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Difference Between Diamagnetic, Paramagnetic, Ferromagnetic, Antiferromagnetic, and Ferrimagnetic Materials

Property Diamagnetic Paramagnetic Ferromagnetic Antiferromagnetic Ferrimagnetic

Partial cancellation of
1. Magnetic No net magnetic Small net magnetic Large net magnetic Magnetic moments
magnetic moments
Moment moment (μ = 0). moment (μ > 0). moment (μ >> 0). cancel out (μ ≈ 0).
(μ > 0).

Adjacent moments
2. Alignment of Opposes applied Aligns weakly with Strong alignment of Adjacent moments are
are antiparallel but
Domains magnetic field. applied field. domains. antiparallel and equal.
unequal.

3. Behavior in Repelled by Weakly attracted to Strongly attracted Weak or negligible Weakly attracted to
Magnetic Field magnetic field. magnetic field. to magnetic field. attraction. magnetic field.

High retentivity
4. Retentivity No retentivity. No retentivity. (can retain No retentivity. Low retentivity.
magnetism).

5. Magnetic Small negative Small positive value Large positive value Moderate positive
Small positive value.
Susceptibility (χ) value (χ < 0). (χ > 0). (χ >> 0). value.

Decreases with
6. Temperature Temperature- increasing Drops at Curie Loses order at Néel Loses partial order at
Dependence independent. temperature (Curie temperature. temperature. Curie temperature.
law).

Mixed ordering
7. Magnetic No magnetic No magnetic Strong magnetic Antiparallel magnetic
(parallel and
Ordering ordering. ordering. ordering. ordering.
antiparallel).

Copper (Cu), Gold Aluminum (Al), Manganese oxide Magnetite (Fe₃O₄),


Iron (Fe), Nickel
8. Examples (Au), Bismuth Platinum (Pt), (MnO), Nickel oxide Yttrium iron garnet
(Ni), Cobalt (Co).
(Bi). Oxygen (O₂). (NiO). (YIG).

Magnetic effect Retains


9. External Field Magnetic effect Magnetic effect Weak residual
disappears magnetization
Removal disappears instantly. disappears instantly. magnetization.
instantly. (hysteresis).

Used in levitation, Used in permanent Used in ferrite cores


10. Practical Used in catalysts, Used in magnetic
MRI, and magnets, for inductors and
Applications sensors. storage devices.
shielding. transformers. transformers.

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