We are a research group at the Armando Dias Tavares Institute of Physics (IFADT) of the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).
Our aim is to understand the fundamental physics of quantum magnetism and caloric effects in solids. We perform theoretical research on rare earth and transition metal intermetallics, spin crossover materials, amorphous magnets and multiferroics.
To this end we use several theoretical tools starting from microscopic model Hamiltonians, phenomenological models, single spin-flip classical, semi-classical Markov-chain monte carlo simulations and density functional theory.
Quantum Magnetism is a broad area of Physics that implies the knowledge of several aspects of Solid State Physics, Quantum Many-Body Theory, Statistical Physics, Thermodynamics and Quantum Mechanics.
We invite motivated Postdocs, PhD and Master students to Join Our Team!
**We also have opportunities for undergrad research projects and undergrad thesis.**
We have a long tradition of collaborating with experimental groups and we are open to collaborations with foreigner and Brazilian researches. We welcome visitors who wish to make short (or long) term visits, for instance, in the framework of sabbatical leaves.
If you are interested, contact us!
Latest Publications
On the barocaloric properties of non-magnetic materials: application to K2TaF7 and AgI Journal Article
In: Physica Scripta, vol. 97, no. 12, pp. 125708, 2022.
Fathoming the anisotropic magnetoelasticity and magnetocaloric effect in GdNi Journal Article
In: Phys. Rev. B, vol. 106, iss. 18, pp. 184403, 2022.
Theoretical investigation of crystalline electric field influence on the magnetocaloric effect in the cubic praseodymium system PrNi2 Journal Article
In: Phys. Rev. B, vol. 105, iss. 8, pp. 085153, 2022.
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