Magnetic susceptibility of ferrofluids determined from diffusion coefficient of a tracer



Document title: Magnetic susceptibility of ferrofluids determined from diffusion coefficient of a tracer
Journal: Revista mexicana de física
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000460757
ISSN: 0035-001X
Authors: 1
2
Institutions: 1Universidad Autónoma de San Luís Potosí, Instituto de Física, San Luis Potosí. México
2Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados, Ciudad de México. México
Year:
Season: May-Jun
Volumen: 68
Number: 3
Country: México
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, teórico
English abstract Linear response methods allow studying magnetic susceptibility relaxation in isotropic colloidal magnetic fluids. We show a relationship between the susceptibility of macroscopic magnetization at thermal equilibrium and the diffusion constant of a tracer particle. The comparison of the predicted frequency-dependent susceptibility with computer simulations shows their agreement. Besides, at a low concentration of particles, it has the expected Debye behavior. However, the initial susceptibility yields only the qualitative trends of the existing experiments at a low volume fraction of particles and its temperature dependence
Disciplines: Física y astronomía
Keyword: Física,
Susceptibilidad magnética,
Ferrofluidos,
Nanopartículas,
Respuesta lineal
Keyword: Physics,
Magnetic susceptibility,
Ferrofluids,
Nanoparticles,
Linear response
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