2. INTRODUCTION
Smart material
Smart materials are materials that have multiple propertiess (chemical, electrical,
magnetic, mechanical and thermal)
The properties of these materials can be significantly changed in a controlled
fashion by external stimuli
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4. Magnetic nanomaterials
At the nanolevel there is drastic change of properties for magnetic
materials
They exhibit single domain characteristics, superparamagnetism
etc.
Dependence of coercivity on particle size is important as they can
be used to distinguish whether the material are in single domain
or multidomain.
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5. Magnetic Colloids
A Magnetic colloid also known as Ferrofluid is a colloidal suspensions
of single domain magnetic particles with a typical dimensions about
10nm dispersed in a carrier liquid
Properties can be controlled by external magnetic field
Ferrofluids are optically isotropic but in presence of an external
magnetic field exhibit induced birefringes
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6. Components of a magnetic fluid
Base fluid:It needed a base fluid,the choice of base fluid is based on
the field of application.eg; Water, Organic liquids
Single domain magnetic particles
Surfactants: It is used to prevent agglomeration.Common surfactants
are Oleic acid,Citric acid,tetramethylammonium hydroxide etc.
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7. Classification of Ferrofluids
Surfacted Ferrofluid
Formed by magnetic particles(usually magnetite)
Suitable surfactants are used ( Amphiphilic molecules such as oleic acid )
to prevent agglomeration
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8. Ionic Ferrofluid
Magnetic nanoparticles are electrically charged to keep the colloidal
system stable
Generally used magnetic particles are ferrites MFe2O4 (M=Mn,Zn,Cu )
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10. Mechanisms of Rotation of magnetic moments
Ferromagnetic single domains in suspension can relax by one of two
methods
Brownian Relaxation with relaxation time
TB=3Vή/KBT
N´eel relaxation is caused by thermal fluctuations in the
magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy
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11. Normal field Instability
When a ferrofluid is subjected to a strong vertical magnetic field the
surface forms regular patterns of peaks and valleys
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12. Magneto Rheological Fluids
MR fluids are non colloidal suspensions of micro sized magnetisable
particles in an inert base fluid along with some addditives
In the absence of external magnetic field it behave like normal
Newtonian fluid
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13. Working modes of MR fluids
I. Valve mode
II. Shear mode
III. Squeeze mode
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