The Advanced Magnetic Materials Group perform theoretical, experimental and applied research about magnetic materials with remarkable physical properties, such as coupled magnetic and structural transitions, large magnetocaloric effect and barocaloric effect.

Research


Research areas and topics:
  • Condensed matter physics
  • Magnetism
  • Phase transitions
  • Magnetocaloric effect and materials
  • Magnetic materials that present barocaloric effect
  • Synchrotron radiation applied to magnetic materials
  • Thermomagnetic devices

Research projects in progress:
  • Experimental and theoretical studies of magnetic and magnetocaloric properties in intermetallics (supported by CNPq)
  • Magnetocaloric effect and barocaloric effect: new experimental techniques, materials and theoretical models (supported by FAPESP)
  • Study of the magnetocaloric effect in rare-earth intermetallic systems (supported by CNPq)
  • Theoretical and experimental studies of Tesla motors using thermomagnetic materials (supported by CNPq)
  • Processing of metallic alloys with magnetocaloric properties and amorphous and nanocrystalline structure for application in magnetic refrigerators (supported by CNPq)