Magnetoimpedance and magnetooptical properties of electrodeposited NiFeMo ribbons

We produced NiFeMo ribbons by electrodeposition technique under applied currents ranging from 40 to 240 mA. The SEM analysis showed a uniform and crack-free coating. Then, we measured the transverse and longitudinal magnetoimpedance of ribbons. We also obtained the hysteresis loops of the ribbons by means of magnetooptical Kerr effect to investigate their magnetic properties. The result showed that the increase in deposition current density caused a decline in the magnetic softness of the ribbons so that some of the ribbons exhibited an exchange spring effect. The magnetic hardening also caused a reduction in the magnetoimpedance response. We also theoretically calculated the susceptibility of a ribbon by considering the random magnetic anisotropy. The multi-peak behavior of susceptibility is in agreement with the multi-peak behavior of magnetoimpedance

Elastic Properties of Nanoparticle Monolayer Foams

Monolayers of nanosized carboxylate-functionalized polystyrene particles at the air/water interface assemble into two coexisting liquid phases of different densities. The rheological properties of the individual phases and of the resulting nanoparticle texture is measured using a magnetic needle microrheometer. We show that, despite the liquid behavior of the individual viscous phases, the entire structure exhibits elastic response to local deformations induced by the needle. We explain this response by microscopically nonresolved nanofacets that connect the domains and form a two-dimensional foam