Magnetic nanostructures as amplifiers of transverse fields in magnetic resonance

We introduce the concept of amplifying the transverse magnetic fields produced and/or detected with inductive coils in magnetic resonance settings by using the reversible transverse susceptibility properties of magnetic nanostructures. First, we describe the theoretical formalism of magnetic flux amplification through the coil in the presence of a large perpendicular DC magnetic field (typical of magnetic resonance systems) achieved through the singularity in the reversible transverse susceptibility in anisotropic single domain magnetic nanoparticles. We experimentally demonstrate the concept of transverse magnetic flux amplification in an inductive coil system using oriented nanoparticles with uni-axial magnetic anisotropy. We also propose a composite ferromagnetic/anti-ferromagnetic core/shell nanostructure system with uni-directional magnetic anisotropy that, in principle, provides maximal transverse magnetic flux amplification.     

Magnetic properties of a ferrimagnetic core/shell nanocube Ising model: A Monte Carlo simulation study

Monte Carlo simulation has been used to study the magnetic properties and hysteresis loops of a single nanocube, consisting of a ferromagnetic core of spin- surrounded by a ferromagnetic shell of spin-1 with antiferromagnetic interface coupling. We find a number of characteristic phenomena. In particular, the effects of the shell coupling and the interface coupling on both the compensation temperature and the magnetization profiles are investigated. The effects of the interface coupling on the hysteresis loops are also examined.     

Exchange bias training effect in coupled all ferromagnetic bilayer structures

Exchange coupled bilayers of soft and hard ferromagnetic thin films show remarkable analogies to conventional antiferromagnetic/ferromagnetic exchange bias heterostructures. Not only do all these ferromagnetic bilayers exhibit a tunable exchange bias effect, they also show a distinct training behavior upon cycling the soft layer through consecutive hysteresis loops. In contrast with conventional exchange bias systems, such all ferromagnetic bilayer structures allow the observation of training induced changes in the bias-setting hardmagnetic layer by means of simple magnetometry. Our experiments show unambiguously that the exchange bias training effect is driven by deviations from equilibrium in the pinning layer. A comparison of our experimental data with predictions from a theory based upon triggered relaxation phenomena shows excellent agreement.     

Reorientation Response of Magnetic Microspheres Attached to Gold Electrodes Under an Applied Magnetic Field

In this work, we report the mechanical reorientation of thiolated ferromagnetic microspheres bridging a pair of gold electrodes under an external magnetic field. When an external magnetic field (7 kG) is applied during the measurement of the current–voltage characteristics of a carboxyl ferromagnetic microsphere (4 μm diameter) attached to two gold electrodes by self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of octane dithiol (C₈H₁₈S₂), the current signal is distorted. Rather than due to magnetoresistance, this effect is caused by a mechanical reorientation of the ferromagnetic sphere, which alters the number of SAMs between the sphere and the electrodes and therefore affects conduction. To study the physical reorientation of the ferromagnetic particles, we measure their hysteresis loops while suspended in a liquid solution.     

Complex anisotropy and magnetization reversal on stepped surfaces probed by the magneto-optical Kerr effect

So-called split hysteresis loops have been measured for ultrathin ferromagnetic films grown on stepped surfaces. Since the shape of the loops is sensitive to the direction in which the magnetic field is applied with respect to the steps, the sample orientation against the field is particularly important. We performed systematic magneto-optical Kerr effect studies for 15 and 58 ML of Fe grown on Au(1,1,13). In view of the complex magnetic anisotropy of such systems we discuss representative hysteresis loops taken at sample orientations misaligned from the field (and laser beam) direction. In particular, the presence of a so-called low field component to the hysteresis loops is discussed and its reversed polarity is explained.     

Ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism in fine-grained multiferroic BaTiO3/(Ni0.5Zn0.5)Fe2O4 composites prepared by a novel hybrid process

Dense, homogeneous, and fine-grained multiferroic BaTiO₃/(Ni_0.5Zn_0.5)Fe₂O₄ composite ceramics are synthesized by a novel powder-in-sol precursor hybrid processing route. This route includes the dispersion of nanosized BaTiO₃ ferroelectric powders prepared via conventional sold-state ceramic process into (Ni_0.5Zn_0.5)Fe₂O₄ ferromagnetic sol-gel precursor prepared via a sol-gel wet chemistry process. The composite ceramics show coexistence of obvious ferroelectric and ferromagnetic hysteresis loops at room temperature. Very low dielectric loss of about 0.02–0.0067 in the range of 10 kHz–10 MHz can be achieved, which is about an order of magnitude lower than the results of many reports using conventional processes at room temperature. The combination of high permeability and permittivity with low losses in the ceramics enables significant miniaturization of electronic devices based on the ceramics.     

复合结构丝中的电流密度分布和巨磁阻抗效应

提出了由中间为高电导率的非铁磁性金属丝外面包裹一层铁磁材料组成的复合结构丝的电流 密度分布和巨磁阻抗(GMI)效应模型，并对Cu/FeCoNi复合丝进行了数值模拟. 结果表明：在 相同的磁性材料几何尺寸和磁特性时，Cu/FeCoNi复合丝铁磁层内的电流随频率的升高比匀 质FeCoNi铁磁丝内的电流更趋于表面分布，而且开始出现趋肤效应时对应的频率明显降低. 当在比较低的频率下就可以观察到明显的MI变化时，复合结构丝中的电阻和电抗变化主要是 由趋肤效应引起，趋肤效应仍然是引起复合结构材料(包括多层薄膜结构) 关键词： 电流密度 巨磁阻抗效应 趋肤效应     

Effects of the trimodal random field on the magnetic properties of a spin-1 Ising nanotube

In this work, the hysteresis behavior of a nanotube, consisting of a ferromagnetic core of spin-1 atoms surrounded by a ferromagnetic shell of spin-1 atoms with ferro-or anti-ferromagnetic interracial coupling is studied in the presence of a random magnetic field. Based on a probability distribution method, the effective-field theory has been used to investigate the effects of the random magnetic field, the interfacial coupling constant, and the temperature on the hysteresis loops of the nanotube. Some characteristic behaviors have been found, such as the existence of double or triple hysteresis loops for appropriate values of the system parameters. The remanent magnetization and the coercive field, as functions of the temperature, are examined.     

Magnetization reversal in Co x (PZT)100 − x ferromagnet-ferroelectric nanogranulated composites

The process of magnetization reversal in Co _x (PZT)_{100 − x} composites is studied experimentally. At room temperature, the ferromagnetic state in as-prepared samples is found to arise only if the composite contains more than 60 at % of the metal phase. The concentration dependences of the coercive force and remanent magnetization derived from magnetic hysteresis loops are discussed in terms of the random anisotropy model.     

Nonlinear interaction of a ferromagnet with a high-temperature superconductor

The interaction of an Abrikosov vertex with a ferromagnetic substrate is taken into account in the model of a layered high-temperature superconductor (HTSC). The magnetization reversal loops are calculated by the Monte Carlo method for various values of the magnetic moment of the substrate and at various temperatures. The nonlinearity of the interaction of the superconductor with the ferromagnet is demonstrated. The magnetization of HTSC films on magnetic and nonmagnetic substrates is measured. It is found that the ferromagnetism of the substrate strongly affects the shape and magnitude of the magnetization of the HTSC-substrate composite. Experimental data are found to correlate with the results of calculations.     

Magneto-optical effect of left-handed material

In this paper, we suggest a possibility of providing left-handed material with parallel ferromagnetic nanowires electrodeposited into an insulating polycarbonate membrane. We find that such a composite shows left-handed properties when the damping factor α satisfies α<α_c, where α_c is the critical damping factor which is affected by the filling factor of ferromagnetic nanowires. We also investigate the magneto-optical properties of such a composite and find that at the frequency region where the composite exhibits left-handed property, both the Faraday rotation angle and ellipticity of the film show obvious change apart from a jump in transmission coefficient at the frequency region near the ferromagnetic resonance frequency. Compared with the pure ferromagnetic film, a larger Faraday rotation angle is obtained in our model, which may be useful for the application of magneto-optical devices.     

聚苯胺/钡铁氧体复合材料的制备及电磁性能

"采用原位掺杂聚合法,将聚苯胺对粒径在60~80 nm的M型钡铁氧体颗粒(BaFe12O19)进行包覆,得到了具有导电性和磁性的复合材料．通过X射线衍射、傅利叶变换红外光谱仪、扫描电镜和透射电镜等测试手段对材料的形貌和结构进行了表征．结果表明：PANI链段与BaFe12O19颗粒之间存在着作用力．使用振动磁强计和四探针法测定了复合材料的磁性能与电性能,其中50%复合材料的饱和磁化强度为22.2 emu/g,电导率为0.069 S/cm．"     

Double-strip magnetic films with strips of different chemical compositions

A study is made of the interaction between the magnetic strips of double-strip ferromagnetic films. The macroscopic effect of the fringing field of one strip on the other was observed through the hysteresis loops and the domain structure. The interaction between domain walls was also observed.     

Terfenol-D/PZT磁电复合材料的磁电相位移动研究

采用粘合法制备了叠层结构的块体Terfenol-D/PZT磁电复合材料,测量了不同频率下的磁电回线,采用新的极坐标下的方式做图.从极坐标下的磁电回线中可以看出,随直流磁场的变化,非谐振频率下的磁电相位发生了轻微移动,移动幅度随频率的增加而增加;而在谐振频率下,伴随着巨磁电效应,磁电相位发生了显著移动,移动幅度达到了近90°.与粉末Terfenol-D/环氧树脂/PZT磁电复合材料对比之后表明,非谐振频率下块体Terfenol-D/PZT的磁电相位移动主要由涡流引起;而谐振频率下大幅度相位移动则主要来源于Terfenol-D的磁致弹性变化.     

Thermally activated magnetization reversal in magnetic tunnel junctions

In this paper, the magnetization reversal of the ferromagnetic layers in the IrMn/CoFe/AlO_x/CoFe magnetic tunnel junction has been investigated using bulk magnetometry. The films exhibit very complex magnetization processes and reversal mechanism. Thermal activation phenomena such as the training effect, the asymmetry of reversal, the loop broadening and the decrease of exchange field while holding the film at negative saturation have been observed on the hysteresis loops of the pinned ferromagnetic layer while not on those of the free ferromagnetic layer. The thermal activation phenomena observed can be explained by the model of two energy barrier distributions with different time constants.     

High-temperature hysteresis and magnetization reversal in nanocomposite FeCo+MnO

The hysteretic behavior of mechanically alloyed nanocomposites FeCo+MnO was studied at high temperatures. These composites present an unusual high and thermally stable coercivity, compared to FeCo milled at equal conditions. Coercivity enhancement was observed in hysteresis loops obtained between room temperature and 750 K. It is attributed to the isolation of the FeCo ferromagnetic particles by the paramagnetic MnO (T_N=120 K). The M_rev(M_irr)_H curves are clearly linear for the composite, indicating that coherent rotation is the reversal mechanism in these materials.     

DC magnetization of ferromagnetic amorphous wires with local deformation

Experimental DC (VSM) and theoretical hysteresis loops of a ferromagnetic amorphous wire with a deformation in the middle or exposed to local magnetic fields are investigated. Hysteresis loops show two-stage Barkhausen jumps and staircase relaxation. With a local field at the same position, the loop drastically looses its shape and symmetry depending on the magnitude and the direction of the magnetic bias. A model to explain this behavior is proposed. The proposed model is based on the calculation of the magnetic moment distribution of the domain as a result of domain wall motion and nucleation in the inner core of a ferromagnetic wire and is in a good agreement with the experimental results.     

Wavevector-Dependent Susceptibility in Quasiperiodic Ising Models

Using the various functional relations for correlation functions in planar Ising models, new results are obtained for the correlation functions and the q-dependent susceptibility for Ising models on a quadratic lattice with quasiperiodic coupling constants. The effects are clearest if the interactions are both attractive and repulsive according to a quasiperiodic pattern. In particular, an exact scaling limit result for the two-point correlation function of the Z-invariant inhomogeneous Ising model is presented and the q-dependent susceptibility is calculated for some cases where the coupling constants vary according to Fibonacci rules. It is found that the ferromagnetic case differs drastically from the case with both ferro- and antiferromagnetic bonds. In the mixed case, the peaks of the q-dependent susceptibility are everywhere dense for temperature T both above or below the critical temperature T_c, but due to overlap only a finite number of peaks is visible. This number of visible peaks decreases as T moves away from T_c. In the ferromagnetic case, there is typically only one single peak at q=0, in spite of the aperiodicity present in the lattice. These results provide evidence that in real systems, even if the atoms arrange themselves aperiodically, there will be no dramatic difference in the diffraction pattern, unless the pair correlation function has clear aperiodic oscillations. The number of oscillations per correlation length determines the number of visible peaks.     

Random crystal field effect on hysteresis loops and compensation behavior of mixed spin-(1, 3/2) Ising system

Magnetic hysteresis and compensation behavior of a mixed spin-(1, 3/2) Ising model on a square lattice are investigated in the framework of effective field theory based on a probability distribution technique. The effect of random crystal field, ferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic exchange interaction on hysteresis loops and compensation phenomenon are discussed. A number of characteristic phenomena have been reported such as the observation of triple hysteresis loops at low temperatures and for negative values of random crystal field. Critical and double compensation temperatures have been also found. The obtained results are also compared to some previous works.     

Influence of Mn-Doped Content on Ferromagnetism of Ga1-xMnxN Film Grown by LP-MOVPE

The diluted magnetic semiconductor Ga_1-xMn_xN was achieved by low-pressure metal organic vapour-phase epitaxy (LP-MOVPE). Proton-induced x-ray emission was employed non-destructively, quickly and accurately to determine the Mn-doped content. The magnetic property was measured by a superconducting-quantum-interference-device (SQID) magnetometer. Apparent ferromagnetic hysteresis loops measured at or above room temperature are presented. No ferromagnetic secondary phases were detected by high-resolution x-ray diffraction. The experimental results show that the ferromagnetic signal firstly decreases and then increases with the increasing Mn-doped content from 0.23% to 4.69% and it is the weakest when Mn content is 0.51%. The annealing treatment could make the ferromagnetic property stronger.