Dipolar structures in magnetite ferrofluids studied with small-angle neutron scattering with and without applied magnetic field

Autor: Klokkenburg, M., Erne, B.H., Wiedenmann, A., Petukhov, A.V., Philipse, A.P., Colloïden en grenslagen, Dep Scheikunde, Physical and Colloid Chemistry 1
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2007
Zdroj: Physical Review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, 75, 051408. American Physical Society
ISSN: 1539-3755
Popis: Field-induced structure formation in a ferrofluid with well-defined magnetite nanoparticles with a permanent magnetic dipole moment was studied with small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) as a function of the magnetic interactions. The interactions were tuned by adjusting the size of the well-defined, single-magnetic-domain magnetite (Fe3O4) particles and by applying an external magnetic field. For decreasing particle dipole moments, the data show a progressive distortion of the hexagonal symmetry, resulting from the formation of magnetic sheets. The SANS data show qualitative agreement with recent cryogenic transmission electron microscopy results obtained in 2D [Klokkenburg et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 185702 (2006)] on the same ferrofluids.
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