The 64th JSAP Spring Meeting, 2017

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Poster presentation

10 Spintronics and Magnetics » 10 Spintronics and Magnetics(Poster)

[14p-P10-1~98] 10 Spintronics and Magnetics(Poster)

Tue. Mar 14, 2017 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM P10 (BP)

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

[14p-P10-94] Non-contact two-dimensional conveyor using magnetic field and light

Yusuke Okano1, Chiharu Tanebe1, Noriyuki Hirota2, Yasuhiro Ikezoe1 (1.NIT, 2.NIMS)

Keywords:magnetic field

We have developed a non-contact two-dimensional conveyor using magnetic field and light. The mechanism utilizes the change of the magnetic property of phosphorescent material, in which the electrons are excited by light irradiation, and some of the excited electrons are slid into the triplet state. Since the triplet state of electrons shows paramagnetic property, the material with the triplet electrons moves toward the position where the magnetic field is higher than the position around. Through the calculation of the magnetic field distribution (MagNet7, Infolytica), we found that the magnetic field becomes very strong around the boundary line of two magnets aligned in an anti-parallel fashion. For example, the product of magnetic field and its gradient, which is proportional to the magnetic force acting on the object, reaches hundreds of T^(2)/m. This is a surprising thing because even a superconducting magnet shows a comparable value. In our study, phosphorescent materials are placed on a thin plastic plate floating on the water surface. Small rectangular magnets are aligned in a row below the water surface, and the light is irradiated on one of the phosphorescent materials. And thus, the magnetic force pushes the excited materials to the position with the maximum field. The details are discussed in the session.