RT Journal Article T1 On the theory of hysteretic magnetostriction of soft ferrogels A1 Zubarev, Andrey A1 Chirikov, Dmitry A1 Stepanov, Gennady A1 Bonin, Dmitry A1 Lopez-Lopez, M. T. K1 Magnetic gels K1 Magnetostriction K1 Hysteresis K1 Magnetorheological elastomers K1 Polymer composites K1 Magnetic-field K1 Magnetodeformation K1 Microstructure K1 Temperature K1 Resistivity K1 Dampers AB The paper deals with theoretical study of hysteretic magnetostriction of soft ferrogels - composite materials, consisting of the micron-sized magnetizable particles embedded into gel matrices. It is supposed that initially, before application of an external magnetic field, the particles are homogeneously and isotropically distributed in an elastic matrix. The theoretical explanation of the hysteresis phenomena is based on the conception that, under the field action, the particles rearrange into the linear chain-like aggregates. The typical length of the chains is determined by the competition between the force of magnetic attraction of the particles and the force of elastic deformation of the matrix. PB Elsevier BV * North-Holland SN 0378-4371 YR 2018 FD 2018-05-15 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18867 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18867 LA en NO Zubarev A, Chirikov D, Stepanov G, Borin D, Lopez-Lopez MT. On the theory of hysteretic magnetostriction of soft ferrogels. Physica A. 2018;498:86-95 NO This work has been funded by the Russian Fund for Basic Research (16-58-12003, 16-53-12009, 16-32-00019 mol a), the Program of the Russian Federation Ministry of Science and Education (projects 3.1438.2017/4.6, 11.10010.2017/5.2). D.B. acknowledges the financial support of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) under Grant Bo 3343/1-1 within PAK 907. M.L.-L. was supported by the project FIS2013-41821-R (Plan Nacional de Investigación Científica, Desarrollo e Innovación Tecnológica, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Spain), co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), European Union. DS RISalud RD Apr 5, 2025