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Bubble magnetometry of nanoparticle heterogeneity and interaction

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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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Nanometrology, Nanomaterials and Nanomagnetics

Citation

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 October 9, 2025)

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Created June 6, 2019, Updated October 12, 2021
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