Programmable Ultralight Magnets via Orientational Arrangement of Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles within Aerogel Hosts

Li, Yuanyuan; Liu, Qingkun; Hess, Andrew J.; Mi, Shu; Liu, Xiaoduo; Chen, Ziyu; Xie, Yong; Smalyukh, Ivan I.

doi:10.1021/acsnano.9b04818

Programmable Ultralight Magnets via Orientational Arrangement of Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles within Aerogel Hosts

Journal Article · Mon Dec 02 00:00:00 EST 2019 · ACS Nano

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.9b04818· OSTI ID:1799065

Li, Yuanyuan ^[1]; Liu, Qingkun ^[2]; Hess, Andrew J. ^[2]; Mi, Shu ^[3]; Liu, Xiaoduo ^[3]; Chen, Ziyu ^[3]; ^[3]; ^[4]

Beihang University, Beijing (China); OSTI
Colorado State Univ., Boulder, CO (United States)
Beihang University, Beijing (China)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Colorado State Univ., Boulder, CO (United States)

The actuation and levitation of air-suspended objects by a magnetic field, due to its noncontact and holonomic manipulation modes, are important technological capabilities for device applications. However, owing to a higher density of conventional ferromagnets or nanoparticle-containing polymers and strong magnetic fields required for actuation, fabricating lightweight materials with a sensitive magnetic response for weight critical applications is challenging. Here, we report ultralight aerogel-based magnets (aero-magnets) comprising assembled ferromagnetic nanomaterials with highly magnetic anisotropy where the magnetic domains can be programmed by external predesigned fields. To demonstrate the breadth of manufacturing methods for this breed of aero-magnet composites, both silica/nanocellulose aerogel hosts and ferromagnetic nanorod/nanoplatelet guests have been explored. Single and double domains with out-of-plane magnetization are programmed into the aero-magnets and characterized by magnetic force microscopy. The levitation and actuation of the aero-magnets are realized while exposed to a small external magnetic field of 11 mT and introduced to a switching circuit. Furthermore, the elastic moduli of the aero-magnets are estimated by dynamic magnetic responses of the ferromagnetic nanoparticles tightly tethered in the aerogel hosts under rapid cyclic fields. These programmable aero-magnets could serve as monolithic magnetic actuator units in the fields of tiny robots and aerospace components.

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Research Organization:: University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

Grant/Contract Number:: AR0000743

OSTI ID:: 1799065

Journal Information:: ACS Nano, Journal Name: ACS Nano Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 13; ISSN 1936-0851

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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