Viscoelastic ferrogel: dynamic magnetic susceptibilities

Abstract

Theoretical model to describe magnetodynamics of a ferrogel, i.e., an assembly of ferromagnetic nanoparticles embedded in a gel, is proposed. The reorientations of the particles are determined by the influence of the elastic matrix and the rotational Brownian motion. The set of essential parameters, on which the components of the dynamic magnetic susceptibility tensor depend, is discussed. In the framework of the model, absorption of the energy of an ac field is studied. With allowance for the interaction of elastic and Brownian forces, the effective relaxation times and eigenfrequencies for the longitudinal and transverse components of the ferrogel magnetization are evaluated.