Bubble magnetometry of nanoparticle heterogeneity and interaction

Published

June 7, 2019

Author(s)

Andrew L. Balk, Ian J. Gilbert, R. Ivkov, John Unguris, Samuel Stavis

Abstract

Bubbles have a rich history as transducers in particle-physics experiments. In a solid-state analogue, we use bubble domains in nanomagnetic films to measure magnetic nanoparticles. This technique can determine the magnetic orientation of a single nanoparticle in a fraction of a second and generate a full hysteresis loop in a few seconds. We achieve this high throughput by tuning the nanomagnetic properties of the films, including the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction, in an application of topological protection from the skyrmion state to a nanoparticle sensor. We develop the technique on nickel-iron nanorods and iron-oxide nanoparticles, which delineate a wide range of properties and applications. Bubble magnetometry enables precise statistical analysis of the magnetic hysteresis of dispersed nanoparticles, and direct measurement of a transition from superparamagnetic behavior as single nanoparticles to collective behavior in nanoscale agglomerates. These results demonstrate a practical capability for measuring the heterogeneity and interaction of magnetic nanoparticles.

Citation

Physical Review Applied

Volume

11

Issue

6

Pub Type

Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.11.061003

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Balk, A. , Gilbert, I. , Ivkov, R. , Unguris, J. and Stavis, S. (2019), Bubble magnetometry of nanoparticle heterogeneity and interaction, Physical Review Applied, [online], https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.11.061003, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=923813 (Accessed April 25, 2024)