Theoretical study of the dynamic magnetic response of ferrofluid to static and alternating magnetic fields

The dynamic magnetic response of ferrofluid in a static uniform external magnetic field to a weak, linear polarized, alternating magnetic field is investigated theoretically. The ferrofluid is modeled as a system of dipolar hard spheres, suspended in a long cylindrical tube whose long axis is parall...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials 2017-06, Vol.431, p.180-183
Hauptverfasser: Batrudinov, Timur M., Ambarov, Alexander V., Elfimova, Ekaterina A., Zverev, Vladimir S., Ivanov, Alexey O.
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Zusammenfassung:The dynamic magnetic response of ferrofluid in a static uniform external magnetic field to a weak, linear polarized, alternating magnetic field is investigated theoretically. The ferrofluid is modeled as a system of dipolar hard spheres, suspended in a long cylindrical tube whose long axis is parallel to the direction of the static and alternating magnetic fields. The theory is based on the Fokker-Planck-Brown equation formulated for the case when the both static and alternating magnetic fields are applied. The solution of the Fokker-Planck-Brown equation describing the orientational probability density of a randomly chosen dipolar particle is expressed as a series in terms of the spherical Legendre polynomials. The obtained analytical expression connecting three neighboring coefficients of the series makes possible to determine the probability density with any order of accuracy in terms of Legendre polynomials. The analytical formula for the probability density truncated at the first Legendre polynomial is evaluated and used for the calculation of the magnetization and dynamic susceptibility spectra. In the absence of the static magnetic field the presented theory gives the correct single-particle Debye-theory result, which is the exact solution of the Fokker-Planck-Brown equation for the case of applied weak alternating magnetic field. The influence of the static magnetic field on the dynamic susceptibility is analyzed in terms of the low-frequency behavior of the real part and the position of the peak in the imaginary part. •The dynamic magnetic response of ferrofluid is investigated theoretically.•The static and alternating magnetic fields are applied along the Oz-axis.•Theory is based on the Fokker-Planck-Brown equation (FPBe).•The solution of FPBe is expressed as a series in terms of the Legendre polynomials.•The influence of static magnetic field on susceptibility spectra is analyzed.
ISSN:0304-8853
1873-4766
DOI:10.1016/j.jmmm.2016.09.094