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Diamagnetic Levitation for Passive Tilt Sensors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Lihong Jiao  and
Martin Winistöerfer
Lihong Jiao
Affiliation:
School of Engineering, Grand Valley State University, 301 W. Fulton St., Grand Rapids, MI, 49504
Martin Winistöerfer
Affiliation:
School of Engineering, Grand Valley State University, 301 W. Fulton St., Grand Rapids, MI, 49504
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Abstract

When diamagnetic materials are exposed to an external magnetic field, a weak magnetic field in the opposite direction to the external field is induced and a magnetic force is generated causing diamagnetic materials to be expelled from the external magnetic field. The magnitude of the force increases with increase of the magnitude of diamagnetic susceptibility, χm. In this study, the levitation of graphite in the magnetic field was investigated.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 998: Symposium J – Nanoscale Magnetics and Device Applications , 2007 , 998-J08-16
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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