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C. J. O'Connor

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Dynamic Radio-Frequency Transverse Susceptibility in Magnetic Nanoparticle Systems

A novel resonant method based on a tunnel-diode oscillator (TDO) is used to study the dynamic transverse susceptibility in a Fe nanoparticle system. The magnetic system consists of an aggregate of nanometer-size core (Au)-shell (Fe) structure, synthesized by reverse micelle methods. Static and dynamic magnetization measurements carried out in order to characterize the system reveal a superparamagnetic behavior at high temperature. The field-dependent transverse susceptibility at radio-frequencies (RF), for different temperatures reveals distinct peak structure at characteristics fields (H_k, H_c) which changes with temperature. It is proposed that relaxation processes could explain the influence of the temperature on the field dependence of the transverse susceptibility on the MI.

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Dynamic transverse susceptibility in Au-Fe-Au "nano-onions"

A precision radio-frequency (RF) transverse modulation technique based on a resonant tunnel diode oscillator (TDO) has been used to study the dynamic susceptibility in novel ring-shaped single domain Fe nanoparticles synthesized using reverse-micelle chemistry. Hysteresis loops measured using a SQUID magnetometer indicate a large coercivity (Hc = 400Oe) below the blocking temperature (TB ~52K). The dynamic susceptibility shows remarkable consistency with the M-H data and exhibits peaks at characteristic anisotropy fields. Overall, these RF experiments are well suited to probe the magnetic anisotropy in nanophase materials.

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