Coexistence of superparamagnetic and superspin glass behaviors in Co50Ni50 nanoparticles embedded in the amorphous SiO2 host

Abstract

We investigate the magnetic properties of the nanoparticles of Co50Ni50 alloy embedded in the amorphous SiO2 host with volume fractions, ϕ=5% and 10%. The static and dynamic aspects of the magnetic properties are investigated by temperature and time dependence of low-field dc magnetization and frequency dependence of ac susceptibilities. The experimental results and analyses suggest that the dilution of the Co50Ni50 nanoparticles belongs to the crossover regime from superparamagnetic to superspin glass states, which are distinguished from the atomic canonical spin glasses.