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Interactions, Dynamics and Self-assembly of Magnetic Holes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Kai de lang Kristiansen ,
Eldrid Svåsand ,
Geir Helgesen  and
Arne T. Skjeltorp
Kai de lang Kristiansen
Affiliation:
[email protected], Institute for Energy Technology, Physics Department, Kjeller, NO-2027, Norway
Eldrid Svåsand
Affiliation:
[email protected], Institute for Energy Technology, Physics Department, Kjeller, NO-2027, Norway
Geir Helgesen
Affiliation:
[email protected], Institute for Energy Technology, Physics Department, Kjeller, NO-2027, Norway
Arne T. Skjeltorp
Affiliation:
[email protected], Institute for Energy Technology, Physics Department, Kjeller, NO-2027, Norway
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Abstract

Nonmagnetic microspheres dispersed in a ferrofluid are denoted magnetic holes. When the spheres are confined to a monolayer between two plane, parallel plates and subjected to AC magnetic fields, they show a variety of dynamical behaviors and assemblages. The magnetic interactions between the particles and their dynamical behavior are influenced by the boundaries and the degree of confinement. We have derived analytical results for the pair-wise competing interactions, and these compare favorably with experimental results.

It is also possible to characterize the self-assembly and dynamics of the spheres by the theory of braids. It involves classifying different ways of tracing curves in space. The essentially two-dimensional motion of a sphere can be represented as a curve in a three-dimensional space-time diagram, and so several spheres in motion produce a set of braided curves. The dynamical modes can then be described in terms of braid-words. We also present a few other examples on how this system can be used to study dynamical processes.

Keywords

magneticself-assemblycolloid
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 947: Symposium A – Responsive Soft Matter – Chemistry and Physics for Assemblages, Films and Forms , 2006 , 0947-08-04
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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