiramente, estudou-se o comportamento do núcleo do vórtice rodeado por anéis de impurezas em nanodiscos de permalloy. Variamos o raio e a espessura dos anéis e medimos o limite do campo aplicado para que o núcleo do vórtice passe através destes anéis. Em segundo lugar, temos estudado os estados fundamentais (de menor energia) para nanofios para uma pequena região do espaço de fase. Podemos identificar as configurações de rotação associadas a estes estados. / In this work we have used Monte Carlo Metropolis method applied in magnetic systems to study nanostructures like permalloy nanodisks and nanowires. We divided it in two parts. First, we have studied the behavior of the vortex core surrounded by rings of the impurities in permalloy nanodisks. We have varied the radius and the thickness of the rings and we measure the limit of the applied field for that the vortex core passes through the ring. Second, we have studied the ground states (lowest-energy state) for nanowires to a small region of the phase space. We can identify the spin configurations associated to the these states.