Non-equilibrium effects in the magnetic behavior of Co3O4 nanoparticles |
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Authors: | Vijay Bisht KP Rajeev |
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Institution: | Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 208016, India |
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Abstract: | We report detailed studies of the non-equilibrium magnetic behavior of antiferromagnetic Co3O4 nanoparticles. The temperature and field dependence of magnetization, wait time dependence of magnetic relaxation (aging), memory effects, and temperature dependence of specific heat have been investigated to understand the magnetic behavior of these particles. We find that the system shows some features that are characteristic of nanoparticle magnetism such as bifurcation of field-cooled (FC) and zero-field-cooled (ZFC) susceptibilities and a slow relaxation of magnetization. However, strangely, the temperature at which the ZFC magnetization peaks coincides with the bifurcation temperature and does not shift on application of magnetic fields up to 1 kOe, unlike most other nanoparticle systems. Aging effects in these particles are negligible in both FC and ZFC protocols, and memory effects are present only in the FC protocol. We show that Co3O4 nanoparticles constitute a unique antiferromagnetic system which enters into a blocked state above the average Néel temperature. |
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Keywords: | A Co3O4 nanoparticles D Magnetic relaxation D Memory effects D Superparamagnetism |
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