A simple method for measuring intrinsic blocking temperature in superparamagnetic nanomaterials

Temperature-dependent magnetic flux density (B) data, clearly exhibiting a transition temperature called intrinsic blocking temperature for some metallic samples in zero field cooled-warmed (ZFC-W) curves without employing an external magnetic field, has been obtained by a simple method. The reasons...

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Main Authors: Bahmanrokh, Ghazaleh, Hashim, Mansor, Ismail, Ismayadi, Soltani, Nayereh, Vaziri, Parisa, Shafie, Mohd Shamsul Ezzad, Navasery, Manizheh
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Language:English
Published: Springer 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52282/1/A%20simple%20method%20for%20measuring%20intrinsic%20blocking%20temperature%20in%20superparamagnetic%20nanomaterials.pdf
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author Bahmanrokh, Ghazaleh
Hashim, Mansor
Ismail, Ismayadi
Soltani, Nayereh
Vaziri, Parisa
Shafie, Mohd Shamsul Ezzad
Navasery, Manizheh
author_facet Bahmanrokh, Ghazaleh
Hashim, Mansor
Ismail, Ismayadi
Soltani, Nayereh
Vaziri, Parisa
Shafie, Mohd Shamsul Ezzad
Navasery, Manizheh
author_sort Bahmanrokh, Ghazaleh
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description Temperature-dependent magnetic flux density (B) data, clearly exhibiting a transition temperature called intrinsic blocking temperature for some metallic samples in zero field cooled-warmed (ZFC-W) curves without employing an external magnetic field, has been obtained by a simple method. The reasons of the increase and decrease in the measured B-field at low temperature in zero magnetic-field were discussed. Co, CoPt3 and Co/Au, CoPt 3/Au core-shell nanoparticles, prepared by the reverse-micelle microemulsion method, were used as test materials. The blocking temperature was measured at a cusp of the measured magnetic field, B (produced by the sample), versus the temperature curve during warming up of the sample from a very low temperature (≤15 K) to room temperature. All the samples showed a blocking temperature at 45, 50, 40, and 42 K, respectively, for Co, CoPt3, Co/Au, and CoPt3/Au nanoparticles. A completely intrinsic behavior of the sample's magnetic moment was revealed by our method since no applied external field was used, yielding a truly spontaneous magnetization behavior.
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spelling upm.eprints-522822017-06-05T05:39:28Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52282/ A simple method for measuring intrinsic blocking temperature in superparamagnetic nanomaterials Bahmanrokh, Ghazaleh Hashim, Mansor Ismail, Ismayadi Soltani, Nayereh Vaziri, Parisa Shafie, Mohd Shamsul Ezzad Navasery, Manizheh Temperature-dependent magnetic flux density (B) data, clearly exhibiting a transition temperature called intrinsic blocking temperature for some metallic samples in zero field cooled-warmed (ZFC-W) curves without employing an external magnetic field, has been obtained by a simple method. The reasons of the increase and decrease in the measured B-field at low temperature in zero magnetic-field were discussed. Co, CoPt3 and Co/Au, CoPt 3/Au core-shell nanoparticles, prepared by the reverse-micelle microemulsion method, were used as test materials. The blocking temperature was measured at a cusp of the measured magnetic field, B (produced by the sample), versus the temperature curve during warming up of the sample from a very low temperature (≤15 K) to room temperature. All the samples showed a blocking temperature at 45, 50, 40, and 42 K, respectively, for Co, CoPt3, Co/Au, and CoPt3/Au nanoparticles. A completely intrinsic behavior of the sample's magnetic moment was revealed by our method since no applied external field was used, yielding a truly spontaneous magnetization behavior. Springer 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/52282/1/A%20simple%20method%20for%20measuring%20intrinsic%20blocking%20temperature%20in%20superparamagnetic%20nanomaterials.pdf Bahmanrokh, Ghazaleh and Hashim, Mansor and Ismail, Ismayadi and Soltani, Nayereh and Vaziri, Parisa and Shafie, Mohd Shamsul Ezzad and Navasery, Manizheh (2013) A simple method for measuring intrinsic blocking temperature in superparamagnetic nanomaterials. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, 26 (2). pp. 407-414. ISSN 1557-1939; ESSN: 1557-1947 http://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10948-012-1742-7 10.1007/s10948-012-1742-7
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Hashim, Mansor
Ismail, Ismayadi
Soltani, Nayereh
Vaziri, Parisa
Shafie, Mohd Shamsul Ezzad
Navasery, Manizheh
A simple method for measuring intrinsic blocking temperature in superparamagnetic nanomaterials
title A simple method for measuring intrinsic blocking temperature in superparamagnetic nanomaterials
title_full A simple method for measuring intrinsic blocking temperature in superparamagnetic nanomaterials
title_fullStr A simple method for measuring intrinsic blocking temperature in superparamagnetic nanomaterials
title_full_unstemmed A simple method for measuring intrinsic blocking temperature in superparamagnetic nanomaterials
title_short A simple method for measuring intrinsic blocking temperature in superparamagnetic nanomaterials
title_sort simple method for measuring intrinsic blocking temperature in superparamagnetic nanomaterials
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