Effect of light on the magnetic properties of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles

被引:63
作者
Giri, AK [1 ]
Pellerin, K
Pongsaksawad, W
Sorescu, M
Majetich, SA
机构
[1] Carnegie Mellon Univ, Dept Phys, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
[2] Duquesne Univ, Dept Phys, Pittsburgh, PA 15282 USA
基金
美国安德鲁·梅隆基金会; 美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
cobalt ferrite; coercivity; photomagnetic effect; remanent magnetization;
D O I
10.1109/20.908666
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We report variations in the coercivity of CoFe2O4 nanoparticles as a function of particle size, temperature and light intensity. For 30 nm particles, this change in was 2300 Oe at 10K, 120 Oe at 170K, for a light intensity of under 2 milliwatts. The remanent magnetization was nearly unchanged by illumination. A simple model of optical absorption followed by electron transfer between Co2+ and Fe3+ ions is proposed.
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页码:3029 / 3031
页数:3
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