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Day Plots of Bacterial Magnetite from Sediments of Shira Lake (Khakassia, Russia)
Sergey V. Semenov* Dmitry A. Balaev
Kirensky Institute of Physics SB RAS Akademgorodok, 50/38, Krasnoyarsk, 660036 Siberian Federal University Svobodny, 79, Krasnoyarsk, 660041
Russia
Kirill A. Shaykhutdinov
Kirensky Institute of Physics SB RAS Akademgorodok, 50/38, Krasnoyarsk, 660036
Russia
Denis Yu. Rogozin
Institute of Biophysics SB RAS Akademgorodok, 50/50, Krasnoyarsk, 660036 Siberian Federal University Svobodny, 79, Krasnoyarsk, 660041
Russia
Received 10.08.2016, received in revised form 10.11.2016, accepted 20.01.2017 The domain state of magnetite detected in sediments of Shira lake (Khakassia, Russia) was examined by means of magnetic hysteresis. Analysis of experimental data obtained on samples from different parts of bottom sediment cores in terms of Day plots allowed us to conclude that magnetite particles are in the pseudo-single-domain state. This indicates respectively small size of magnetite particles (< 100 nm) and reveals their bacterial origin. Biogenic magnetite buried in the bottom sediments can indicate the climatic changes in the Shira lake level in the Late Holocene.
Keywords: nanoparticles, magnetic hysteresis, bacterial magnetite. DOI: 10.17516/1997-1397-2017-10-2-252-256.
Introduction
One of crucial factors determining magnetic hysteresis of submicron size particles is the type of their domain state. Among the single-domain (SD) and multi-domain (MD) states the intermediate between SD and MD, so called pseudo-single-domain (PSD) state is distinguished. These domain states are conventionally elucidated in terms of Day plots [1]. In this report the domain state of magnetite detected in sediments of Shira lake (Khakassia, Russia) was examined by means of analysis of magnetization curve M(H) measurements. The aim was to confirm (or to disconfirm) the bacterial origin of magnetite in sediments of Shira lake obtained from previous
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study [2]. In [2] the non-monotonic dependence of magnetite content on the depth of sediments was found to correlate with the lake level indicating that the most probable source of magnetite is magnetosomes of magnetotactic halolimnetic bacteria.
1. Experimental
Lake Shira (54o30' N, 90o11' E) is located in the Chebakovo-Balakhtinskaya depression of the Minusinsk trough, a steppe region of the Republic of Khakassia (Siberia, Russia) was described in detail elsewhere [3]. The bottom sediments were sampled on May 31, 2011 in the central part of Lake Shira at 54o30.546' N and 90o11.442' E. The lake depth of the sampling area was 24 m. The sampling was made with the use of an Ekman box bottom grab taking a bottom area of 160x160 mm. The samples were cut from several parts of bottom sediment cores (obtained in 2011) corresponded to different depths (in mm) of sediments. Magnetic measurements were performed by using vibration sample magnetometer. A signal from the sample with a capsule was corrected by the diamagnetic signal from the capsule; then, the magnetic moment was normalized to the unit sample mass.
2. Results and discussion
The Fig. 1 shows typical field dependence of magnetization M(H) for sediment sample. Hysteresis of the M(H) dependence in the field range up to 2 kOe is seen. Another feature of the M(H) dependence is its linear behavior in the range of fields higher than 2 kOe. The slope of this linear dependence was found to decrease with increasing of temperature. The inset of Fig. 1 shows the temperature dependence of magnetic moment M(T) of the sample measured in the external field of 1 kOe. There is a a kink on the M(T) dependence at temperature of 120 K corresponding to the Vervey transition of magnetite. The decrease of the magnetization with temperature is due to additional paramagnetic contribution from Fe2+ and Fe3+ ions [2]. This paramagnetic (PM) contribution was taken into account and the ferrimagnetic (FM) contribution (from magnetite) was extracted from M(H) and M(T) data, see the Fig. 1.
To build the Day plots a set of minor hysteresis curve with step by step increase of the maximal applied field Hmax (up to Hmax corresponding to the major loop) were recorded. The values of remanence Ma, saturation magnetization Ms, coercivity Hc, and HCfl (HCfl corresponds to the Hmax value at which the remanence is 0.5 of the Mr magnitude for the major loop) were determined from these data. The Fig. 2 shows major and minor hysteresis M(H) curves together with typical example of determination of Ma, MAS, He, and HCa values. The experimental data obtained on several samples from different depths of sediments were plotted in the co-ordinates MAS/Ms, HCr/Hc. According to [1] the SD, PSD, and MD states correspond to areas shown in the Fig. 3. As can be seen from this figure the experimental data obtained on samples from various depths are located in the PSD region. This indicates respectively small size of magnetite particles (< 100 nm) [4] and reveals their bacterial origin.
Conclusions
Thus, the magnetic state of the magnetite particles buried in the sediments of the Shira lake is the pseudo-single-domain. This points out the small size (< 100 nm) of the magnetite
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particles and supports the conclusion of Ref. [2] that the source of magnetite in the sediments is magnetosomes of magnetotactic halolimnetic bacteria. Therefore, biogenic magnetite buried in the bottom sediments can indicate the climatic changes in the Shira lake level in the Late Holocene.
The work was supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research and Krasnoyarsk Regional Scientific Foundation, Grant no. 15-45-04272 and partially supported by the Council on grants from the President of the Russian Federation for support of leading scientific schools (grant NSh-9249.2016.5)
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Графики Дэя для бактериального магнетита из донных отложений озера Шира (Хакасия, Россия)
Сергей В. Семёнов Дмитрий А. Балаев
Институт физики им. Л. В. Киренского СО РАН Академгородок, 50/38, Красноярск, 660036
Россия
Кирилл А. Шайхутдинов
Институт физики им. Л. В. Киренского СО РАН Академгородок, 50/38, Красноярск, 660036
Денис Ю. Рогозин
Институт биофизики СО РАН Академгородок, 50/50, Красноярск, 660036
Россия
Исследовано доменное состояние магнетита, обнаруженного в донных отложениях озера Шира (Хакасия, Россия). Из анализа экспериментальных данных по намагниченности образцов с разных участков керна донных отложений, а также на основе графиков Дэя сделан вывод, что частицы магнетита находятся в псевдооднодоменном состоянии. Это указывает на малый 'размер частиц магнетита (< 100 пт) и подтверждает их бактериальное происхождение. Биогенный магнетит, содержащийся в донных отложениях, может служить индикатором климатических изменений в уровне озера Шира в позднем голоцене.
Ключевые слова: наночастицы, магнитный гистерезис, бактериальный магнетит.
