Critical behavior of ensembles of superparamagnetic nanoparticles with dispersions of magnetic parameters.

Different processes governing magnetic properties of an ensemble of magnetic nanoparticles in the temperature region close to a transition from superparamagnetic to paramagnetic state are analyzed and the ways to separate them are suggested. Enhanced role of paraprocess in magnetization behavior near Curie temperature is stressed. A procedure to isolate paraprocess contribution and adequately determine spontaneous magnetization of the ensemble of superparamagnetic nanoparticles is proposed.

Magnetic Hysteresis in Nanostructures with Thermally Controlled RKKY Coupling.

Mechanisms of the recently demonstrated ex-situ thermal control of the indirect exchange coupling in magnetic multilayer are discussed for different designs of the spacer layer. Temperature-induced changes in the hysteresis of magnetization are shown to be associated with different types of competing interlayer exchange interactions. Theoretical analysis indicates that the measured step-like shape and hysteresis of the magnetization loops is due to local in-plane magnetic anisotropy of nano-crystallites within the strongly ferromagnetic films.

Profound Interfacial Effects in CoFeO/FeO and FeO/CoFeO Core/Shell Nanoparticles.

Two sets of core/shell magnetic nanoparticles, CoFeO/FeO and FeO/CoFeO, with a fixed diameter of the core (~ 4.1 and ~ 6.3 nm for the former and latter sets, respectively) and thickness of shells up to 2.

Effect of Synthesis Method of LaSr MnO Manganite Nanoparticles on Their Properties.

Nanoparticles of lanthanum-strontium manganite were synthesized via different methods, namely, sol-gel method, precipitation from non-aqueous solution, and precipitation from reversal microemulsions. It was shown that the use of organic compounds and non-aqueous media allowed significantly decreasing of the crystallization temperature of nanoparticles, and the single-phased crystalline product was formed in one stage. Morphology and properties of nanoparticles depended on the method and conditions of the synthesis.

Interplay between superparamagnetic and blocked behavior in an ensemble of lanthanum-strontium manganite nanoparticles.

Magnetic nanoparticles constitute promising tools for addressing medical and health-related issues based on the possibility to obtain various kinds of responses triggered by safe remote stimuli. However, such richness can be detrimental if different performances are not adequately differentiated and controlled. The aim of this work is to understand and systemize different kinds of magnetic-field-induced response for an ensemble of lanthanum-strontium manganite nanoparticles, which are considered as promising materials for self-controlled magnetic hyperthermia.

ESR Study of (La,Ba)MnO/ZnO Nanostructure for Resistive Switching Device.

Structure, electric, and resonance properties of (La,Ba)MnO/ZnO nanostructure grown on SrTiO (001) substrate have been investigated. It is found that at room temperature and relatively low voltages (|V |< 0.2 V), the structure shows good rectification behavior with rectification factor near 210.

Effect of Synthesis Temperature on Structure and Magnetic Properties of (La,Nd)SrMnO Nanoparticles.

Two sets of Nd-doped LaSrMnO nanoparticles were synthesized via sol-gel method with further heat treatment at 1073 and 1573 K, respectively. Crystallographic and magnetic properties of obtained nanoparticles were studied, and the effect of synthesis conditions on these properties was investigated. According to X-ray data, all particles crystallized in the distorted perovskite structure.

Iron-Doped (La,Sr)MnO3 Manganites as Promising Mediators of Self-Controlled Magnetic Nanohyperthermia.

Fe-doped La0.77Sr0.23Mn1 - y Fe y O3 nanoparticles have been synthesized by sol-gel method, and ceramic samples based on them were sintered at 1613 K.

Spin dynamics in a Curie-switch.

Ferromagnetic resonance properties of F1/f/F2/AF multilayers, where weakly ferromagnetic spacer f is sandwiched between strongly ferromagnetic layers F1 and F2, with F1 being magnetically soft and F2-magnetically hard due to exchange pinning to antiferromagnetic layer AF, are investigated. Spacer-mediated exchange coupling is shown to strongly affect the resonance fields of both F1 and F2 layers. Our theoretical calculations as well as measurements show that the key magnetic parameters of the spacer, which govern the ferromagnetic resonance in F1/f/F2/AF, are the magnetic exchange length (Λ), effective saturation magnetization at T  =  0 (m0) and effective Curie temperature (T(C)(eff)).

Mechanisms of AC losses in magnetic fluids based on substituted manganites.

The ability to controllably tune the heating efficiency of magnetic nanoparticles in an AC magnetic field is highly desirable for their application as mediators of magnetic hyperthermia. Traditional approaches to understand and govern the behavior of hyperthermia mediators include a combination of quasistatic and high-frequency (∼100 kHz) magnetic measurements with subsequent simulation of underlying processes. In this paper, we draw attention to the frequently overlooked fact that for an ensemble of magnetic nanoparticles, there is no straightforward complementarity between the dynamic characteristics obtained under different experimental conditions, as well as between corresponding underlying processes.

Giant and reversible extrinsic magnetocaloric effects in La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 films due to strain.

Large thermal changes driven by a magnetic field have been proposed for environmentally friendly energy-efficient refrigeration, but only a few materials that suffer hysteresis show these giant magnetocaloric effects. Here we create giant and reversible extrinsic magnetocaloric effects in epitaxial films of the ferromagnetic manganite La(0.7)Ca(0.

Interference of coexisting para- and ferromagnetic phases in partially crystallized films of doped manganites.

Electron spin resonance spectra have been studied in partially crystallized films of La(1-x)Na(x)MnO(3) (x = 0.16) in the vicinity of the para- to ferromagnetic transition. The objects of investigation were obtained by magnetron sputtering on polycrystalline Al(2)O(3) substrates held at different temperatures.

A remarkable transformation of magnetic resonance spectra as a result of a mutual influence of coexisting para- and ferromagnetic phases.

In this work, we carry out the analysis of the resonance absorption of electromagnetic radiation for the system in which para- and ferromagnetic phases coexist over a wide temperature region. It is found that taking account of the mutual influence of coexisting phases gives rise to the appearance of substantial changes in the curves of resonance absorption and values of resonance fields, as well as to making the geometry of a phase distribution dependent on an external magnetic field. Near the temperature boundaries of the phase coexistence region, the expressions for description of the curves of the dispersive absorption of electromagnetic radiation are obtained and the rules of the behaviour of the resonance fields for each of the phases are specified.