Ferromagnetic behaviour in semiconductors: a new magnetism in search of spintronic materials

The future of the spintronic technology requires the development of magnetic semiconductor materials. Most research groups have focused on diluted magnetic semiconductors because of the promising theoretical predictions and initial results. In this work, the current experimental situation of ZnO based diluted magnetic semiconductors is presented. Recent results on unexpected ferromagnetic-like behaviour in different nanostructures are also revised, focusing on the magnetic properties of Au and ZnO nanoparticles capped with organic molecules. These experimental observations of magnetism in nanostructures without the typical magnetic atoms are discussed. The doubts around the intrinsic origin of ferromagnetism in diluted magnetic semiconductors along with the surprising magnetic properties in absence of the typical magnetic atoms of certain nanostructures should make us consider new approaches in the quest for room temperature magnetic semiconductors.     

Polarization and transmission of microwaves in the magnetic suspension in the applied magnetic field

The production method of magnetic suspension consisting of ferromagnetic particles dispersed in cedarwood oil is presented at the beginning of this article. Next, the set-up for microwaves generation using a klystron is described. The main part of this paper concerning microwave transmission and polarization during its passage in samples of the produced magnetic suspension placed in a magnetic field is based on the following parameters: induction of this field, filling factor of magnetic suspension by ferromagnetic particles, dimensions of particles, viscosity of liquid carrier, and ratio of the magnetic field changes. Conducted investigations show that microwaves are damped and polarized in these magnetic suspensions. Obtained results are discussed and observed effects are explained by ordering of ferromagnetic particles in magnetic suspension by applied magnetic field.     

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.     

磁流体中Helmholtz和Kelvin力的界定

磁流体磁彻体力的两种简化形式Helmholtz力和Kelvin力具有一定的适用范围.在推导磁流体中的磁彻体力表达式基础上,分析Helmholtz力和Kelvin力在磁流体中的起源,得出两种形式的成立条件.计算结果表明:当磁流体磁导率与外磁场强度无关时,磁流体磁彻体力可由Helmholtz力表示;当磁流体中磁性颗粒的平均磁矩与磁流体比体积无关时,Kelvin力为磁彻体力的简化形式;在磁流体磁化系数与其密度成正比情况下,Helmholtz力可转换为Kelvin力. 关键词： 磁流体 磁彻体力 Helmholtz力 Kelvin力     

Distribution of micrometer-size particles in magnetic fluids in the presence of steady uniform magnetic field

In this paper, distribution of suspended micrometer-size particles in magnetic fluids is investigated. Microstructure formation of particles in magnetic fluids is simulated by using the discrete particle method based on the simplified Stokes dynamics. Not only magnetic particles but also nonmagnetic particles are rearranged in the field direction and form chain-like clusters due to the apparent magnetization in magnetic fluids in the presence of magnetic field. When the diameter of nonmagnetic particles is smaller than that of magnetic particles, nonmagnetic particles move into the empty space of microstructure of magnetic particles, and they are rearranged in the field direction. Uniformity of distribution of particles on the plane perpendicular to the field direction is maintained even after microstructure formation.     

Magnetic Textures and Dynamics in Magnetic Weyl Semimetals

Recent theoretical and experimental attempts have been successful in finding magnetic Weyl semimetal phases, which show nodal-point structure in the electronic bands as well as magnetic orders. Beyond uniform ferromagnetic or antiferromagnetic orders, nonuniform magnetic textures, such as domain walls and skyrmions, enrich the properties of the Weyl electrons even more in such materials. Here, a topical review on interplay between Weyl electrons and magnetic textures in those magnetic Weyl semimetals is given. The basics of magnetic textures in nontopological magnetic metals are reviewed first, and then the effect of magnetic textures in Weyl semimetals is discussed, regarding the recent theoretical and experimental progress therein. The idea of the fictitious “axial gauge fields” is pointed out, which effectively describes the effect of magnetic textures on the Weyl electrons and can well account for the properties of the electrons localized around magnetic domain walls.     

两个非磁性颗粒在磁流体中的沉降现象研究

在磁场作用下,在磁流体里添加非磁性颗粒(non-magnetic particles,NPs),可以使得NPs形成不同的结构,操控NPs的运动从而影响磁流体的特性,这种应用逐渐受到了研究者的关注.为了更好地操控磁流体里NPs的运动,本文采用一种多物理模型研究在外加磁场作用下,磁流体中两个NPs沉降的运动过程.其中,用格子玻尔兹曼方法模拟磁流体的运动,外加磁场对磁流体的影响用一种自修正方法求解泊松方程,这个自修正方法可以使欧姆定律满足守恒定律.NPs之间的偶极干扰力采用偶极力模型,同时采用一种相对过渡平滑的共轭边界条件处理NPs与磁流体交界面的流固干扰以避免磁场密度过渡的突变.本文主要探究两个NPs在磁流体中的沉降,揭示磁场作用下NPs的相互干扰原理;同时,对控制NPs运动时的参数进行调节,得到NPs不同的运动轨迹,达到操控颗粒运动的目的.本研究可对NPs在磁流体中的应用提供定量的分析结果,对NPs在工业上的应用提供有力的理论支撑.     

Dynamo in protostars

In this paper, we estimate the magnetic Reynolds number of a typical protostar before and after deuterium burning, and claim for the existence of dynamo process in both the phases, because the magnetic Reynolds number of the protostar far exceeds the critical magnetic Reynolds number for dynamo action. Using the equipartition of kinetic and magnetic energies, we estimate the steady-state magnetic field of the protostar to be of the order of kilogauss, which is in good agreement with observations.     

Lamellar-like structures in ferrofluids placed in strong magnetic fields

We consider a ferrofluid system consisting of magnetic particles interacting with a magnetic dipole–dipole interaction. We study the strong magnetic field regime where all magnetic dipoles are completely polarized in the direction of the magnetic field. We introduce a lattice gas model that serves to describe space ordering phenomena in such systems. It is found that, within mean field theory, this model predicts a second order phase transition to a phase with inhomogeneous lamellar-like ordering below a certain critical temperature.     

Heating in the MRI environment due to superparamagnetic fluid suspensions in a rotating magnetic field

In the presence of alternating-sinusoidal or rotating magnetic fields, magnetic nanoparticles will act to realign their magnetic moment with the applied magnetic field. The realignment is characterized by the nanoparticle's time constant, τ. As the magnetic field frequency is increased, the nanoparticle's magnetic moment lags the applied magnetic field at a constant angle for a given frequency, Ω, in rad/s. Associated with this misalignment is a power dissipation that increases the bulk magnetic fluid's temperature which has been utilized as a method of magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia, particularly suited for cancer in low-perfusion tissue (e.g., breast) where temperature increases of between 4 and 7 degree Centigrade above the ambient in vivo temperature cause tumor hyperthermia. This work examines the rise in the magnetic fluid's temperature in the MRI environment which is characterized by a large DC field, B₀. Theoretical analysis and simulation is used to predict the effect of both alternating-sinusoidal and rotating magnetic fields transverse to B₀. Results are presented for the expected temperature increase in small tumors (approximately 1 cm radius) over an appropriate range of magnetic fluid concentrations (0.002-0.01 solid volume fraction) and nanoparticle radii (1-10 nm). The results indicate that significant heating can take place, even in low-field MRI systems where magnetic fluid saturation is not significant, with careful selection of the rotating or sinusoidal field parameters (field frequency and amplitude). The work indicates that it may be feasible to combine low-field MRI with a magnetic hyperthermia system using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles.     

柱面内爆磁通量压缩实验中的磁扩散过程

利用一维磁流体力学程序MC11D,对套筒材料为不锈钢的柱面内爆磁通量压缩实验进行了数值模拟,研究了其中的磁扩散过程。计算结果表明:当套筒空腔中的磁场被压缩到350 T左右时,峭面磁扩散波开始形成,磁扩散波的波前从套筒内壁开始以0.75 km/s的平均速度向外快速推进,给磁场的压缩带来了不利影响;随着套筒内壁温度迅速升高,内壁附近会形成一个电阻率仅有0.3 mcm左右的等离子体保护层,又极大地减缓了空腔磁场向套筒中扩散的速度。在磁压缩过程中,峭面磁扩散波和等离子体层对于空腔磁场的扩散起着相反的作用,两者在发展的过程中相互竞争,在不同的阶段分别起着主导作用。     

柱面内爆磁通量压缩实验中的磁扩散过程

利用一维磁流体力学程序MC11D,对套筒材料为不锈钢的柱面内爆磁通量压缩实验进行了数值模拟,研究了其中的磁扩散过程。计算结果表明:当套筒空腔中的磁场被压缩到350 T左右时,峭面磁扩散波开始形成,磁扩散波的波前从套筒内壁开始以0.75 km/s的平均速度向外快速推进,给磁场的压缩带来了不利影响;随着套筒内壁温度迅速升高,内壁附近会形成一个电阻率仅有0.3 mcm左右的等离子体保护层,又极大地减缓了空腔磁场向套筒中扩散的速度。在磁压缩过程中,峭面磁扩散波和等离子体层对于空腔磁场的扩散起着相反的作用,两者在发展的过程中相互竞争,在不同的阶段分别起着主导作用。     

Heavy and light monopoles in magnetic reversion in artificial spin ice

This work makes a theoretical study of the dynamics of emergent elemental excitations in artificial spin ice systems with hexagonal geometry during the magnetic reversion of the system. The magnetic and physical parameters of the nanoislands that form the array are considered as variables in the study. The parameters considered are: the energy barrier for the inversion of each nanoisland, the magnetic moment of the nanomagnets and the possible disorder in the sample. Our results show that the reversion dynamic presents two distinct mechanisms of magnetic reversion, with different elemental excitations for each mechanism. The first mechanism presents a reversion with the appearance of magnetic monopoles that do not move in the samples (heavy monopoles) and the absence of Dirac chains. In the other mechanism elemental magnetic excitations (light monopoles) appear that move great distances in the sample, giving rise to extensive Dirac chains during the magnetic reversion.     

Magnetic anomaly in superconducting FeSe

Synthesis, electrical and magnetic characterization of a superconducting FeSe_0.85 compound is reported. An anomaly in the magnetization against temperature around 90 K is observed. The magnetic characterization of a commercial compound with nominal FeSe stoichiometry is also presented. The overall magnetic behaviors as well as the magnetic anomaly in both compounds are discussed in terms of magnetic impurities and secondary phases.     

On scaling laws in turbulent magnetohydrodynamic Rayleigh-Benard convection

We invoke the concepts of magnetic boundary layer and magnetic Rayleigh number and use the rates of magnetic energy dissipation in the bulk and the boundary layers to derive some scaling laws expressing how the Nusselt number depends on the magnetic Rayleigh number, Prandtl number and magnetic Prandtl number for the simple case of turbulent magnetohydrodynamic Rayleigh-Benard convection in the presence of a uniform vertical magnetic field.     

Magnetic study of changes in the arranged contribution in polyamide fibres

The arranged contribution of macromolecules, called also the crystalline ratio, in polyamide fibres has not yet been studied by magnetic static methods. i.e. by the magnetic susceptibility perpendicular to the axis of fibres, and by magnetic anisotropy. In the present paper a correlation is shown to exist between the above-mentioned magnetic parameters and the arranged contribution of macromolecules in the fibres of polyamide PA-6. The magnetic susceptibility increases with the increase of the arranged contribution, determined from the density, while the magnetic anisotropy decreases. The ratios of high-frequency (h.f.) rigid and soft components were determined from the recordings of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) by the method of linear anamorphosis. It was found that the coefficient of the h.f. rigidity characterizing the increase of the h.f. rigid component in PA-6 with the increase of the arranged contribution is represented by a line which in the range of 30 to 50% gives a magnetic calibration curve for the determination of the arranged contribution from the magnetic measurements.The authors thanks I. Hympánová for help in the NMR measurements.     

Magnetoelectric properties in A-type antiferromagnet in an electric field

Mean-field theory based on Heisenberg model is used to investigate the magnetic and magnetoelectric properties at a finite temperature in the A-type antiferromagnetic lattice, in which we consider that an applied electric field can generate a bulk magnetic moment. We have calculated the magnetic moment, magnetic susceptibility and magnetoelectric susceptibility as a function of temperature for A-type antiferromagnetic system. It is demonstrated that an applied electric field together with the coupling parameter has an effect on the magnetic ordering behavior. Our results are almost consistent with those of spin-wave theory within the range of low temperature.     

Magnetic monopole-like response in metamaterials

In this paper, we explored magnetic monopole-like responses in metamaterials. We designed a sub-wavelength metamolecule that is composed of two dielectric-spaced split-ring resonators. In response to incident waves, the induced magnetic field in the metamolecule resembles that of a two-dimensional magnetic monopole. The magnetic monopole-like response is resulted from electric resonance of the metamolecule, so an electric dipole is always attached. By combining two mirror-symmetric metamolecules with inward and outward radial magnetic fields, magnetic dipole-like responses can be produced just as an electric dipole is formed by separating two opposite-signed electric charges.     

梯度磁场作用下光纤中磁流体光透射特性研究的建模与分析

对光纤中磁流体在梯度磁场作用下的光透射特性进行了研究,提出光纤中磁流体的光透射率变化主要来源于梯度磁场引起的磁流体密度分布变化。根据郎之万函数和流体理论,推导了光纤中磁流体在梯度磁场作用下的密度分布,并根据Beer-Lambert定律,得到磁流体光功率透射衰减和纳米粒子局部密度的关系,从而建立光纤中磁流体在梯度磁场作用下光透射特性的理论模型。进而对光纤中磁流体在不同梯度磁场作用下的光透射功率进行数值分析,得到不同磁场强度和磁场梯度下光纤中磁流体透射功率的变化规律。最后将数值分析的结果和实验数据进行对比,验证了模型的合理性, 同时也验证了梯度磁场作用下磁流体光透射功率的变化主要来源于磁流体密度分布变化的推论。     

Magnetic stochasticity in gyrokinetic simulations of plasma microturbulence

Analysis of the magnetic field structure from electromagnetic simulations of tokamak ion temperature gradient turbulence demonstrates that the magnetic field can be stochastic even at very low plasma pressure. The degree of magnetic stochasticity is quantified by evaluating the magnetic diffusion coefficient. We find that the magnetic stochasticity fails to produce a dramatic increase in the electron heat conductivity because the magnetic diffusion coefficient remains small.