Dipolar Attraction of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles
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| author | Durhuus, Frederik L. Beleggia, Marco Frandsen, Cathrine |
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| contents | For superparamagnetic nanoparticles (SMNPs), it is often claimed that the rapid thermal fluctuations of their magnetic moments negates the magnetic dipolar attraction, hence preventing aggregation in liquid suspension. However we find that this is a misconception. Using Langevin dynamics, we simulate SMNP pairs and the dimer clusters they form which is the simplest case of aggregation. To quantify the tendency to aggregate, we introduce the dimer debonding time and calculate the average magnetic force of attraction which results from correlations in the fluctuating moments. Neither quantity has any dependence on the magnetocrystalline anisotropy, which determines the rate of superparamagnetic reversals, and comparing with computed Néel relaxation times we show that this holds for both blocked and superparamagnetic particles. These results imply that the phenomenon of superparamagnetism does not affect aggregation. Because the key dimensionless parameter for the Néel relaxation of a lone SMNP and the one for magnetic attraction have the same size and temperature scaling, there is a strong correlation between superparamagnetism and colloidal stability, as observed experimentally, but no causal relation. |
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| spellingShingle | Dipolar Attraction of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles Durhuus, Frederik L. Beleggia, Marco Frandsen, Cathrine Soft Condensed Matter Statistical Mechanics For superparamagnetic nanoparticles (SMNPs), it is often claimed that the rapid thermal fluctuations of their magnetic moments negates the magnetic dipolar attraction, hence preventing aggregation in liquid suspension. However we find that this is a misconception. Using Langevin dynamics, we simulate SMNP pairs and the dimer clusters they form which is the simplest case of aggregation. To quantify the tendency to aggregate, we introduce the dimer debonding time and calculate the average magnetic force of attraction which results from correlations in the fluctuating moments. Neither quantity has any dependence on the magnetocrystalline anisotropy, which determines the rate of superparamagnetic reversals, and comparing with computed Néel relaxation times we show that this holds for both blocked and superparamagnetic particles. These results imply that the phenomenon of superparamagnetism does not affect aggregation. Because the key dimensionless parameter for the Néel relaxation of a lone SMNP and the one for magnetic attraction have the same size and temperature scaling, there is a strong correlation between superparamagnetism and colloidal stability, as observed experimentally, but no causal relation. |
| title | Dipolar Attraction of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter Statistical Mechanics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.17201 |