Equilibrium magnetic properties of dipolar interacting ferromagnetic nanoparticles

We use Monte Carlo simulations to study the influence of dipolar interaction on the equilibrium magnetic properties of monodisperse single-domain ferromagnetic nanoparticles. Low field magnetizations simulated in zero field cooling (ZFC)/field cooling (FC) procedures and field-dependent magnetization curves above the blocking temperatures show strong dependence on the concentration and the spatial arrangement (cubic or random) of the magnetic particles. The field-dependent magnetizations can not be simply described by the T^* model at relative low temperatures due to the interplay between anisotropy and dipolar interactions, as well as the spatial arrangement effect.     

Direct observation of chiral susceptibility in the canonical spin glass AuFe

The extraordinary Hall resistivity rho(xy) and the magnetization M of a canonical spin glass AuFe (8 at.% Fe) were measured simultaneously as functions of temperature with the best care to the thermal and the magnetic field hysteresis. The data of rho(xy) show an anomaly at the spin glass transition temperature T(g) and have different zero field cooling (ZFC) and field cooling (FC) measurements below T(g). Moreover, the value of rho(xy)/M, which represents the chiral susceptibility of the system in the present case, also shows the difference between ZFC and FC measurements. The results are consistent with the predictions of the chirality scenario of canonical spin glasses by Kawamura.     

Exchange bias in bulk layered hydroxylammonium fluorocobaltate (NH?OH)?CoF?

The magnetic properties of layered hydroxylammonium fluorocobaltate (NH(3)OH)(2)CoF(4) were investigated by measuring its dc magnetic susceptibility in zero-field-cooled (ZFC) and field-cooled (FC) regimes, its frequency dependent ac susceptibility, its isothermal magnetization curves after ZFC and FC regimes, and its heat capacity. Effects of pressure and magnetic field on magnetic phase transitions were studied by susceptibility and heat capacity measurements, respectively. The system undergoes a magnetic phase transition from a paramagnetic state to a canted antiferromagnetic state exhibiting a weak ferromagnetic behavior at T(C) = 46.5 K and an antiferromagnetic transition at T(N) = 2.9 K. The most spectacular manifestation of the complex magnetic behavior in this system is a shift of the isothermal magnetization hysteresis loop in a temperature range below 20 K after the FC regime-an exchange bias phenomenon. We investigated the exchange bias as a function of the magnetic field during cooling and as a function of temperature. The observed exchange bias was attributed to the large exchange anisotropy which exists due to the quasi-2D structure of the layered (NH(3)OH)(2)CoF(4) material.     

Temperature behavior of magnetization of DyCo2 compound

Zero field cooled (ZFC) and field cooled (FC) magnetization measurements were performed on the binary DyCo₂ cubic compound. Maxima for this compound were observed under ZFC magnetization. Below the broad maximum, irreversibility is observed. The magnetization curves for ZFC and FC regimes are split and magnetic moments for FC are higher than for ZFC. The dependence of the maxima upon the magnetic field and the time dependence of remanence is similar to the case of spin-glass-like systems.     

Angular dependence of vertical force and torque when magnetic dipole moves vertically above flat high-temperature superconductor

The interaction between a permanent magnet (PM) assumed as a magnetic dipole and a flat high-temperature superconductor (HTS) is calculated by the advanced frozen-image model. When the dipole vertically moves above the semi-infinite HTS, the general analytical expression of vertical force and that of torque are obtained for an arbitrary angle between the magnetization direction of the PM and the c axis of the HTS. The variations of the force and torque are analyzed for angle and vertical movements in both zero-field cooling (ZFC) condition and field cooling (FC) condition. It is found that the maximum vertical repulsive or attractive force has the positive or negative cosine relation with the angle. However, the maximum torque has the positive or negative sine relation. From the viewpoint of the rotational equilibrium, the orientation of the magnetic dipole with zero angle is deemed to be an unstable equilibrium point in ZFC, but the same orientation is considered as a stable equilibrium point in FC. In addition, both of the variation cycles of the maximum force and torque with the angle are π.     

Zero—field—cooled and field—cooled magnetizations and magnetic susceptibility of itinerant ferromagnet SrRuO3

Zero-field-cooled(ZFC) magnetization,field-cooled(FC) magnetization,ac magnetic susceptibility and major hysteresis loops of itinerant ferromagnet SrRuO3 have been measured at magnetic ordering temperatures ranging from 5 to 160K.An empirical model is proposed to calculate the measured ZFC magnetization.The result indicates that the calculated ZFC magnetization compares well with the measured one.Based on the generalized Preisach model.both the ZFC and FC curves are reproduced by numerical simulations.The critical temperature and critical exponents are determined by measuring the ac magnetic susceptibility in different bias magnetic fields at temperatures in the vicinity of the point of phase transition.     

Locally frozen magnetic field in HTSC ceramics

The value of a locally frozen magnetic field in a region with a diameter of 0.5 mm in a 0.5-mm-thick YBa₂Cu₃O_{7 ? x} plate was investigated as a function of the excitation field (to 2 × 10⁴ Am^?1), plate cooling mode (in the absence or presence of a field; i.e., zero-field cooling (ZFC) or field coupling (FC)), and local demagnetizing field. Analysis of the measurement results in the noted range of excitation fields showed the following: (i) the dependence on the excitation field for the ZFC mode is explained by the local inhomogeneity of critical currents of weak links in the ceramic Josephson medium and is limited by their maximum value at the temperature of the experiment (77 K); (ii) the dependence on the excitation field for the FC mode contains a portion of the magnetic phase transition from the frozen current structure, typical of the initial portion of the dependence, to the current structure characteristic of the ZFC freezing mode, and is limited by this transition; and (iii) the dependence on the demagnetizing field for the ZFC mode can be explained by the stable coexistence (without annihilation) of microscopic current loops with opposite current directions in the ceramics.     

Magnetization processes in nanocrystalline gadolinium

The thermal decline in magnetization, M(T), at fixed magnetic field (H) under 'zero-field-cooled' (ZFC) and 'field-cooled' (FC) conditions, the time evolution of ZFC magnetization, M(ZFC)(t), at fixed temperature and field, M(H) hysteresis loops/isotherms, and ac susceptibility have been measured on polycrystalline Gd samples with average grain sizes of d = 12 and 18 nm. The irreversibility in magnetization, M(irr), occurring below a characteristic temperature that reduces with increasing H, is completely suppressed above a grain-size-dependent threshold field, H*. At low fields (H ≤ 100 Oe), M(irr)(T), like the coercive field, H(c)(T), exhibits a minimum at ～16 K and a broad peak at ～50 K before going to zero at T ? T(C) (Curie temperature). At fixed temperature (T < T(C)) and field (H ? H*), where M(irr) is finite, M(ZFC) has a logarithmic dependence on time. The magnetic viscosity (S) at H = 1 Oe and T ≤ 290 K is independent of the measurement time above ～2 ms but for t < 2 ms it is strongly time-dependent. S(T) peaks at T ? T(C) for H = 1 Oe. A magnetic field reduces the peak height and shifts the peak in S(T) to lower temperatures. All the above observations are put on a consistent theoretical footing within the framework of a model in which the intra-grain magnetizations overcome the energy barriers (brought about by the intra-grain and grain-boundary/interfacial magnetic anisotropies) by the thermal activation process. These field- and temperature-dependent energy barriers, that separate the high-energy metastable (ZFC) state from the stable minimum-energy (FC) state, are independent of time for t ? 2 ms and have a very broad distribution. We show that the shape anisotropy plays a decisive role in the magnetization reversal process, and that the magnetocrystalline and magnetostatic fluctuations, prevalent in the grain-boundary and interfacial regions, govern the approach-to-saturation of magnetization in nanocrystalline Gd.     

Field cooled and zero field cooled 207Pb NMR of the relaxor ferroelectric PMN

A 2.8 kV/cm electric field has been applied parallel to the external magnetic field along the [111] direction of a PMN single crystal and the 207Pb NMR spectra were measured at 9.1 T. Whereas the zero field cooled (ZFC) spectrum exhibits a Gaussian-like line shape, the FC spectrum clearly shows a two peak structure. One of the two peaks coincides with the ZFC spectrum. The other peak is shifted by about 100 kHz towards lower frequencies with respect to the ZFC peak and seems to be characteristic for the ferroelectric state. The ferroelectric shift agrees with the predictions of the spherical random bond-random field model.     

Large vertical loop shifts in mechanically synthesized (Mn,Fe)2O3−t nanograins

Magnetic properties of zero field cooled (ZFC) and field cooled (FC) sample of (Mn,Fe)₂O_3−t nanograins have been investigated by magnetometry (up to 70 kOe) and Mössbauer spectroscopy (up to 60 kOe) in the temperature interval 4.2–300 K. Large horizontal (up to 0.8 kOe) and vertical (up to 80%) shifts of the magnetization hysteresis loops are observed in the FC regime. The obtained results are discussed in terms of exchange interaction between an antiferromagnetic core and a spin-glass-like state of the nanograins boundaries. It is shown that hysteresis loop shifts (horizontal and vertical) depend on the field cooling magnitude, an effect that can be understood by the change of the boundary magnetic structure induced by the external magnetic field. The vertical magnetization shift is described by a phenomenological model, which takes into account the magnetic interaction between the spin-glass like boundary spins and the applied field.     

Dy的高掺杂对La0.7Sr0.3MnO3体系磁电性质的影响

通过实验研究了La07-xDyxSr03MnO3(x=000，030，040，050，060，070)体系的M_T曲线，M_H曲线，ρ_T曲线和MR_T曲线. 实验结果表明：随着Dy掺杂的增加，体系从长程铁磁有序向自旋团簇玻璃态、反铁磁及 亚铁磁状态转变. x=030样品的M_T曲线上在TN附近出现磁化强度尖峰， x=040时尖峰消失. 对x=050样品，ZFC的M_T曲线随温度增加出现一个谷，随 后在TN处出现峰；而FC的M_T曲线在低温下呈现负磁矩. 对x=060和070 样品，不论FC还是ZFC的M_T曲线都类似于x=050的ZFC的M_T曲线. 高掺杂时的输 运性质在其磁背景下发生异常. 这些奇异现象用Nel的双格子模型并联合M_H回滞曲线 给予很好地解释. 关键词： 磁结构 输运行为 庞磁电阻效应     

Magnetic characterization of Bi2FeMnO6 film grown on (100) SrTiO3 substrate

Single phase Bi₂FeMnO₆ films on (100) SrTiO₃ substrate were fabricated using a pulsed laser deposition method through optimization of the preparation conditions. The magnetic moment is 0.30μ_B at 5 K in the magnetic field of 1 T, indicating that B site cations of Fe and Mn are disordered in the sample. The zero‐field‐cooling (ZFC) and field‐cooling (FC) magnetization curves measured from 2 K to 400 K coincide at 360 K. This is consistent with the observation that hysteresis disappears at 360 K, revealing the antiferromagnetic transition at this temperature. A spin‐glass‐like behaviour was observed at low temperature (～100 K) with a cusp of 25 K. Mn shows multiple valence states in the film. It is possibly because Mn²⁺ and Mn⁴⁺ could decrease the Jahn–Teller effect from Mn³⁺ in the film which results in less lattice distortion. (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

ENHANCEMENT OF FERROMAGNETIC CLUSTER INDUCED BY MAGNETIC FIELD IN THE PHASE-SEPARATED La0.5Ca0.5MnO3

Magnetic and transport properties of La_0.5Ca_0.5MnO₃ have been investigated by measuring the magnetization and resistance in zero-field-cooled (ZFC) and field-cooled (FC) modes. Conspicuously irreversible behaviors of magnetization/resistance in the two different modes were observed below the charge ordering transition temperature (T_CO). The ZFC and FC magnetizations at 5K, as functions of the magnetic field, coincide for μ₀H≤1T. Afterwards, the ZFC magnetization tends to an approximate constant, but the FC one increases linearly with increasing field. There exists an excellent correspondence between magnetization and resistance below T_CO. All the results suggest that the ferromagnetic clusters embed in the charge-ordered matrix. The phenomenon of ferromagnetic clusters growing up easily in the FC procedure has been interpreted according to the model of thermally activated two-level system.     

Non-equilibrium effects in the magnetic behavior of Co3O4 nanoparticles

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.     

La0.67Pb0.33MnO3的Preisach分析

测量了居里点TC=360K的钙钛矿La0.67Pb0.33MnO3在2K关键词： Preisach模型 磁滞回线 磁化强度 磁化率     

Lateral magnetic stiffness under different parameters in a high-temperature superconductor levitation system

Magnetic stiffness determines the stability of a high-temperature superconductor(HTS) magnetic levitation system.The quantitative properties of the physical and geometrical parameters that affect the stiffness of HTS levitation systems should be identified for improving the stiffness by some effective methods. The magnetic stiffness is directly related to the first-order derivative of the magnetic force with respect to the corresponding displacement, which indicates that the effects of the parameters on the stiffness should be different from the relationships between the forces and the same parameters.In this paper, we study the influences of some physical and geometrical parameters, including the strength of the external magnetic field(B0) produced by a rectangular permanent magnet(PM), critical current density(Jc), the PM-to-HTS area ratio(α), and thickness ratio(β), on the lateral stiffness by using a numerical approach under zero-field cooling(ZFC)and field cooling(FC) conditions. In the first and second passes of the PM, the lateral stiffness at most of lateral positions essentially increases with B0 increasing and decreases with β increasing in ZFC and FC. The largest lateral stiffness at every lateral position is almost produced by the minimum value of Jc, which is obviously different from the lateral force–Jc relation. The α-dependent lateral stiffness changes with some parameters, which include the cooling conditions of the bulk HTS, lateral displacement, and movement history of the PM. These findings can provide some suggestions for improving the lateral stiffness of the HTS levitation system.     

Modeling of exchange bias in the antiferromagnetic (core)/ferromagnetic (shell) nanoparticles with specialized shapes

Zero-field-cooled (ZFC) and field-cooled (FC) hysteresis loops of egg- and ellipsoid-shaped nanoparticles with inverted ferromagnetic (FM)-antiferromagnetic (AFM) core-shell morphologies are simulated using a modified Monte Carlo method, which takes into account both the thermal fluctuations and energy barriers during the rotation of spin. Pronounced exchange bias (EB) fields and reduced coercivities are obtained in the FC hysteresis loops. The analysis of the microscopic spin configurations allows us to conclude that the magnetization reversal occurs by means of the nucleation process during both the ZFC and FC hysteresis branches. The nucleation takes place in the form of “sparks” resulting from the energy competition and the morphology of the nanoparticle. The appearance of EB in the FC hysteresis loops is only dependent on that the movements of “sparks” driven by magnetic field at both branches of hysteresis loops are not along the same axis, which is independent of the strength of AFM anisotropy. The tilt of “spark” movement with respect to the symmetric axis implies the existence of additional unidirectional anisotropy at the AFM/FM interfaces as a consequence of the surplus magnetization in the AFM core, which is the commonly accepted origin of EB. Our simulations allow us to clarify the microscopic mechanisms of the observed EB behavior, not accessible in experiments.     

Magnetic properties of iron loaded MCM-48 molecular sieves

Mesoporous molecular sieves of MCM-48 type were loaded with iron by the wet impregnation method, using Fe(III) nitrate or Fe(II) sulfate aqueous solutions as Fe sources, to obtain a magnetic porous composite. The iron loaded materials were characterized by XRD, N₂ adsorption and DRUV-vis and compared with the Si-MCM-48 host. Their magnetic properties were studied by measuring the hysteresis loops up to 1.5 T at different temperatures (5-300 K) and by magnetization vs. temperature curves following the conventional zero field cooling (ZFC) and field cooling (FC) protocols. Materials with high structure regularity and surface area are obtained, which exhibit a mixed paramagnetic and superparamagnetic behavior, arising in isolated iron ions inserted in the host framework, and in small iron oxide clusters or nanoparticles forming inside the pores, respectively. Larger hematite particles (8-13 nm) grown on the external surface provide a quite small ferromagnetic contribution to the hysteresis loop.     

零场冷和场冷方式下高温超导块材最大悬浮力关系

文章通过对15块高温超导块材与永磁轨道相互作用的悬浮力测试,比较了零场冷和场冷两种冷却方式下块材的最大悬浮力关系.实验结果显示零场冷时悬浮力大的块材在场冷时悬浮力不一定就大,反之亦然,两者并无直接的对应关系.在实际的场冷应用中,推荐以场冷下的悬浮力数据为参考.     

永磁轨道上方高温超导块材各向异性对悬浮力弛豫特性的影响

采用顶部熔融织构生长法制备的高温超导块材YBCO通常有5个生长区域．通过捕获磁通实验研究,人们发现高温超导块材内部生长区域及边界的捕获磁通能力不同,存在明显的各向异性．面向高温超导磁悬浮应用,本文比较研究了3块不同的高温超导块材YBCO组合在永磁轨道上方悬浮力弛豫特性．实验结果表明,无论场冷还是零场冷情况,块材籽晶生长...