Structural and magnetic phase transitions in gadolinium under high pressures and low temperatures

High pressure structural transition studies have been carried out on rare earth metal gadolinium in a diamond anvil cell at room temperature to 169?GPa. Gadolinium has been compressed to 38% of its initial volume at this pressure. With increasing pressure, a crystal structure sequence of hcp?→?Sm-type?→?dhcp?→?fcc?→?dfcc?→?monoclinic has been observed in our studies on gadolinium. The measured equation of state of gadolinium is presented to 169?GPa at ambient temperature. Magnetic ordering temperature of gadolinium has been studied using designer diamond anvils to a pressure of 25?GPa and a temperature of 10?K. The magnetic ordering temperature has been determined from the four-point electrical resistivity measurements carried out on gadolinium. Our experiments show that the magnetic transition temperature decreases with increasing pressure to 19?GPa and then increases when gadolinium is subjected to higher pressures.     

在小型制冷机中测量薄片交流磁化率以决定超导转变温度的装置

本文介绍了一种利用电磁感应原理和超导磁效应,在小型制冷机中测量超导体转变温度的装置.本装置包括密闭的真空室、压缩制冷机、真空泵、真空计、锁相放大器、温控仪、计算机、线圈绕组.其中,线圈绕组置于真空室内,由初级线圈和次级线圈组成,初级线圈和次级线圈分别绕制在两个线圈骨架上;被测超导薄片材料放置于初级线圈和次级线圈之间;压缩制冷机用来为超导材料制冷;真空泵用来对真空室抽真空;温控仪用来测量和控制真空室内的温度;锁相放大器为初级线圈提供交流电压信号,并测量次级线圈的电信号以得到交流磁化率值;计算机记录温控仪测得的温度数据和锁相放大器测得的次级线圈的电压信号,并显示锁相放大器测得的次级线圈的电压信号随温度变化的曲线.实验证明该装置可以通过测量超导体交流磁化率的变化测得超导转变温度,具有自动化测量及测试成本低等特点.     

单级电磁感应线圈发射器温升研究

同步感应式线圈型电磁发射器主要采用脉冲电流对线圈直接供电,其实际工作过程中电枢和线圈会产生温升,这是当前制约线圈发射器向小型化、高速发展的一个主要因素。本文通过建立电磁线圈的温升模型,对于单次触发的情况,分别利用Comsol和自编程序Coilgun进行计算,并搭建相应的试验平台进行验证。采用直接耦合方式的Comsol计算结果最为准确,也能考虑材料参数随温度的变化。仿真得到电枢的温升大约为4.2℃,线圈最大温升为7.7℃。由于热电偶温度传感器的测量延迟性与采样频率的限制,电枢温度试验曲线未能测量到仿真曲线中出现的温度最大值点,可记录到整个试验过程中温度变化曲线,其变化形势以及最终稳定的温度与仿真的基本一致,误差最大为6.1%,说明了仿真的准确性。为后续进行多级线圈连续发射奠定基础。     

Structural comparison of gadolinium and lanthanum silicate films on Si(1 0 0) by HRTEM, EELS and SAED

High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and selected area electron diffraction (SAED) were used to study gadolinium and lanthanum silicate films deposited on Si(1 0 0) substrates using electron-beam evaporation from pressed-powder targets. As-deposited films consist of an amorphous silicate layer without an interfacial layer. After annealing at 900 °C in oxygen for 2 min, an interfacial SiO₂ layer is formed in the gadolinium silicate film, while this interfacial layer is a SiO₂-rich lanthanum silicate layer in the lanthanum silicate film. The formation of interfacial silicate layers is thermodynamically more favorable for the lanthanum films than for the gadolinium films. The gadolinium silicate films crystallize at a temperature between 1000 and 1050 °C, while the crystallization temperature for the lanthanum silicate films is between 900 and 950 °C.     

The magnetic domain structure of gadolinium between 230 and 293 K

The magnetic domain structure of gadolinium has been studied over the temperature range 230 K to 293 K. This temperature range includes the two magnetic phase transitions that exist in gadolinium, that at the Curie temperature, 291 K, and the change in the easy direction of magnetization at 240 K. A clear uniaxial type domain structure was observed to form as the temperature was lowered through the Curie temperature. This structure was found to disappear as the temperature approached 230 K and no further structure was observed at temperatures below 230 K. Calculations of wall parameters using a numerical integration technique indicate that a stable domain structure should be present and the reasons for the non-appearance of a low temperature domain structure in the present work are not clear.     

基于温度激励的光纤陀螺光纤环瞬态特性检测

光纤陀螺基于萨尼亚克效应测量垂直于光纤环平面的敏感轴方向上的旋转分量。光纤环是光纤陀螺的核心部件,光纤环的缠绕质量直接影响着光纤陀螺的整体性能,对光纤环的缠绕质量全面检测十分必要。针对目前光纤环检测手段的局限性,提出了一种基于温度激励的光纤陀螺光纤环瞬态特性检测方法,全面表征了光纤环的缠绕质量。建立了光纤环柱面坐标三维计算模型,采用有限元方法定量分析光纤环不对称度和局部温度激励位置精度对光纤环瞬态响应的影响,同时开展了光纤环温度激励相应实验,实验结果与光纤环三维物理模型数值计算结果相一致,在理论和实验上验证了光纤环瞬态特性检测方法的可行性。     

光纤环温度性能仿真分析

光纤环是光纤陀螺的核心器件,其稳定性和抗干扰能力直接影响光纤陀螺的整机性能。以光纤环的温度特性为研究对象,通过有限元分析确定光纤环中各单元点的温度梯度,以其为数据输入;以Shupe效应理论为数学模型,设计了光纤环温度特性分析软件,实现了有限元分析结果与陀螺输出（即正反两束光的相位差）两者的有机结合。根据不同的热辐射方式、有无缓冲层、不同的绕环方法以及光纤环不对称性等情况,对光纤环的温度性能进行了具体分析。     

A flexible 9-channel coil array for fast 3D MR thermometry in MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) studies on rabbits at 3 T

Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is a critical factor in MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for local heating, which can affect the accuracy of temperature measurement. In order to achieve high SNR and higher temporal resolution, dedicated coil arrays for MR-guided HIFU applications need to be developed. In this work, a flexible 9-channel coil array was designed, and constructed at 3 T to achieve fast temperature mapping for MR-guided HIFU applications on rabbit leg muscle. Coil performance was evaluated for SNR, and parallel imaging capability by in-vivo studies. Compared to a commercially available 4-channel flexible coil array, the dedicated 9-channel coil array has a much higher SNR, with at least a 2.6-fold increment in the region of interest (ROI). The inverse g-factors maps demonstrated that the dedicated 9-channel coil array has a better parallel imaging capability than the Flex Small 4. With accelerations normal to the array direction, both coil arrays showed much higher g-factors than those of accelerations along the array direction. Room temperature mapping was implemented to evaluate the temperature measurement accuracy by in-vivo experiments. The precisions of the 9-channel coil, ±0.18 °C for un-acceleration and ± 0.56 °C for acceleration at R = 2 × 2, both improved by an order of magnitude than these of the 4-channel coil, which were ± 1.45 °C for un-acceleration and ± 3.52 °C for acceleration at R = 2 × 2. In the fast temperature imaging on the rabbit leg muscle with heating, a high temporal resolution of 3.3 s with a temperature measurement precision of ±0.56 °C has been achieved using the dedicated 9-channel coil. This study demonstrates that the dedicated 9-channel coil array for rabbit leg imaging provides improved performance in SNR, parallel imaging capability, and the accuracy of temperature measurement compared to a commercial 4-channel coil, and it also achieves fast temperature mapping in practical MR-guided HIFU applications.     

光纤陀螺光纤环的热应力分布仿真分析方法

针对光纤线圈较容易受温度影响的问题,从热至应力的角度,推导了由热应力导致的光纤陀螺的相位差离散数学公式,并在此基础上,对四级对称绕法绕制的无骨架光纤环建立了有限元模型。结合光纤陀螺工作环境的栽荷和边界条件对其不同温度下的热应力分布进行仿真分析。仿真分析结果表明,光纤环内侧受到的热应力较大,高低温下热应力值分别达到最大和...     

Nuclear orientation study of160Tb impurity in gadolinium single crystal

The low temperature nuclear orientation of¹⁶⁰Tb in gadolinium single crystal has been studied in the temperature range 5–60 mK and in the external magnetic field B_ext ≤9 T, applied both in the a- and c-axis directions. The obtained results indicate the noncollinearity between the Tb magnetic moments and the magnetization of the gadolinium matrix.     

Temperature and concentration dependences of thermal conductivity of solid solutions of gadolinium and dysprosium sulfides

Thermal conductivity of a number of solid solutions of gadolinium and dysprosium sulfides has been studied experimentally within the temperature range 80-400 K. The work offers the data on thermal conductivity coefficient and lattice thermal conductivity of the studied samples. It was found that replacement of gadolinium ions by dysprosium ions leads to significant decrease of the samples?? thermal conductivity and changes its temperature dependence character due to the resonance scattering of phonons by paramagnetic ions of dysprosium. Influence of this mechanism of phonon scattering conditions the area of anomalous change observed on the concentration dependence of thermal conductivity coefficient.     

光纤光栅对线圈绕组内部温度测量研究

将刻有温敏光栅的光纤缠入线圈绕组内,实现对线圈绕组内部温度的直接测量。采用特殊的封装和安装技术,消除了因线圈绕组铜质漆包线的热胀冷缩所造成的温度与应变交叉敏感。实验结果表明安装在线圈绕组内部的光纤光栅与自由状态的光纤光栅具有相同的温度特性,并且显示出良好的重复性和稳定性,完全可以用于大型电力设备中线圈绕组的内部温度直接测量。     

光纤陀螺温度场仿真分析与陀螺外罩结构优化设计

通过对Shupe误差数学模型进行分析,确定了引起Shupe误差、导致陀螺零偏误差大的原因之一是闭环光纤陀螺光纤环温度场时空分布不均。利用Ansys Workbench与Icepark软件建立了闭环光纤陀螺敏感单元有限元热模型,并对该模型进行了瞬态与稳态温度场的仿真分析,得出通过改进陀螺外罩设计可以使光纤环温度场分布更加均匀,有助于减小Shupe误差引入的零偏误差。结合仿真结果,进一步对陀螺外罩的几种热设计方案进行了热仿真分析与定量化设计,确定了陀螺外罩的最优设计方案:当内层采用厚度为0.8 mm的软磁合金材料作为隔热层,外层采用厚度为1.5 mm硬铝材料作为均热层时,光纤环的温度时空变化率最小。通过对优化方案进行实验验证,使光纤环在降温过程中温度变化减小了1.8 ℃,使其最高最低点温度差减小了0.68 ℃。     

无绝缘高温超导双饼线圈的瞬态电热特性分析

无绝缘高温超导线圈具有良好的电热稳定性和机械紧凑性,但其充电过程中却有明显的磁场延迟现象。为详细了解无绝缘高温超导线圈励磁过程的瞬态特性,建立了无绝缘高温超导线圈的同轴圆环等效电路模型。通过绕制一个670匝的无绝缘高温超导双饼线圈,在液氮温度下进行不同充电速率的励磁实验,初步验证了等效电路模型的正确性。基于该模型,针对线圈励磁过程的充电和恒流阶段,仿真得到了线圈各匝的径向电流分布规律和电热损耗特性。     

AlN晶体物理气相传输法生长坩埚的热场分析

采用物理气相传输法在钨制坩埚上制备AlN单晶.通过采用COMSOL软件中的固体传热和磁场模块,对AlN晶体生长的坩埚的热场进行仿真,同时针对不同的线圈直径以及不同的线圈位置对坩埚热场的影响进行模拟,提出了相应的处理方式.结果表明:当线圈直径增大,坩埚结晶区和升华区的温度在相同的加热时间下会增加,并且增加的温度存在峰值.当线圈的垂直位置发生变化的时候,结晶区和升华区的温度场也会发生变化,从上向下移动的过程中仍然存在温度的峰值,并且结晶区和升华区的温度关系会发生翻转,导致温度梯度阻碍晶体生长.在晶体生长过程中升华区和结晶区的温度关系依旧会发生翻转.但是通过线圈跟随籽晶表面生长层的变厚而同步移动,可以保持相对稳定的温度关系,维持晶体正常持续生长.     

Lattice dynamics,third order elastic constants and thermal expansion of gadolinium

A systematic investigation of the lattice dynamics, second and third order elastic constants and the temperature variation of the effective Grüneisen functions has been carried out in gadolinium using Keating's approach. The ten third order elastic constants are calculated using five anharmonic parameters. The present model reproduces the measured pressure derivatives of the second order elastic constants of gadolinium well. The low and high temperature limits gg_L and gg_H of the lattice thermal expansion are evaluated. The agreement between the calculated gg_H and that obtained from the thermal expansion and specific heat data of gadolinium is good.     

Magneto-phonon contribution into the Young's modulus of gadolinium

Theoretical and experimental investigation has been made of the magnetic contribution to the Young's modulus of rare earth ferromagnet gadolinium. Experimental study includes measurements of the Young's modulus as a function of temperature, magnetic field and magnetization of gadolinium. Theoretical analysis is based on the account of phonon anharmonicity which gives rise to the dependence of Debye temperature on magnetization. Spontaneous magnetic contribution to the Young's modulus of Gd is found to be proportional to the squared magnetization of the metal. The magnetic contribution is also induced by magnetizing magnet due to the paraprocess. Received: 9 April 1996 / Revised: 26 January 1998 / Accepted: 26 February 1998     

高温磁致冷工质的新进展

简要报道磁性钙钛矿化合物具有比钆更大的磁熵变，其居里温度可在甚宽的范围内改变，有可能成为一类新型的高温磁致冷工质。     

Influence of gadolinium on magnetization and DC resistivity of Ni-Zn nanoferrites

The study of gadolinium substitution in small amounts on the saturation magnetization and DC resistivity of nickel-zinc nanoferrite has led to the understanding of the degree of formation of a secondary orthoferrite GdFeO₃ phase, the generation of cationic and oxygen vacancies and the dilution of gadolinium in the lattice. The role of secondary phase in modifying the electromagnetic properties has been stressed by making further investigations on the Curie temperature and the activation energies.     

Magnetic contribution to the Debye temperature and the lattice heat capacity of ferromagnetic rare-earth metals (using gadolinium as an example)

A thermodynamic approach that describes the spontaneous magnetic contribution to the Debye temperature of a ferromagnetic metal has been developed using the theory of second-order Landau phase transitions. It is shown that the essential cause of the formation of the spontaneous magnetic contribution to the Debye temperature is the magnetostrictive variation of the volume. By using an expression for the spontaneous magnetic contribution to the Debye temperature, the magneto-phonon contribution to the lattice specific heat is found. The resulting generalized expression for the Debye temperature is found to be in good agreement with experimental data concerning the elastic constants of the ferromagnetic phase of gadolinium. The magneto-phonon heat capacity makes an appreciable contribution to the heat-capacity anomaly of gadolinium close to the Curie point. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 41, 1248–1253 (July 1999)