We investigate the size- and composition-dependent ac magnetic permeability of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanocrystals for radio frequency (RF) applications. The nanocrystals are obtained through high-temperature decomposition synthesis, and their stoichiometry is determined by Mössbauer spectroscopy. Two sets of oxides are studied: (a) as-synthesized magnetite-rich and (b) aged maghemite nanocrystals. All nanocrystalline samples are confirmed to be in the superparamagnetic state at room temperature by SQUID magnetometry. Through the one-turn inductor method, the ac magnetic properties of the nanocrystalline oxides are characterized. In magnetite-rich iron oxide nanocrystals, size-dependent magnetic permeability is not observed, while maghemite iron oxide nanocrystals show clear size dependence. The inductance, resistance, and quality factor of hand-wound inductors with a superparamagnetic composite core are measured. The superparamagnetic nanocrystals are successfully embedded into hand-wound inductors to function as inductor cores.

We present an efficient general method to simulate in the Stokesian limit the coupled translational and rotational dynamics of arbitrarily shaped colloids subject to external potential forces and torques, linear flow fields, and Brownian motion. The colloid's surface is represented by a collection of spherical primary particles. The hydrodynamic interactions between these particles, here approximated at the Rotne-Prager-Yamakawa level, are evaluated only once to generate the body's (11 × 11) grand mobility matrix. The constancy of this matrix in the body frame, combined with the convenient properties of quaternions in rotational Brownian Dynamics, enables an efficient simulation of the body's motion. Simulations in quiescent fluids yield correct translational and rotational diffusion behaviour and sample Boltzmann's equilibrium distribution. Simulations of ellipsoids and spherical caps under shear, in the absence of thermal fluctuations, yield periodic orbits in excellent agreement with the theories by Jeffery and Dorrepaal. The time-varying stress tensors provide the Einstein coefficient and viscosity of dilute suspensions of these bodies.

A numerical study is presented on the intrinsic viscosities of sheared dilute suspensions of nonspherical Brownian colloidal particles. The simulations confirm theoretical predictions on the intrinsic viscosities of highly oblate and highly prolate spheroids in the limits of weak and strong Brownian noise (i.e., for low and high Péclet numbers). Numerical data and fit functions are provided covering the entire shearthinning regime, for spheroids ranging from highly oblate to highly prolate. The tumbling motion and intrinsic viscosities of a hemispherical cap and a helix are briefly discussed.

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Present work explores graphene-coated vanadium pentoxide (G-V2O5) as novel electrosorption material for the desalination of low molarity saline/brackish water. During the desalination cycles, along with the electrical double layer formation at the graphene layer, ion intercalation is observed in the honeycomb structure of the hydrothermally grown V2O5 layer leading to an improvement in Na+ and Cl− ion removal from the brackish water. The conventional capacitance tests by pairing G-V2O5 electrodes in a three-electrode cell shows a remarkable capacitance value of 500 F g−1, and the capacitive deionization process over 50 cycles at 5, 10 and 15 mM concentration (NaCl) gives a maximum salt adsorption capacity of 12.5 mg of NaCl per gram of electrode. Utilizing the faradaic and non-faradaic process for electrosorption desalination paves a way towards exploring alternative materials and their hybrids for water purification applications.