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Title: Multi-frequency ferromagnetic resonance investigation of nickel nanocubes encapsulated in diamagnetic magnesium oxide matrix

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4971869· OSTI ID:1465126
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  1. Bridgewater State Univ., Bridgewater, MA (United States). Dept. of Chemical Sciences
  2. North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States). Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures and Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
  3. North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States). Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures and Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering; US Army Research Office (ARO), Durham, NC (United States). Materials Science Division; Univ. of Texas, El Paso, TX (United States). Dept. of Physics
  4. US Army Research Office (ARO), Durham, NC (United States). Materials Science Division
  5. North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States). Dept. of Chemistry

For this, partially aligned nickel nanocubes were grown epitaxially in a diamagnetic magnesium oxide (MgO:Ni) host and studied by a continuous wave ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) spectroscopy at the X-band (9.5 GHz) from ca. 117 to 458 K and then at room temperature for multiple external magnetic fields/resonant frequencies from 9.5 to 330 GHz. In contrast to conventional magnetic susceptibility studies that provided data on the bulk magnetization, the FMR spectra revealed the presence of three different types of magnetic Ni nanocubes in the sample. Specifically, three different ferromagnetic resonances were observed in the X-band spectra: a line 1 assigned to large nickel nanocubes, a line 2 corresponding to the nanocubes exhibiting saturated magnetization even at ca. 0.3 T field, and a high field line 3 (geff ~ 6.2) tentatively assigned to small nickel nanocubes likely having their hard magnetization axis aligned along or close to the direction of the external magnetic field. Based on the analysis of FMR data, the latter nanocubes possess an anisotropic internal magnetic field of at least ~1.0 T in magnitude.

Research Organization:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF); North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBC), Durham, NC (United States); National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Contributing Organization:
National High Magnetic Field Lab. (NHMFL), Tallahassee, FL (United States)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-02ER15354; S10RR023614; CHE-0840501; 2009-IDG-1015; DMR 1157490
OSTI ID:
1465126
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1336479
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 120, Issue 22; ISSN 0021-8979
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 2 works
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