MAGNETIC TRAP FOR CYLINDRICAL DIAMAGNETIC MATERIALS
First Claim
1. A method of arranging a diamagnetic rod comprising:
- arranging first and second magnets on a substrate so as to form at least one magnetic trap defining a template for self-assembling diamagnetic material, each of the first and second magnets extending along a longitudinal direction to define a magnet length;
levitating a diamagnetic rod in a vertical direction perpendicular above a contact line located where the first magnet contacts the second magnet, the first magnet and the second magnet having a diametric magnetization in a direction perpendicular to the contact line and the longitudinal direction so as to generate a longitudinal energy potential that traps the diamagnetic rod along the longitudinal direction, the longitudinal energy potential having a camel-back shaped energy profile.
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Abstract
A magnetic trap is configured to arrange at least one diamagnetic rod. The magnetic trap includes first and second magnets on a substrate that forms the magnetic trap defining a template configured to self-assemble diamagnetic material. Each of the first and second magnets extends along a longitudinal direction to define a magnet length, and contact each other to define a contact line. The first magnet and the second magnet have a diametric magnetization in a direction perpendicular to the contact line and the longitudinal direction so as to generate a longitudinal energy potential that traps the diamagnetic rod along the longitudinal direction.
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1. A method of arranging a diamagnetic rod comprising:
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arranging first and second magnets on a substrate so as to form at least one magnetic trap defining a template for self-assembling diamagnetic material, each of the first and second magnets extending along a longitudinal direction to define a magnet length; levitating a diamagnetic rod in a vertical direction perpendicular above a contact line located where the first magnet contacts the second magnet, the first magnet and the second magnet having a diametric magnetization in a direction perpendicular to the contact line and the longitudinal direction so as to generate a longitudinal energy potential that traps the diamagnetic rod along the longitudinal direction, the longitudinal energy potential having a camel-back shaped energy profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A magnetic trap configured to arrange at least one diamagnetic rod, the magnetic trap comprising:
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first and second magnets on a substrate that forms the magnetic trap defining a template configured to self-assemble diamagnetic material, each of the first and second magnets extending along a longitudinal direction to define a magnet length, wherein the first magnet contacts the second magnet to define a contact line, wherein the first magnet and the second magnet have a diametric magnetization in a direction perpendicular to the contact line and the longitudinal direction so as to generate a longitudinal energy potential that traps the diamagnetic rod along the longitudinal direction, the longitudinal energy potential having a camel-back shaped energy profile. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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