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M Maiorov
Faraday effect in magnetic fluids at a frequency 10GHz
Abstract This work presents some results of observed Faraday effect in magnetic fluids in the centimetric region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The effect is observed when a transversal electric wave of mode H11 propagates in the circular waveguide with a magnetic fluid. The constant magnetic field was applied along the waveguide. Magnetic fluids with different concentrations of magnetite core nanoparticles suspended in tetradecane (C14H30) are used in the magnetic fields from 0 to 1500 Oe. A 160° rotation of wave polarization is obtained for a 200 mm sample.
Ultrasonic cavitation induced water in vegetable oil emulsion droplets--a simple and easy technique to synthesize manganese zinc ferrite nanocrystals with improved magnetization.
In the present investigation, synthesis of manganese zinc ferrite (Mn(0.5)Zn(0.5)Fe(2)O(4)) nanoparticles with narrow size distribution have been prepared using ultrasound assisted emulsion (consisting of rapeseed oil as an oil phase and aqueous solution of Mn(2+), Zn(2+) and Fe(2+) acetates) and evaporation processes. The as-prepared ferrite was nanocrystalline. In order to remove the small amount of oil present on the surface of the ferrite, it was subjected to heat treatment at 300 °C for 3h. Both the as-prepared and heat treated ferrites have been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (IR), TGA/DTA, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersion X…
Thermophoretic separation of a ferrofluid–water emulsion: preliminary experiments
Abstract The Soret effect in an emulsion (microdroplets of hydrocarbon based ferrofluid in water) is evaluated from the separation measurements in vertical thermodiffusion column. The particle concentration in column ends is detected from the resonance frequency of LC oscillators with inductance coils mounted inside the column ends. The Soret coefficient S T of droplets is calculated from the initial part of dynamic separation curves. The measured value S T =−480 K −1 agrees qualitatively well with the calculated one found assuming the Maragoni-type transfer of liquid particles.
A new method of nanocrystalline nickel powder formation by magnetron sputtering on the water-soluble substrates
Due to the accurate and relatively easy control magnetron sputtering is an attractive technique for the synthesis of metallic particles. This work describes a new method of nickel powder production by depositing nickel on the surface of sodium chloride particles which were used as the template and are soluble in water. Ni powder with flake-like structure was obtained after washing Ni coated salt particles in ultrasonic cleaner. Salt particles and nickel powder were characterized using scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy-dispersive x-ray spectrometer, XRD and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques. SEM images showed that thickness of the received Ni particles varied in the …
Transport properties of an ionic magnetic colloid: experimental study of increasing the ionic strength
Abstract The phase separation of an ionic magnetic colloid in zero magnetic field by increasing the ionic strength is well known [Universite Paris VI, France, 1987; J. Colloid Interface Sci. 132 (1989) 1]. The present work deals with investigation of an ionic ferrofluid by increasing the ionic strength in the range of 0–0.14 mol/l, being safely below the threshold value at which the effect of phase separation occurs. By the optical grid setup [Fourth International conference PAMIR, France, 2000], the main transport properties of a ferrofluid, i.e. translational mass diffusion and thermal diffusion (Soret) coefficients, are measured. The obtained results show a strong dependence of mass diff…
Magnetite Nanoparticles Prepared By Spark Erosion
Abstract In the present research, we study a possibility of using the electric spark erosion method as an alternative to the method of chemical co-precipitation for preparation of magnetic nanoparticles. Initiation of high frequency electric discharge between coarse iron particles under a layer of distilled water allows obtaining pure magnetite nanoparticles.
Model colloids to study surface – ligand interactions in nanosized Fe3O4
Using electrodispersion of metallic iron in an aqueous environment without additional reagents we create a chemically clean model system based on nanosized synthetic magnetite where the details of magnetic metal oxide – surfactant chemisorption can be studied by high fidelity magnetometry with nanometric precision. A comparative analysis of model colloidal solutions based on oleic acid and iron Fe2+ oleate indicates a significant influence of the mode of surfactant adsorption on the magnetic diameter of the particles.
High field magnetization of the colloidal Mn–Zn ferrite
Abstract The magnetic properties of a hydrocarbon based colloid (stabilized by oleic acid) of polydisperse chemically co-precipitated Mn 0.5 Zn 0.5 Fe 2 O 4 particles are discussed in the paper. Two fractions are separated from an initial ferrofluid sample by centrifugation. X-ray diffraction measurements show the crystal structure of the particles and a broadened shape of the diffraction lines. Mean particle diameters 6.2 nm (the light fraction) and 9.7 nm (the heavy one) were determined by TEM measurements. The magnetization of the colloids is measured by VSM up to 12 T. A significant slope in the magnetization curves in the high field region is displayed for both samples in the temperatu…
Magnetic Soret effect in a hydrocarbon based colloid containing surfacted Mn–Zn ferrite particles
Abstract The Soret effect has been investigated in a hydrocarbon based magnetic fluid containing surfacted Mn 0.5 Zn 0.5 Fe 2 O 4 nanoparticles with a magnetic volume concentration of 2.3%. The magnetic fluid fills up a vertical diffusion column which consists of a flat vertical channel between two walls and two reservoirs at the ends of the channel. One wall of the channel is being heated while the another one is cooled, maintaining a temperature gradient over the channel's width that leads to separation of particles due to the Soret effect as well as the convective flow in the channel. The combination of the two mentioned effects brings up a measurable change of the concentration of magne…
Inverse task for evaluation of particle size distribution of polydisperse magnetic fluids
AbstractThe method of inverse task was used to analyze three different physical phenomena. The particle size distributions were reconstructed from the magnetization curve, dynamic light scattering and magnetic birefringence relaxation data. The results thus obtained for one real magnetic fluid sample are different; they characterize the physical nature of the phenomena. All three methods may be used to determine intrinsic sample properties.
Thermoosmotic transfer of sterically stabilized ferrofluid particles in non-isothermal capillary porous layer
Experiments on thermodiffusive transfer of ferrofluid nanoparticles in capillary porous layer are presented. The layer consists of a number of capillary filter sheets pressed between two plates of different temperatures. Steady profiles of particle concentration are detected after the experiment from magnetization of each filter sheet. It is shown that particle separation in porous layer is remarkably influenced by thermoosmotic forces. The observed effect is different for colloids of various surfactants and of various carrier liquids.
Mechanical, structural and magnetic properties of polypropylene/iron ferrite magnetic nanocomposites
In this research, composites of polypropylene (PP) and a relatively small concentrations of iron ferrite (Fe3O4) nanopowder equal to 2, 5 and 10 wt.% have been made. An methacrylate monomer 2,2'-bis-(4-(2-methylprop-2-enoyloxy)phenyl)- propane (BAD) was added at a small amount (3 wt.%) to part of the composites during the thermoplastic mixing. The BAD has been used as a compatibilizing agent on the phase interaction between the filler and the matrix of polypropylene. It has been found that composites have adjustable mechanical, structural and magnetic properties dependent on the content of magnetic filler. Increase of concentration of ferrite particles affects a notable increase of elastic …
Experimental research of surfaced nanoparticle thermal transport in a porous medium
Abstract Experimental research on thermally induced nanocolloid transport in a porous environment is presented. Addition of excess surfactant to a colloid with dispersed phase made of surfaced nanoparticles results in a decrease of effective Soret coefficient in a porous environment. It is shown that with sufficient amounts of surfactant added, this effect extends to a reversal of nanoparticle thermophoretic transport direction, and that the effect shows a tendency of saturation. A mechanism of thermal transport that involves slip velocity of surfactant molecules appearing near pore walls is evaluated as a possible cause of the decrease of Soret coefficient. Effects of temperature on partic…
Soret coefficient of nanoparticles in ferrofluids in the presence of a magnetic field
Experiments on a nonstationary separation of nanometer-sized Mn0.5Zn0.5Fe2O particles of hydrocarbon-based ferrocolloids in a flat vertical thermal diffusion column are performed. By using a modified separation theory which accounts for a one-dimensional mixed (thermal and concentration) convection in the column, the Soret coefficient of lyophilized nanoparticles from the separation curves are calculated. It is shown that in a zero magnetic field particles are transferring toward decreasing temperatures. The thermal diffusion ratio αT reaches a value αT≈+20. A significant influence of a uniform magnetic field B on particle separation is observed. If B is oriented along the temperature gradi…