Effect of interparticle interactions and size dispersion in magnetic nanoparticle assemblies: A static and dynamic study

Ji Sung Lee, Reasmey P. Tan, Jun Hua Wu, Young Keun Kim

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    23 Citations (Scopus)

    Abstract

    Interparticle interactions in magnetic nanoparticles are studied by dc and ac magnetization measurements. For non-interacting nanoparticles, while the anisotropy constant of the nanoparticles K eff 1.6 × 10 5 erg/cm 3 is accurately determined by fitting zero-field-cooled and field-cooled measurements, we show that K eff values deduced only from time relaxation measurements must require simultaneous adjustments of the complex susceptibility by taking into account the size distribution of nanoparticles. This leads to K eff 1.7 × 10 5 erg/cm 3 in agreement with dc measurements. For interacting nanoparticles, comparisons with theoretical models show that energies due to magnetic dipolar interactions can only be predicted for weak and moderate interactions.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number062506
    JournalApplied Physics Letters
    Volume99
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011 Aug 8

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported in part by the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (2011-0016497, 2011-0001715), the KRCF-DRC Program, and the Seoul R&BD Program (10920). R.P.T. acknowledges the financial support by the Brain 21 Program from the NRF of Korea.

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Effect of interparticle interactions and size dispersion in magnetic nanoparticle assemblies: A static and dynamic study'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this