Superparamagnetism in fine particle dispersions

H. D. Williams, K. O'Grady*, M. El Hilo, R. W. Chantrell

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Abstract

The magnetisation curves of two ferrofluids have been measured in the temperature range 3.6-300 K. The measurements show superparamagnetic behaviour above the freezing points of the fluids as demonstrated by the superposition of magnetization curves measured at different temperatures when plotted versus H/T. In the solid, however, superposition is not observed since anisotropy barriers are presented. A theory describing this behaviour is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)129-133
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Volume122
Issue number1-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1993

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