High blocking temperature of Fe nanoparticles embedded in diamond thin films
Author(s) -
Makoto Kawano,
Kazuyuki Hirama,
Kazuhide Kumakura
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
aip advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 58
ISSN - 2158-3226
DOI - 10.1063/5.0084255
Subject(s) - superparamagnetism , magnetization , materials science , condensed matter physics , ferromagnetism , magnetic anisotropy , diamond , nanoparticle , magnetic nanoparticles , anisotropy , atmospheric temperature range , particle (ecology) , thin film , nanotechnology , magnetic field , composite material , optics , thermodynamics , physics , oceanography , quantum mechanics , geology
We investigate the magnetic properties of Fe nanoparticles (NPs) embedded in diamond (111) thin films. The Fe NPs have body-centered cubic structures with median particle diameters in the range of 9–26 nm. Magnetization measurements revealed that they have large magnetic anisotropy and show a transition from a ferromagnetic to superparamagnetic state at a blocking temperature between 480 and around 1000 K depending on their particle diameters. These magnetic properties are well explained by coherent magnetization rotation models proposed by Stoner–Wohlfarth and Néel.
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