Particle aggregation in magnetic fluid layer in electric field

Yu. A. Larionov - V. M. Kozhevnikov - I. Yu. Chuenkova - A. A. Antonova

North-Caucasus Federal University, 1 Pushkin str. 355009, Stavropol, Russia

Abstract
The action of a DC electric field directed perpendicularly to an initially homogeneous magnetic fluid (MF) layer gives rise to a new, more concentrated phase, i.e. microdrop formations in the near-electrode layer at a threshold field. Despite of the thorough enough studies [2--8], the fundamental understanding of the structure formation and near-electrode layer properties is still the question of debate. Figs 6, Refs 10.