Magnetic nanofluids (Ferrofluids): Recent advances, applications, challenges, and future directions

J Philip - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Impelled by the need to find solutions to new challenges of modern technologies new
materials with unique properties are being explored. Among various new materials that …

Recent advances in magnetorheology of ferrofluids (magnetic nanofluids)—a critical review

LJ Felicia, S Vinod, J Philip - Journal of Nanofluids, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Ferrofluids, suspensions of nanometer sized magnetic particles in a suitable carrier fluid,
have been extensively used in a variety of applications (leak free seals, lubricants, density …

Review on optical fiber sensors based on the refractive index tunability of ferrofluid

Y Zhao, X Liu, RQ Lv, YN Zhang… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ferrofluid is a novel kind of functional materials, which possesses both the magnetism of
solid magnetic material and fluidity of liquid material. Due to its unique optical properties …

Tunable magnetic fluid grating by applying a magnetic field

S Pu, X Chen, L Chen, W Liao, Y Chen, Y Xia - Applied Physics Letters, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
A kind of tunable magnetic fluid grating is developed in this letter. The operating principle of
the tunable magnetic fluid grating is analyzed theoretically. When the absorption coefficient …

Fiber-optic evanescent field modulator using a magnetic fluid as the cladding

S Pu, X Chen, Y Chen, Y Xu, W Liao, L Chen… - Journal of applied …, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
A kind of fiber-optic modulation-depth-tunable modulator is developed in this paper. In this
modulator, a magnetic fluid is used as the cladding of the drawn fiber, which attenuates the …

Temperature tunability of photonic crystal fiber filled with Fe3O4 nanoparticle fluid

Y Miao, B Liu, K Zhang, Y Liu, H Zhang - Applied Physics Letters, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles fluid has unique optical properties, which provides versatile
possibilities to design state-of-the-art photonic devices. In this paper, by combining Fe 3 O 4 …

Novel optical devices based on the tunable refractive index of magnetic fluid and their characteristics

Y Zhao, Y Zhang, R Lv, Q Wang - Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic …, 2011 - Elsevier
As a new type of functional material, magnetic fluid (MF) is a stable colloid of magnetic
nanoparticles, dressed with surfactant and dispersed in the carrier liquid uniformly. The MF …

Measurement of the refractive index of a magnetic fluid by the retroreflection on the fiber-optic end face

S Pu, X Chen, Y Chen, W Liao, L Chen, Y Xia - Applied Physics Letters, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
A simple method based on the retroreflection on the fiber-optic end face is developed to
measure the refractive index of a magnetic fluid in this letter. The measuring principle …

Relaxation property of the magnetic-fluid-based fiber-optic evanescent field modulator

S Pu, X Chen, Z Di, Y Xia - Journal of Applied Physics, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
Ferromagnetic has many pragmatic applications due to its relatively very high permeability,
which makes it have the ability to acquire high magnetization in a relatively weak magnetic …

All-fiber magnetic field sensor based on tapered thin-core fiber and magnetic fluid

J Zhang, X Qiao, H Yang, R Wang, Q Rong, KS Lim… - Applied Optics, 2017 - opg.optica.org
A method for the measurement of a magnetic field by combining a tapered thin-core fiber
(TTCF) and magnetic fluid is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The modal …