Temperature dependence of antiferromagnetic susceptibility in ferritin


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We show that antiferromagnetic susceptibility in ferritin increases with temperature between 4.2 K and 180 K (i. e. below the N{e}el temperature) when taken as the derivative of the magnetization at high fields ($30times10^4$ Oe). This behavior contrasts with the decrease in temperature previously found, where the susceptibility was determined at lower fields ($5times10^4$ Oe). At high fields (up to $50 times10^4$ Oe) the temperature dependence of the antiferromagnetic susceptibility in ferritin nanoparticles approaches the normal behavior of bulk antiferromagnets and nanoparticles considering superantiferromagnetism, this latter leading to a better agreement at high field and low temperature. The contrast with the previous results is due to the insufficient field range used ($< 5 times10^4$ Oe), not enough to saturate the ferritin uncompensated moment.

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