Interaction model for magnetic holes in a ferrofluid layer

Details Interaction model for magnetic holes in a ferrofluid layer Interaction model for magnetic holes in a ferrofluid layer

2003-04-30

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0304683v3

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

15 pages, 11 figures (18 with subfigures). to appear in Phys. Rev. E

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.69.011407

Nonmagnetic spheres confined in a ferrofluid layer (magnetic holes) present dipolar interactions when an external magnetic field is exerted. The interaction potential of a microsphere pair is derived analytically, with a precise care for the boundary conditions along the glass plates confining the system. Considering external fields consisting of a constant normal component and a high frequency rotating in-plane component, this interaction potential is averaged over time to exhibit the average interparticular forces acting when the imposed frequency exceeds the inverse of the viscous relaxation time of the system. The existence of an equilibrium configuration without contact between the particles is demonstrated for a whole range of exciting fields, and the equilibrium separation distance depending on the structure of the external field is established. The stability of the system under out-of-plane buckling is also studied. The dynamics of such a particle pair is simulated and validated by experiments.

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