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Magnetic properties of self-assembled FeRh nanomagnets
Motyčková, Lucie ; Fruchart, Olivier (oponent) ; Arregi Uribeetxebarria, Jon Ander (vedoucí práce)
Magnetic nanoparticles and nanostructured materials are of great promise in many domains, including biomedicine, environmental remediation, or energy harvesting. Therefore, there is an ever-growing interest in their unique nanoscale functionalities as well as in the development of viable fabrication routes. This thesis investigates a self-assembly route, specifically solid-state dewetting of thin films, to produce epitaxial nanoisland arrays of the FeRh alloy on different single-crystal substrates. It is shown that using this fabrication route, the metamagnetic phase transition is preserved in nanoscale confined geometries. The morphology and magnetic properties of the self-assembled FeRh nanomagnets are characterized by a combination of experimental techniques and modeling, finding that their equilibrium shapes and magnetic order are closely interconnected. Furthermore, a route for obtaining free-standing nanoparticles is devised, which could potentially allow using metamagnetic nano-objects in cell cultures and biomedicine in general. To do so, the supported FeRh nanomagnets are released from the substrate via chemical wet etching. The behavior of the nanoparticles and their response to temperature cycling and magnetic field is subsequently studied in a liquid environment. The metamagnetic properties of separated nanoparticles are characterized using vibrating sample magnetometry.
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Magnetic properties of self-assembled FeRh nanomagnets
Motyčková, Lucie ; Fruchart, Olivier (oponent) ; Arregi Uribeetxebarria, Jon Ander (vedoucí práce)
Magnetic nanoparticles and nanostructured materials are of great promise in many domains, including biomedicine, environmental remediation, or energy harvesting. Therefore, there is an ever-growing interest in their unique nanoscale functionalities as well as in the development of viable fabrication routes. This thesis investigates a self-assembly route, specifically solid-state dewetting of thin films, to produce epitaxial nanoisland arrays of the FeRh alloy on different single-crystal substrates. It is shown that using this fabrication route, the metamagnetic phase transition is preserved in nanoscale confined geometries. The morphology and magnetic properties of the self-assembled FeRh nanomagnets are characterized by a combination of experimental techniques and modeling, finding that their equilibrium shapes and magnetic order are closely interconnected. Furthermore, a route for obtaining free-standing nanoparticles is devised, which could potentially allow using metamagnetic nano-objects in cell cultures and biomedicine in general. To do so, the supported FeRh nanomagnets are released from the substrate via chemical wet etching. The behavior of the nanoparticles and their response to temperature cycling and magnetic field is subsequently studied in a liquid environment. The metamagnetic properties of separated nanoparticles are characterized using vibrating sample magnetometry.
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