AC Magnetic Susceptibility Study of Fe and Co Based Nanoparticles

We have investigated magnetic properties of three different samples composed of magnetic Fe or Co core and protective Au or Pt metallic shell, namely Fe@Au, Co@Au and Fe@Pt samples, with sizes of about 10 nm, 8 nm and 5 nm respectively. We have measured and analysed the experimental data of real and imaginary component of ac susceptibility through theoretical laws for non-interacting and interacting particles and we have estimated the strength of their magnetic interactions. Our analyses showed the increase of inter-particle interactions with decreasing particles size.