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Published on: September 4, 2015
Comparison between theory and simulations for the magnetization and the susceptibility of polydisperse ferrofluids
1Institute of Physics and Mechatronics, University of Pannonia, H-8201 Veszprém, PO Box 158, Hungary.
Abstract:
The influence of polydispersity on the magnetization of ferrofluids is studied based on a previously published magnetization equation of state (Szalai and Dietrich, 2011 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 23 326004) and computer simulations. The polydispersity of the particle diameter is described by the gamma distribution function. Canonical ensemble Monte Carlo simulations have been performed in order to test these theoretical results for the initial susceptibility and the magnetization. The results for the magnetic properties of the polydisperse systems turn out to be in quantitative agreement with our present simulation data. In addition, we find good agreement between our theory and experimental data for magnetite-based ferrofluids.
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