Rajesh Patel 2009 J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. 11 125004 doi:10.1088/1464-4258/11/12/125004
Rajesh Patel
Show affiliationsMagnetically induced extinction of light for two orthogonal states of polarization by nanomagnetic particles (magnetite) in an aqueous nanomagnetic fluid is studied. It is observed that nanomagnetic particles in such fluids exhibits field-induced optical anisotropy when subjected to an external magnetic field and obeys Rayleigh dipolar scattering theory. Using a theoretical model, particle size and surfactant layer thickness is obtained. Results are compared with magnetic birefringence and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) techniques. This technique can also detect small aggregations in such nanofluids. It is proposed that the magnetically induced light extinction technique is a very much comparable and low cost technique for colloidal nanomagnetic fluids (ferrofluids).
78.20.Ls Magnetooptical effects
Soft matter, liquids and polymers
Condensed matter: electrical, magnetic and optical
Issue 12 (December 2009)
Received 26 May 2009, accepted for publication 2 September 2009
Published 22 September 2009
Rajesh Patel 2009 J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. 11 125004
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