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Micromagnetic simulations of interacting dipoles on a fcc lattice: Application to nanoparticle assemblies

Statistical Mechanics 2010-09-14 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Abstract

Micromagnetic simulations are used to examine the effects of cubic and axial anisotropy, magnetostatic interactions and temperature on M-H loops for a collection of magnetic dipoles on fcc and sc lattices. We employ a simple model of interacting dipoles that represent single-domain particles in an attempt to explain recent experimental data on ordered arrays of magnetoferritin nanoparticles that demonstrate the crucial role of interactions between particles in a fcc lattice. Significant agreement between the simulation and experimental results is achieved, and the impact of intra-particle degrees of freedom and surface effects on thermal fluctuations are investigated.

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@article{arxiv.1009.2395,
  title  = {Micromagnetic simulations of interacting dipoles on a fcc lattice: Application to nanoparticle assemblies},
  author = {M L Plumer and J van Lierop and B W Southern and J P Whitehead},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.2395},
  year   = {2010}
}

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10 pages, 9 figures