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Main Authors: Tejo, F., Zambrano-Rabanal, C., Carvalho-Santos, V., Vidal-Silva, N.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.01680
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author Tejo, F.
Zambrano-Rabanal, C.
Carvalho-Santos, V.
Vidal-Silva, N.
author_facet Tejo, F.
Zambrano-Rabanal, C.
Carvalho-Santos, V.
Vidal-Silva, N.
contents Through micromagnetic simulations, this work analyzes the stability of Bloch points in magnetic nanospheres and the possibility of using an array of such particles to compose a system with the features of a magnetic trap. We show that a BP can be nucleated as a metastable configuration in a relatively wide range of the nanosphere radius compared to a quasi-uniform and vortex state. We also show that the stabilized Bloch point generates a quadrupolar magnetic field outside it, from which we analyze the field profile of different arrays of these nanospheres to show that the obtained magnetic field shares the features of magnetic traps. Some of the highlights of the proposed magnetic traps rely on the magnetic field gradients achieved, which are orders of magnitude higher than standard magnetic traps, and allow three-dimensional trapping. Our results could be useful in trapping particles through the intrinsic magnetization of ferromagnetic nanoparticles while avoiding the commonly used mechanisms associated with Joule heating.
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spellingShingle Bloch point nanospheres for the design of magnetic traps
Tejo, F.
Zambrano-Rabanal, C.
Carvalho-Santos, V.
Vidal-Silva, N.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
Through micromagnetic simulations, this work analyzes the stability of Bloch points in magnetic nanospheres and the possibility of using an array of such particles to compose a system with the features of a magnetic trap. We show that a BP can be nucleated as a metastable configuration in a relatively wide range of the nanosphere radius compared to a quasi-uniform and vortex state. We also show that the stabilized Bloch point generates a quadrupolar magnetic field outside it, from which we analyze the field profile of different arrays of these nanospheres to show that the obtained magnetic field shares the features of magnetic traps. Some of the highlights of the proposed magnetic traps rely on the magnetic field gradients achieved, which are orders of magnitude higher than standard magnetic traps, and allow three-dimensional trapping. Our results could be useful in trapping particles through the intrinsic magnetization of ferromagnetic nanoparticles while avoiding the commonly used mechanisms associated with Joule heating.
title Bloch point nanospheres for the design of magnetic traps
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.01680