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@PHDTHESIS{Wilbs:824318,
author = {Wilbs, Genevieve},
title = {{M}agnetic {P}roximity {E}ffects in {N}anoparticle
{C}omposite {S}ystems and {M}acrocrystals},
volume = {142},
school = {RWTH Aachen},
type = {Dr.},
address = {Jülich},
publisher = {Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Zentralbibliothek, Verlag},
reportid = {FZJ-2016-06927},
isbn = {978-3-95806-233-7},
series = {Schriften des Forschungszentrums Jülich. Reihe
Schlüsseltechnologien / Key Technologies},
pages = {III, 230 S.},
year = {2017},
note = {RWTH Aachen, Diss., 2017},
abstract = {Assemblies of magnetic nanoparticles are of major interest
for future applications e.g. in spintronic devices, high
density data storage systems or biomedical applications. The
reason is not only the obvious miniaturization, but also
their novel properties emerging only at the nanoscale.
Hence, arranging nanoparticles like atoms in a crystal
enables the fabrication of a new class ofmaterials. To gain
in-depth understanding of these systems, it is necessary to
investigate them on all length scales. The present work
provides a novel and extensive contribution to the
understanding of the self assembly of iron oxide
nanoparticle superstructures and their influence on
polarizable matrix materials. Through the investigation of
the samples at all stages of preparation, a comprehensive
picture of the unique phenomena observed at the end is
derived. For this purpose, oleic acid coated iron oxide
nanoparticles were deposited on silicon substrates by
spincoating to manufacture two-dimensional arrangements.
Hereby, the influence of several parameters has been
investigated and optimized. Afterwards, the organic
surfactant shell was removed by oxygen plasma treatment.
This process has been studied in detail, because it
initiates a phase transformation that significantly
influences the magnetic properties of the system (e.g. by
reducing the blocking temperature). Thin palladium or
platinum films were then respectively deposited to create a
matrix material. Aside from magnetometry measurements, first
order reversal curves were obtained in cooperation with the
Max-Planck-Institute for Intelligent Systems, both revealing
that the matrix materials significantly influence the
inter-particle interaction and vice versa. However, only by
performing x-ray magnetic circular dichroism experiments at
the Advanced Photon Source of the Argonne National
Laboratory, it could be evidenced unambiguously thatplatinum
can be polarized by an oxide. Additionally, these systems
were investigated concerning their electrical transport
properties, whereby several nanoparticle phenomena could be
observed. Another highlight of this work is the successful
preparation of three-dimensional iron oxide nanoparticle
assemblies on length scales of > 1000 m by carefully
adjusting the parameters of a newly developed centrifuge
assisted sedimentation method. Extensive SEM studies
combined with magnetometry and sophisticated SAXS
experiments resulted in a comprehensive overview on the
morphology and magnetism of these so-called
’macrocrystals’, as well as on the nanoparticle
arrangement inside them. Like this, highly correlated
systems with a macroscopic expansion could be manufactured.
Finally, a nanoparticle/palladium multilayer was prepared.
It demonstrates that the polarization and magnetoresistance
effects found in the two-dimensional systems can only
partially be transfered to three dimensional assemblies. In
conclusion, this work shows how two- and three-dimensional
nanoparticle assemblies can be prepared, how their
properties are modified at different stages of preparation
and how a polarizable matrixmaterial influences the
particles and vice versa.},
cin = {JCNS-2 / PGI-4 / JARA-FIT},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)JCNS-2-20110106 / I:(DE-Juel1)PGI-4-20110106 /
$I:(DE-82)080009_20140620$},
pnm = {144 - Controlling Collective States (POF3-144) / 524 -
Controlling Collective States (POF3-524) / 6212 - Quantum
Condensed Matter: Magnetism, Superconductivity (POF3-621) /
6213 - Materials and Processes for Energy and Transport
Technologies (POF3-621) / 6G4 - Jülich Centre for Neutron
Research (JCNS) (POF3-623)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-144 / G:(DE-HGF)POF3-524 /
G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6212 / G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6213 /
G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6G4},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-MLZ)MARIA-20140101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)3 / PUB:(DE-HGF)11},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/824318},
}