Magnetic Properties

of Material
Magnetic Property
The magnetic property of a material is the atomic or subatomic
response a material to an applied magnetic field wherein the
electron spin and charge create a dipole moment and a magnetic
field.
Diamagnetic Material
Diamagnetic substances when placed in an
external magnetic field produce negative
magnetization. Therefore, diamagnetic
substances are repelled by magnets.
Paramagnetic Material
Paramagnetic substances acquire a small net
magnetic moment in the direction of the
applied field. Therefore, they are slightly
attracted by the magnetic field.
Ferromagnetic Material
Ferromagnetic materials are strongly
attracted by the magnetic field. These
materials retain the magnetism even when
the magnetic field is removed. This lagging
of magnetization of a ferromagnetic
substance behind the magnetic field is
called Hysteresis.
Antiferromagnetic Material
The formation of their domain is similar to
the ferromagnetic substances but the
domains are oriented opposite to each other
and so cancel the magnetic moment of each
other.
Ferrimagnetic Material
When the magnetic moments of domains in
substances are arranged parallel or
antiparallel to each other but are in unequal
number, the substance is called
ferrimagnetic substance.
They are more weakly attracted compare to
feromagnetic substance.