title: Hysteresis of the magnetic properties of soft magnetic gels.
abstract: We present results of an experimental and theoretical study of the magnetic properties of soft magnetic gels consisting of micron-sized magnetizable particles embedded in a polymer matrix. Experiments demonstrate hysteretic dependences of composite magnetization on an applied magnetic field and non-monotonic, with maximum, dependence of the sample susceptibilities on the field. We propose a theoretical approach which describes the main physical features of these experimental results.
authors.affiliation: Urals Federal University, Lenin Ave., 51, 620000, Ekaterinburg, Russia. A.J.Zubarev@urfu.ru.
authors.forename: A Yu
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Zubarev
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Chirikov
authors.forename: D Yu
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Borin
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Stepanov