Magnetic Interactions between Nanoscale Domains in Correlated Liquids

Abstract

The formation of nanoscale domains (NDs) in correlated liquids and the emerging collective magnetic properties have been suggested as key mechanisms governing ion transport under external magnetic fields (eMFs). However, the molecular-level understanding of these magnetic field-driven phenomena and the interaction between these domains remain elusive. To this end, we introduce a simplified model of a solvated nanoparticle (NP) that consists of localized magnetic domains at their surfaces to represent groups of paramagnetic ions, forming NDs, whose effective magnetic dipole moments are at least one order of magnitude greater than the individual ions. We use classical density functional theory (cDFT) to estimate the effective interactions between these localized magnetic NPs (LMNPs). Our findings indicate that, unlike individual ions, magnetic dipole interactions of NDs in the LMNP model can indeed compete with the electrostatic, van der Waals, and hydration interactions. Depending on the direction of eMF, the cDFT effective interactions between two LMNPs turn out to become more attractive or repulsive, which may play a critical role in ion separation and nucleation processes. This indicates that the cDFT interaction barrier heights can be significantly affected by the magnetic dipole interactions and the barrier heights tend to increase as the size of LMNPs increases.

16 pages, 6 figures in the main text, 6 figures in the appendix

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