UNIT - 3: MAGNETIC AND SUPERCONDUCTING

MATERIALS
 Introduction
 Basic Definitions
 Origin of Magnetic Moments
 Classification of Magnetic Materials
 Diamagnetic materials
 Paramagnetic Materials
 Ferromagnetic materials
 Dia, Para and Ferro magnetic materials - Comparison
 Domain Theory of Ferromagnetism
 Energies involved in the domain growth (or)
 Origin of Domain theory of Ferromagnetism
 Antiferromagnetic Materials
 Ferrimagnetic Materials
 Hysteresis
 Explanation of hysteresis on the basis of Domains
 Hard and Soft Magentic Material Hard Magnetic Materials Soft Magnetic Materials
 Difference between Hard and Soft magnetic materials


 Ferrites
 Properties

 Structures of Ferrites

 Regular spinal 3.9.4 Inverse spinal

 Types of interaction present in the ferrites

 Properties of ferromagnetic materials

 Application of Ferrites
S U P E R C O N D U CT O R S

 Introduction to Superconductivity
 Properties of Superconductors
 Critical magnetic field (Magnetic Property)
 Diamagnetic property (Meissener effect)
 SQUID (Superconducting Quantum Interference Device)
 Effect of heavy Current
 Persistence of Current
 Effect of pressure
 Isotope effect
 General properties
 Types of Super Conductors
 Difference between Type I and II superconductors
 Difference between High TC and Low TC superconductors
 High Temperature (High-Tc) Superconductors
 BCS Theory of Superconductivity
 Applications of Superconductors
UNIT –III
MAGNETIC AND
SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS
I NT R O D U CT I O N

 The materials which can be made to behave

like a magnet and which are easily
Influenced by the magnetic field called as a
magnetic materials.
BASIC DEFINITIONS

1. Magnetic Dipole Moment (M)

The dipole moment is defined as the
product of magnetic pole strength and length
of the magnet. It is given by M = ml Am2.
BASIC DEFINITIONS

2. Magnetic Field
The space around which the magnetic lines of forces
exist is called as magnetic field. Magnetic field is
produced by permanent magnets such as a horse
shoe magnet and temporarily by electromagnets
(or) superconducting magnets.
BASIC DEFINITIONS

3. Magnetic Lines of Force

The continuous curve in a magnetic field that exists
from north pole to south pole is called as magnetic
lines of force.
4.Magnetic Flux ()
The total number of magnetic lines of force
passing through a surface.
Unit : Weber.
 5.Magnetic Induction or Magnetic flux Density

The Magnetic induction in any material is the number of

lines of magnetic force passing through unit area
perpendicularly. Units: Wb/m2 or Tesla.

6.Magnetic field intensity (H)

The Magnetic field intensity at any point in the magnetic

field is the force experienced by an unit north pole placed
at that point.
Units : A/m
BASIC DEFINITIONS
7. Magnetic Permeability ()
It is ratio of the magnetic induction (B) to the
applied magnetic field intensity (H).
 =B/H
Unit: Henry m-1
It is the measure of ability of the material to permit
magnetic lines of force.
 8.Relative permeability µr
The ratio of permeability of medium to the
permeability of free space is called relative
permeability µr of the solid.

r = 
0
B
r = H = B
B B
0 0
H
BASIC DEFINITIONS
9.Magnetization
 Magnetization refers to the process of
converting a non-magnetic material into a
Magnetic material.
 The intensity of Magnetization is directly
related to the applied field H.
MH M
magnetic susceptibi lity  m =
M = m H H
BASIC DEFINITIONS
10. Magnetic Susceptibility (  )
It is defined as the ratio of intensity of
magnetization (I) and intensity of magnetic
field (H).  = I / H.
The sign and magnitude of  are used to
determine the nature of the magnetic
materials.
BASIC DEFINITIONS

11. Bohr Magnetron (B)

The orbital magnetic moment and the spin magnetic
moment of an electron in an atom can be
expressed in terms of atomic unit of magnetic
moment called as Bohr magnetron.

1 Bohr magneton = eh /4m B

[B =9.27 * 10-24 A/m2 ]
12. Relation between susceptibility ( ) and
Relative permeability ( r )
when a current is supplied through a coil,
magnetic field is developed. When a
magnetic material is placed inside a
external magnetic field, the magnetic flux
density (B) arises due to applied magnetic
field (H) and also due to the induced
magnetization (I). i.e., the total flux density,
 B H
B = H
B =  r H
0
B = 0  r H + 0 H − 0 H

B = 0 H + 0 H (r − 1)

B = 0 H + 0 M
 M
μr = 1+
H
r = 1 +  m
Where M is the magnetizat ion
B = 0 ( H + M )
B
0 =
(H + M )
B

relative permeabili ty  r = → H
0 B
(H + M )
H +M
r =
H
M
μr = 1+
H
 BASIC DEFINITIONS
13. Retentivity or Remanence
When an external field is applied to the
specimen it is magnetized and when the field is
removed it is demagnetized. But some
materials do not completely demagnetize
when field is removed. There is some
magnetism left out in the specimen. “This
residual magnetism which is left out even after
the removal of the external magnetic field” is
called as the Retentivity or Remanence.
BASIC DEFINITIONS

14. Coercivity
The residual magnetism can be removed completely
from the material by applying a reverse magnetic
field. “The reverse magnetic field which is used to
completely remove the residual magnetism” is
called as the coercivity.
ORIGIN OF MAGNETISM IN MATERIALS

A moving electric charge, macroscopically or “microscopically” is

responsible for Magnetism

Nuclear spin Weak effect

Unpaired electrons required

Origin of Magnetism Spin of electrons
for net Magnetic Moment

Orbital motion of electrons

Magnetic Moment resultant from the spin of a single unpaired electron

→ Bohr Magneton = 9.273 x 10−24 A/m2
Classification of Magnetic Materials

1. Dia
2. Para
3. Ferro
4. Anti Ferro
5. Ferri Magnetic materials.
DIAMAGNETIC SUBSTANCES

The diamagnetic substances are those in which

the individual atoms or ions do not possess any
net magnetic moment on their own.
 When such substances are placed in an
external magnetizing field, they get feebly
magnetized in a direction opposite to a
magnetizing field.
PARAMAGNETIC SUBSTANCES

 Paramagnetic substances are those in which

each individual atom or molecule or ion has a
net non zero magnetic moment of its own.
 When such substances are placed in an
external magnetic field, they get feebly
magnetized in the direction of the magnetizing
field.
FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS
Ferromagnetic
Domains in Materials
Ferromagnetic
material are those
in which each
individual atom or
molecule has a non
zero magnetic
moment
DIA MAGNETIC MATERIALS

 Definition
In a diamagnetic material the electron orbits are randomly
oriented and the orbital magnetic moments get cancelled.
Similarly, all the spin
moments are paired i.e., having even number of electrons.
Therefore, the electrons are spinning in two opposite directions
and hence the net
magnetic moment is zero.
Effect of magnetic field
When an external magnetic field is applied, the electrons re-
orient and align
perpendicular to the applied field, i.e., their magnetic moment
opposes the external
magnetic field.
In the above diagram, there is no penetration of magnetic lines through the
diamagnetic material.
Properties
1. They repel the magnetic lines of force, if placed in a magnetic field .
2. The susceptibility is negative and it is independent to temperature and applied
field strength. ( = –ve)
3. The permeability is less than one (r=1)
4. There is no permanent dipole moment.
5. When the temperature is greater than the critical temperature diamagnetic
becomes normal material.
6. It has superconducting property.
Examples : Gold, germanium, silicon, antimony, bismuth, silver, lead, copper,
hydrogen, Water and alcohol.
PARAMAGNETIC MATERIALS

Definition
Para magnetism is due to the presence of few unpaired electrons which gives
rise to the spin magnetic moment. In the absence of external magnetic field,
the magnetic moments (dipoles) are randomly oriented and possess very
less magnetization in it.
Effect of magnetic field
When an external magnetic field is applied to paramagnetic material, the
magnetic moments align themselves along the field direction and the
material is said to be magnetized. This effect is known as paramagnetism.
Thermal agitation disturbs the alignment of the magnetic moments with an
increase in temperature, the increase in thermal agitation tends to
randomize the dipole direction thus leading to decrease in magnetization.
This implies that the paramagnetic susceptibility decreases with increase in
temperature. It is observed that the paramagnetic susceptibility varies
inversely with temperature.
 1/T := C/T
This is known as the curie law of paramagnetism.
Properties
1. The magnetic lines of force pass through the
materials.
2. The susceptibility is positive and is given by
=C / (T -) (Curie-Weiss law)
3. The permeability is greater than one (>1) .
4. There is a permanent magnetic moment.
5. When the temperature is less than the Curie
temperature, paramagnetic
materials become diamagnetic materials.
6. It spin alignment is random in nature.
Examples : Platinum, CuSO4 ,MnSO4 ,
Aluminum, etc
FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS

Definition
Ferromagnetism is due to the presence of more unpaired electrons. Even in
the absence of external field, the magnetic moments align parallel to each
other. So that it has large magnetism. This is called spontaneous
magnetization.
Effect of magnetic field
If a small external magnetic field is applied the magnetic moments align in
the field direction and become very strong magnets.
Domains and Hysteresis
Domains in a ferromagnetic or Ferrimagnetic material; arrows represent atomic
magnetic dipoles.
Within each domain, all dipoles are aligned, whereas the direction of alignment varies
from one domain to another.
Gradual change in magnetic dipole
orientation across a domain wall.

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Properties of ferromagnetic materials
1. All the magnetic lines of force pass through the material.
2. Its susceptibility is high positive and it is given by  = C /(T-)
3. The permeability is very much greater than one.
4. They have enormous permanent dipole moment.
5. When the temperature is greater than the Curie temperature, the
Ferromagnetic material becomes paramagnetic material.
6. The ferromagnetic material has equal magnitude dipole lying parallel to
each other.
Examples: Nickel, iron, Cobalt, Steel, etc.
(Curie temperature - The temperature below which a material can acts as
ferromagnetic material and above which it can acts as paramagnetic
material is called Curie temperature.)
DOMAIN THEORY OF FERROMAGNETISM

This theory was proposed by Weiss in 1907. It explains the hysteresis and the
properties of ferromagnetic materials.
Magnetic Domains
A ferromagnetic material is divided into a large number of small region is
called domains. Each direction is spontaneously magnetized. The direction
of magnetization varies from domain to domain and the net magnetization
is zero, in the absence external magnetic field. The boundary line which
separates two domains is called domain wall or Block wall. When the
magnetic field is applied to the Ferromagnetic material, the magnetization is
produced by two ways.
1. By the motion of domain walls.
2. By the rotation of domains.
DOMAIN THEORY OF FERROMAGNETISM

Process of Domain magnetization

There are two ways to align a random domain structure by applying an
external magnetic field.
1. By the motion of Domain walls
When a small amount of magnetic field is applied, the domains having
dipoles parallel to the applied magnetic field increases in area by the
motion of domain walls.
2. By the rotation of Domains
If the applied magnetic field is further increased, the domains are rotated
parallel to the field direction by the rotation of domains.
DOMAIN THEORY OF FERROMAGNETISM
B versus H

ferromagnetic or
ferrimagnetic material
initially unmagnetized

Domain configurations
during several stages of

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magnetization

Saturation flux density, Bs

Magnetization, Ms,
initial permeability i
Magnetic flux density
versus magnetic field
strength

ferromagnetic material
subjected to forward and
reverse saturations (S & S’).

hysteresis loop (red)

initial magnetization (blue)
remanence, Br
coercive force, Hc
 Comparison magnetic versus nonmagnetic

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ENERGIES INVOLVED IN THE DOMAIN GROWTH (OR) ORIGIN
OF DOMAIN THEORY OF FERROMAGNETISM

The total internal energy of the domain structure in a

ferromagnetic material is made up from the following
contributions.
1. Exchange energy (or) Magnetic field energy.
2. Crystalline energy (or) Anisotropy energy.
3. Domain wall energy (or) Bloch wall energy.
4. Magnetostriction energy
EXCHANGE ENERGY (OR) MAGNETIC FIELD ENERGY

“The interaction energy which makes the adjacent dipoles align themselves” is
the called exchange energy (or) magnetic field energy.
The interaction energy makes the adjacent dipoles align themselves. It arises
from interaction of electron spins. It depends upon the inter atomic distance.
This exchange energy also called magnetic field energy is the energy
required in assembling the atomic magnets into a single domain and this
work done is stored as potential energy. The size of the domains for a
particular domain structure may be obtained from the principle of minimum
energy. The volume of the domain may very between
say, say, 10–2 to 10–6 cm3.
ANISOTROPY ENERGY
The excess energy required to magnetize a specimen in particular direction
over that required to magnetize it along the easy direction is called the
crystalline anisotropy energy.
In ferromagnetic materials there are two types of directions of magnetization
namely,
a) Easy direction and
b) hard directions.
In easy direction of magnetization, weak field can be applied and in hard
direction of magnetization, strong field should be applied.
.
ANISOTROPY ENERGY
Crystalline anisotropy energy is energy of magnetization which is
the function of crystal orientation. As shown in figure
magnetization curves for iron with the applied field along
different crystallographic direction crystallographic directions
have been drawn. For example, in BCC iron the easy direction is
[100], the medium direction is [110], and the hard direction
[111]. The energy difference between hard and easy direction
to magnetize the material is about. This energy is very
important in determining the characteristic domain boundaries.
DOMAIN WALL ENERGY OR BLOCH WALL ENERGY

A thin boundary or region that separates adjacent domains

magnetized in different directions is called domain wall or
Bloch wall.
The size of the Bloch walls is about 200 to 300 lattice constant
thickness. In going from one domain to another domain, the
electron spin changes gradually as shown in figure. The energy
of domain wall is due to both exchange energy and anisotropic
energy.
Based on the spin alignments, two types of Bloch
walls may arise, namely
a) Thick wall: When the spins at the boundary are
misaligned and if the direction of the spin changes
gradually as shown figure, it leads to a thick Bloch
wall. Here the misalignments of spins are
associated with exchange energy
b) Thin wall: When the spins at the boundaries
changes abruptly, then the anisotropic energy
becomes very less. Since the anisotropic energy is
directly proportional to the thickness of the wall,
this leads to a thin Bloch wall.
MAGNETOSTRICTION ENERGY
When a material is magnetized, it is found that it
suffers a change in dimensions. This phenomenon
is known as Magnetostriction. This deformation is
different along different crystal directions. So if the
domains are magnetized in different directions,
they will either expand or shrink. This means that
work must be done against the elastic restoring
forces. The work done by the magnetic field against
these elastic restoring forces is called magneto-
elastic energy or Magnetostriction energy.
 ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS

Definition
In this material, the spins are aligned in anti-parallel
manner due to unfavorable exchange interaction among
them, resulting in zero magnetic moment. Even when the
magnetic field is increased, it has almost zero induced
magnetic moment.
PROPERTIES
1. Its susceptibility is very small and it is positive.
2. The susceptibility is given by = C/(T N)
T >TN [where TN –Neel temp]
3. Initially, when the temperature increases, susceptibility [] value of the
anti Ferro magnetic material also increases and reaches a maximum at
a particular temperature this temperature called as Neel temperature,
susceptibility decreases with increase in temperature and the material
changes into paramagnetic material.
(Neel temperature - The temperature at which susceptibility is
maximum is called Neel temperature).
Examples : Ferrous oxide, FeCl 4 ,MnO 4 ,MnS and some ionic compounds
etc.
FERRIMAGNETIC MATERIALS

Definition
Ferrimagnetic materials or Ferrites are much similar to Ferromagnetic
materials. The magnetic dipoles are aligned anti-parallel with unequal
magnitudes. If small value of magnetic field is applied, it will produce
the large value of magnetization.
Ferrimagnetic materials are widely used in high frequency applications
and computer memories.
PROPERTIES
The susceptibility is very large and positive and it
is given by,
= C/(T )
when T > TN
Beyond the Neel temperature susceptibility (  )
decreases.
These materials have low eddy current loss and
low hysteresis losses.
Examples: Ferrous Ferrites and Nickel Ferrites
HYSTERESIS

Hysteresis means “Lagging” i.e., The

Lagging of intensity of magnetization (I)
behind the intensity of magnetic field (H).
EXPLANATION OF HYSTERESIS ON THE BASIS OF DOMAINS
EXPLANATION OF HYSTERESIS ON THE BASIS OF
DOMAINS

 OA - Due to smaller reversible domains wall

movement.
 AB - Due to larger irreversible domain wall
movement.
 BS - Due to smaller irreversible domain rotation.

 S - Point of saturation.
EXPLANATION OF HYSTERESIS ON THE BASIS OF
DOMAINS
➢ When a field is applied, for small H, the domain walls are
displaced and gives rise to small value of magnetization. [OA in
the graph]. Now, the field is removed, the domains return to its
original state known as reversible domains.
➢ When the field is increased, a large number of domains
contribute to the magnetization and I increases rapidly with H.
➢ Now, when the field is removed the domain boundaries do
not come back to the original position due to the domain wall
movement to a very large distance (AB in the graph). These
domains are called irreversible domains.
EXPLANATION OF HYSTERESIS ON THE BASIS OF
DOMAINS
➢ Now if the field is further increased, domains start rotating
along the field direction and anisotropic energy is stored and it
is represented as BC in the graph.
➢ Thus the specimen is said to attain maximum magnetization
at this position even after the removal of the field. The material
is having magnetism called Retentivity. This Retentivity can be
destroyed by applying a high reverse magnetic field called
coercivity.
➢ Thus the reversible and irreversible domain wall movements
give rise to hysteresis in the Ferromagnetic materials.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HARD
AND
SOFT MAGNETIC MATERIALS
FERRITES
Definition
Ferrites or Ferrimagnetic materials are the modified
structure of iron without carbon. In Ferrites the spins
of adjacent ion is the presence of a magnetic field are
in opposite directions with different magnitudes.
PROPERTIES
These are made from ceramic ferromagnetic compounds.
It has low tensile strength and it is brittle and soft.
In these materials all valence electrons are tied up by ionic
bonding.
These are bad conductors with high resistivity of the order of 1011
m.
Ferrites have low eddy current loss and low hysteresis loss.
FERRITES
The general formula for Ferrites is X²+ (Fe2)3+o4 where
X- is a metal (divalent metal) such as Mg, Ni, Mn, Zn, etc.
Ferrites are manufactured by powder metallurgical process by
mixing, compacting and then sintering at high temperatures
followed by age hardening
in magnetic fields.
FERRITES AND ITS STRUCTURE

If X 2+is replaced by Fe 2+ then ferrous ferrite is

formed (Fe²+ Fe23+o4 )
The physical properties of ferrites are intimately
related to its structure of these solids.
They belong to the large class of compounds
having “Spinel structure” .
FERRITES AND ITS STRUCTURE

Types of spinel structure

 Regular spinel

 Inverse spinel

Ferrite crystallize in the form of cubic structure

For eg., ferrous ferrite unit cell is considered
(Fe²+ Fe23+o4 )
FERRITES AND ITS STRUCTURE

In a ferrous ferrite unit cell ,there are 8 ferrous

ions,16 ferric ions and 32 oxygen ions.
If only oxygen ions are considered they constitute
a closed packed FCC structure.
In a ferrite unit cell ,there are 16 octahedral
sites(surrounded by six O2- )and 8 tetrahedral
sites (surrounded by four O2- )
Tetrahedral site Octahedral site

metal ion metal ion

A-site B-site
REGULAR SPINEL STRUCTURE
Metal ions occupy this A-site and B-sites in this
structure each divalent metal ion(Fe 2+ )occupies A-site
and each trivalent metal ion on (Fe 3+ )occupies the
B-site. Hence the sites A &B combine together to form
regular spinel structure.
REGULAR SPINEL STRUCTURE

Fe 3+ Fe 3+
B-site

Fe 2+
A-site
INVERSE SPINEL STRUCTURE

 In this structure, the trivalent metal ion

occupies the A-site and half of B-site. The
remaining B-site is occupied by divalent metal
ion. Such an arrangement is known as inverse
spinel structure.
INVERSE SPINEL STRUCTURE

Fe 3+ Fe 2+
B-site

Fe 3+ A-site
MAGNETIC MOMENT OF A FERRITE MOLECULE

 The saturation magnetisation of a ferrite

molecule can be calculated from the number of
unpaired spins of metal ions.
Consider ferrous ferrite,
Here Fe 2+ has six electrons in 3d shell ,out of
which two electrons are paired with one
another and hence left with four unpaired
electrons .Thus Fe 2+ gives rise to 4B.
MAGNETIC MOMENT OF A FERRITE MOLECULE

 In Fe 3+ has five electrons in 3d shell and all are

unpaired electron. Hence Fe 3+ gives rise to 5B