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Dispersion and Lorentz Microscopy of Samarium Cobalt Nanoparticles in a Polymer Matrix

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Yan Jin ,
Sara A. Majetich  and
Anit Giri
Yan Jin
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213
Sara A. Majetich
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213
Anit Giri
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213
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Abstract

A new method for dispersing magnetic nanoparticles in a polymer matrix is described. SmCo5 nanoparticle powders are first prepared by ball milling, and then embedded in thermoplastic powder by further milling. The nanoparticle-embedded thermoplastic powder was compacted to form solid magnetic composites which were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and by SQUID magnetometry. The conventional TEM measurements on microtomed sections of the composites showed spherical nanoparticles clearly separated from their nearest neighbors, thereby eliminating exchange interactions and greatly reducing magnetostatic interactions. Lorentz microscopy illustrated the potential for imaging single particles and determining the magnetization directions of isolated and interacting particles. Magnetic measurements on dilute samples show that the processing method does not degrade the magnetic properties of the particles.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 501: Symposium FF – Surface Controlled Nanoscale Materials for High-Added… , 1997 , 103
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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