Electron microscopy images reveal magnetic properties
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2013Author
Coughlin, Kirk
Bouc, Matthew
Yungbauer, Thomas
Buelke, Chris
Advisor(s)
Patterson, Marlann
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Nanoalloys are a fairly new and highly appealing topic of study. Research
has shown that different properties and characteristics may be found by
adjusting the size and compositional differences during manufacturing.
These alloy mixtures may yield unique, consistent nanoalloys that meet or
exceed the desired effects, or show properties in common with different
nanoalloys with similar crystal structures. Electric, thermodynamic,
and magnetic applications are just some of the different areas that can
be changed due to fine tuning a nanoalloy's size and composition.
Nanomagnets are one of the next big investments in the electronic
world. Current applications include high-energy-product permanent
magnets, hard disk storage technology, and innovations in the field
of medicine. It is well known that transistors have rapidly shrunk in
size over the past few decades. However, shrinking the size of usable
magnets has been difficult. Currently, there is a large field of research
that seeks to find affordable, powerful, and effective nanosized magnets.
A procedure for characterization of nanomaterials was established,
including determining the spacing between planes of atoms in a
nanomagnet to determine its crystal structure as well as comparing
properties of nanomagnets with different elemental combinations.
Subject
Nanostructures
Magnets
Nanomagnets
Magnetic properties
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