Estudo da regra das áreas na variação da entropia magnética no contexto da universalidade

Abstract

In ferromagnets, magnetic entropy change is written by function that starts (in Ti = 0) and finish (in Tf ? 8) in zero after going through a maximum (the transition temperature TC). The enclosed area is thus A = Z Tf?8Ti=0SdT wherein S =Z HfHi ?M?T!HdH. AsM ? 0 writing for high temperatures independent of values of accessible field, the area is A =Z HfHi M(Ti ,H)dH defining the so-called rule of areas. This rule states that the enclosed areais defined by the values M(Ti,H) in the interval [Hi,Hf ]. Of course that it can be used at any interval [Ti, TF ]. This suggests that in a narrow region of temperatures around TC, A shouldvary with H (assuming Hi = 0) according to a power law: A ? Hm. The fact M(Ti,H) define the area is evident because the ferromagnet in question must follow an equation of state. Thus,M(Ti,H) and M(TF ,H) contains the information of the area A between Ti and TF . In this issue we consider since the equation of state more simple for a ferromagnet (Brillouin function) up to corresponding to systems that present crystal field effects and subject to hydrostatic pressure too. We analyze compounds RAl2 (R: Dy, Nd and Pr) and we have determined the values of the exponent m. We check the universality curvas of magnetocaloric potential (isothermal S ? Hn and adiabatic T ? Mp), of its areas and the exponents m and n. Finally, we obtain the usual critical exponents, analyzed the graphs of Arrott of the magnetic curves, based on the criteria Banerjee, and using the method Kouvel-Fisher. Main result is that, despite the application of pressure tends to induce discontinuous transitions, there are regions of applied field, in that is observed the collapse S curves. The scaled curves also suggests a continuous-discontinuous way with the definition of a tricritical point (he case ofPrAl2 under pressure 3,8 kbar).