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Spin-glass-like freezing of inner and outer surface layers in hollow γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles

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Disorder among surface spins is a dominant factor in the magnetic response of magnetic nanoparticle systems. In this work, we examine time-dependent magnetization in high-quality, monodisperse hollow maghemite nanoparticles (NPs) with a 14.8 ± 0.5 nm outer diameter and enhanced surface-to-volume ratio. The nanoparticle ensemble exhibits spin-glass-like signatures in dc magnetic aging and memory protocols and ac magnetic susceptibility. The dynamics of the system slow near 50 K, and become frozen on experimental time scales below 20 K. Remanence curves indicate the development of magnetic irreversibility concurrent with the freezing of the spin dynamics. A strong exchange-bias effect and its training behavior point to highly frustrated surface spins that rearrange much more slowly than interior spins. Monte Carlo simulations of a hollow particle corroborate strongly disordered surface layers with complex energy landscapes that underlie both glass-like dynamics and magnetic irreversibility. Calculated hysteresis loops reveal that magnetic behavior is not identical at the inner and outer surfaces, with spins at the outer surface layer of the 15 nm hollow particles exhibiting a higher degree of frustration. Our combined experimental and simulated results shed light on the origin of spin-glass-like phenomena and the important role played by the surface spins in magnetic hollow nanostructures.

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Nanopartícules, Mètode de Montecarlo, Vidres de spin

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Nanoparticles, Monte Carlo method, Spin glasses

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KHURSHID, Hafsa, et al. Spin-glass-like freezing of inner and outer surface layers in hollow γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles. Scientific Reports. 2015. Vol. 5, num. 15054. ISSN 2045-2322. [consulted: 8 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/121723

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