A Influência da mecanossíntese na estabilização da fase tipo NaZn13 nos compostos [La0,95(RE)0,05]Fe11,4Si1,6 (RE = Y ou Gd)

• Autor(a) principal: Alves, André Luíz
• Data de Publicação: 2007
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (riUfes)
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.ufes.br/handle/10/6288
• topic: Efeito Magnetocalórico; Mecanossíntese; Física; Raios X - Difração; Mössbauer, Efeito; Magnetismo

We have studied the stabilization of NaZn13 phase in the intermetallic compound of generic composition LaFe11,4sp1,6 (sp = Si, Al). This stabilization was investigated through the partial substitution of Fe by atoms of Al and Si, and trough the substitution of La by Y or Gd, which are rare earths elements with no orbital contribution to the magnetic moments. We have chosen to study the compounds with stoichiometry LaFe11,4sp1,6 (sp = Al, Si), with y = 0,88, for which compounds are metamagnetic. We firstly studied NaZn13 phase formation in some mixed compounds of composition LaFe11,4(AlxSi1-x)1,6 (0 less or equals x less or equals 1), prepared using an electric arc furnace. The compounds were characterized by Mössbauer Spectroscopy, X Rays Diffraction and Energy Dispersive X Ray Spectroscopy. Some compositions have a predominant NaZn13 phase, while in other regions the fraction of the NaZn13 phase is relative small due to the presence of other phases formed by segregation. We have also investigated the partial substitution of La atoms by atoms of Y and Gd, in the following compounds La1-x(RE)xFe11,4Si1,6 (RE = Gd or Y), with x= 5%. This substitution doesn t modify significantly the stabilization of the NaZn13 phase compared to the non-substituted compound and the fraction of the segregated a-Fe phase is maintained around 50%. We have used a new procedure using the mechanical alloying to prepare LaFe11,4Si1,6 compounds. It consists in submitting the melted sample to a 0.5 to 1 hour long high energy ball milling process and then in annealing the sample. The process induced a significant reduction of the rich-Fe phase formation compared to a conventional process. Therefore, the process allows to obtain samples with a higher fraction of the desired NaZn13 phase. Therefore, the process allows obtaining samples with a higher fraction of the desired NaZn13 phase