Study on magnetization reversal behavior for annealed Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe nancomposite alloys

Effect of thermal annealing on the magnetization reversal behavior ofα-Fe/Nd2Fe14B alloys was investigated. A drastic in-crease of the remanence Mr from 0.67 up to 0.87 T and remanence ratio Mr/Ms from...     

Effect of niobium addition on magnetization reversal behavior for SmCo-based magnets with TbCu7-type structure

The effect of Nb addition on the microstructure and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline Sm(CobalNbxZr0.02)7 permanent magnet were investigated. The magnetization reversal behavior for ball milled Sm(CobalNbxZr0.02)7 samples with high coercivity was investigated by analyzing hysteresis curves and recoil loops of demagnetization curves. Nb addition proved to result in relevant improvement in the magnetic properties, especially in the coercivity Hc. It was shown that the magnetic properties of Sm(CobalNbxZr0.02)7 nanocrystalline magnets were improved by an additional 0.06 at.% Nb. In particular, Hc was improved from 602 to 786 k A/m at room temperature. The maximum value of the integrated recoil loops area for 0.06 at.% Nb-doped samples of 1.81 k J/m3 was much lower than that of the Nb-free sample, which could be explained by a smaller recoverable portion of the magnetization remaining in the Nb-doped sample when the applied field was below the coercivity Hc. The nucleation field Hn for irreversible magnetization reversal of the magnetically hard phase were calculated by analyzed in terms of the ΔMirrev-H curve and the Kondorsky model.     

Effect of zirconium content on exchange coupling and magnetization reversal of nanocrystalline Nd_(12.3)Fe_(81.7-x)Zr_xB_6 alloy

The effect of Zr content on exchange coupling and magnetization reversal of the Nd12.3Fe81.7-xZrxB6(x=0-3.0) ribbons was systematically investigated.Interaction domains were imaged by magnetic force microscopy(MFM).The strength of interactions determined byWohlfarth's analysis increased first with Zr content x increasing,reached the maximum value at x=1.5,and then decreased with x further increasing.Initial magnetization curves and dependence of coercivity and remanence on applied magnetic field showed that...     

Effect of film thickness on magnetic properties of Cr/SmCo/Cr films

Cr/SmCo/Cr films with different SmCo thickness were deposited on glass substrates by magnetron sputtering,followed by an annealing process at 550 °C for 20 min.Experimental results showed that the SmCo film of 30 nm exhibited two-phase behavior in the demagnetization process,the obvious kink was observed near zero.For the SmCo film of 50 nm,the kink was invisible,and a single phase like behavior was obtained in the demagnetization process.The reversal behavior became consistent in the thicker films.Moreover,the coercivity reduced and the saturated magnetization increased obviously with the increasing thickness.X-ray diffraction results indicated that the average grain size of SmCo 5 in the thicker films were almost 30 nm,but the quantity of SmCo 5 grains increased with the increasing thickness,which enhanced the intergrain exchange coupling(IEC) of the SmCo 5 hard phases.The increase of IEC improved the magnetic properties of SmCo films with increasing thickness.     

Magnetic and specific heat studies of the frustrated Er2Mn2O7 compound

A new Er2Mn2O7 compound was synthesized by the ceramic method and its crystal structure was characterized using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The magnetic properties were investigated using a BS2 magnetometer and the heat capacity was studied using a quantum design (PPMS). The structural study revealed that this compound was monophasic and crystallized in the monoclinic system with the P2/M space group. Magnetization measurements were carried out in the temperature range of 1.8-200 K under an applied magnetic field of 0.05 T. A crossover from a room temperature paramagnetic phase to an antiferromagnetic one at low temperature was detected from the magnetic study. The magnetic susceptibility, in the paramagnetic region above 40 K, was found to present a simple Curie-Weiss type behavior. From the specific heat (CP) measurements in magnetic fields up to 5 T, we noted the presence of a wide peak characteristic of a second order mag-neto-structural transition.     

Magnetic properties and magnetization mechanism of anisotropic NdFeB/SmFeN hybrid bonded magnets prepared with different coercivity NdFeB powders

Anisotropic NdFeB/SmFeN hybrid bonded magnets were prepared by warm compaction process under an orientation magnetic field of 22 kOe,mixing with anisotropic SmFeN powders in different addition and HDDR-NdFeB powders in different coercivity.With the addition of 20 wt% SmFeN,the density and remanence of hybrid magnets increase from 5.58 g/cm³,8.4 kGs to 6.02 g/cm³,9.0 kGs,respectively.And as the addition amount of SmFeN powders varies from 20 wt% to 40 wt%,the maximum energy ...     

Effect of heterogeneous microstructure on magnetization reversal mechanism of hot-deformed Nd-Fe-B magnets

The hot-deformed(HD) Nd-Fe-B magnets show heterogeneous microstructure composed of coarse and fine grain regions. It is significant to fully understand the influence of this complex microstructure on the magnetization reversal process which can give the guidance for the enhancement of the magnetic properties. In this paper, the heterogeneous microstructure of the(HD) Nd-Fe-B magnets were characterized from the morphology, size, macro-texture and micro-structure. In addition, the magnetization reversal process of the HD Nd-Fe-B magnets was systematically analyzed by magnetic measurement, insitu domain evolution observation and micromagnetic simulation. The results indicate that the HD NdFe-B magnets mainly consist of fine grain regions(FGRs) and coarse grain regions(CGRs). The FGRs show plate-like grains with fine grain size and strong c-axis texture, while the CGRs show equiaxial grains with large grain size and weak c-axis texture. In particular, it is worth noting that the texture in homogeneity exists not only between FGRs and CGRs, but also inside both the FGRs and CGRs. The dominant coercivity mechanism of the HD Nd-Fe-B magnets is domain wall pinning. Also, the experimental analysis shows that the reverse domain is formed and expanded in the CGRs at low reverse applied field, while the reverse domain occurs in the FGRs at higher reverse applied field. The micromagnetic simulation results also confirm the above magnetization reversal process. In addition, micromagnetic simulation results also show that the orientation of the grains also affects the pinning strength, besides the grain size.     

Relationship between controllable preparation and microstructure of NdFeB sintered magnets

The double hard magnetic phase magnets with nominal compositions of Nd_30–xDy_xFe₆₉B₁(x=2, and 4) (wt.%) were prepared. The magnetic properties of the magnets were measured with a NIM-2000H hysteresigraph. The crystalline structures of the magnets were identified by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The Rietveld refinement was carried out using the FULLPROF software. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses were carried out in order to investigate the microstructure of the magnets. It showed that the magnets consisted mainly of Nd₂Fe₁₄B phase, and some Nd-rich phase. Two types of matrix-phase grains in dark grey and light grey were found in the magnets with x=2 and 4. The Dy content was obviously different in the two types of grains, which proved that the double hard magnetic phases (Dy-rich and Dy-lean phases) coexisted in the magnet. It revealed that the Nd-rich phases in junction regions had fcc structure, with the unit cell parameter of about 0.52–0.56 nm. The weak superlattice spots were found in the SAD patterns of the junction Nd-rich phases with large scale. The double hard magnetic phase structure seemed to improve the magnetic properties of NdFeB magnets with high coercivity, while decrease the consumption of Dy element, compared with the single alloy magnet.     

Crystal structure,microstructure and magnetic properties of SmCo-based films treated by different annealing methods

Effect of conventional thermal annealing(CTA) and rapid recurrent thermal annealing(RRTA) processes on crystal structure,mi-crostructure,and magnetic properties of the SmCo-based films were investigated.The results indicated that the CTA-treated films exhibited poor permanent magnetic properties,and a low intrinsic coercivity of 72.8 kA/m was observed.Wide hysteresis loop was obtained for the RRTA-treated films,providing better permanent magnetic properties.The intrinsic coercivity reached 312.0 kA/m.According to the X-ray diffraction(XRD) and atomic force microscopy(AFM) results,the magnetic properties of the CTA-treated films and RRTA-treated films were found to be correlated with the crystal structure and microstructure,which were strongly determined by the annealing treatment.CTA treatment led to poor crystallization effects for the films,and a rough surface(RMS=3.47 nm and P-V=35.42 nm) and large grain size of 92.7 nm were observed correspondingly.However,the RRTA treatment exhibited great contributions on the crystallization of the films,which is accountable for the smooth surface(RMS=2.047 nm and P-V=16.43 nm) and fine grain size of 60.8 nm.     

镱的高掺杂对La0.67Sr0.33MnO3体系磁电性质的影响

研究了La0.67-xYbxSr0.33MnO3(x=0.40,0.50,0.60)体系的M-T曲线、M-H曲线、ρ-T曲线和MR-T曲线.实验结果表明:随着Yb掺杂的增加,体系从长程铁磁有序向自旋团簇玻璃态和反铁磁状态转变;高掺杂时的输运行为在其磁背景下发生异常,Yb掺杂引起的磁结构的变化将导致CMR效应.     

TbCu7型SmCo7-xHfx合金的结构及磁性能

采用熔体快淬法在40 m/s制备了SmCo_7-xHf_x （x=0, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.3）合金薄带,研究Hf取代量对SmCo_7-xHf_x合金的相组成、组织结构及磁性能的影响.结果表明:随Hf取代量的增加,均可获得TbCu₇型结构的亚稳相,晶格常数a和c也随之增加,c/a比值在0.82~0.83,晶粒平均尺寸减小,且更加均匀;在性能方面,Hf取代量为0.2时,可获得最优磁性能B_r为0.55 T和H_c为1 084 kA/m. Hf的添加还可有效改善合金高温性能,在27~400 ℃温度区间,矫顽力温度系数由未添加时-0.21 %/℃改善到-0.18 %/℃,提升14.3%.      

Crystal structure and hard magnetic properties of TbCu_7-type Sm_(0.98)Fe_(9.02–x)Ga_x nitrides

The compound Sm0.98Fe9.02–xGaxNδ(x=0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1) were prepared by melt-spun method and subsequent annealing and nitriding. The Rietveld analysis showed that the lattice expansion played an important role in improving the Curie temperature. An obvious development of the Curie temperature was obtained with the increased Ga content from x=0–1(ΔTc=90 oC). The optimum coercivity of nitrides was obtained at x=0.25 with the value Hcj=652 kA/m(8.15 kOe) after annealing, which corresponded to a reasonable distribution of grain sizes of both TbCu7-type SmFe9Nδ and α-Fe. However, an excess of Ga doping might lead to an abnormal growth of α-Fe, which in turn deteriorated the magnetic properties. It was concluded that a moderate Ga content was very effective in raising the coercivity and Curie temperament in the TbCu7-type Sm-Fe-N.     

Structure and magnetic properties of new compounds CdYFeWO_7

The solid solutions of CdYFeWO7,which are cubic pyrochlores of the type A2B2O7,have been prepared and their structures were determined using Ab initio method.Rietveld refinement of the powder XRD data showed that CdYFeWO7 adopted cubic(Fd-3m) structure,while oxides crystallized in a defect-pyrochlore structure where both O(48f) and O'(8b) sites were partially occupied,and the frustrated cations sublattice precluded long range ordering of Fe/W in the pyrochlore structure.Charge distribution analysis also sug...     

Structure and magnetic properties of bulk nanocrystalline Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets prepared by hot pressing and hot deformation

Structure and magnetic properties were studied for bulk nanocrystalline Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets that were prepared at 650 °C for 3 min under 300 MPa using the SPS-3.20-MK-V sintering machine and the hot pressed magnets were then submitted to hot deformation with height reduction of 50%,60%,70%,80%,and 85%.Effects of height reduction(HR) and deformation temperature on the structure and magnetic properties of the magnets were investigated.The crystal structure was evaluated by means of X-ray diffraction(XRD) and the microstructure was observed by transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The magnetic properties of the magnets were investigated by vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM).As the height reduction increased,the remanence(B r) of the magnets increased first,peaks at 1.3 T with HR=60%,then decreased again,and the coercivity(H ci) of the magnets decreased monotonically.On the other hand,as the deformation temperature increased,the B r of the magnets increased first,peaks at 1.36 T with HR=60%,then decreased again,and the H ci of the magnets decreased monotonically.Under optimal conditions,the hot deformed magnet possessed excellent magnetic properties as B r =1.36 T,H ci =1143 kA/m,and(BH) max =370 kJ/m 3,suggesting the good potential of the magnets in practical applications.     

Influence of gadolinium on microstructure and magnetic properties of sintered NdGdFeB magnets

The effect of Gd content on microstructure and magnetic properties of sintered Nd33.03-xGdxFe65.65B1.32 (x=0-2) was studied in this paper to improve the thermal stability of NdFeB and to reduce the raw material cost. The results showed that better magnet performance could be obtained by adding Gd (0-1.5 wt.%) with partial substitution of Nd in Nd33.03-xGdxFe65.65B1.32. It was also found that the Nd33.03-xGdxFe65.65B1.32 magnets showed the best performance when Gd addition increased to 1.0 wt.%. The temperature coefficient Br (α) could be improved from -0.15%/oC to -0.063%/oC (maximum work temperature 120 oC) and the Curie temperature could be improved from 315 oC to 323 oC because the Gd2Fe14B had positive temperature coefficient Br (α) and higher Curie temperature than that of Nd2Fe14B. The coercivity could be improved from 10.2 to 11.48 kOe and the microstructure was close to ideal microstructure. The magnetic performance decreased sharply by adding Gd (above 2 wt.%) with partial substitution of Nd in Nd33.03-xGdxFe65.65B1.32 because the Gd element concen-trated in the grain boundaries.     

Recycling of waste Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets by doping with dysprosium hydride nanoparticles

Recycling of waste sintered Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets by doping DyH3 nanoparticles was investigated. The effect of the DyH3 nanoparticles on the microstructure and magnetic properties of the recycled m...     

Effect of chromium on magnetic properties and corrosion resistance of LaFe11.5Si1.5 compound

Effects of Cr addition on magnetic and corrosion properties of LaFe11.5-xCrxSi1.5 (x=0.1, 0.3, 0.4) magnetic refrigerants were investigated. It was found that the addition of Cr slightly decreased the magnetic entropy change, but it was effective in increasing corrosion resistance of La-Fe-Si compounds within the composition range examined. Corrosion measurements showed that corrosion current density of these La-Fe-Si compounds in distilled water decreased from 2.6×10-6 to 8.7×10-7 A/cm2, with x increasing from 0 to 0.3, while magnetic entropy change in LaFe11.5-xCrxSi1.5 compounds did not change significantly (-ΔSmax was 18.0, 17.0, 13.6, 11.1 J/(kg·K)) under 2 T for x=0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.4, respectively). Surface optical microstructures of compounds after corroded showed that corrosion took place at grains and grain boundaries simultaneously and surface concentration of corroded points on LaFe11.5-xCrxSi1.5 (x=0.1, 0.3, 0.4) compounds reduced obviously.     

Study on Magnetic Responsibility of Rare Earth Ferrite／Polyacrylamide Magnetic Microsphere

Magneticpolymermicrospherecanbeseparatedquicklyundermagneticfieldandithasgotwideappli cationinmanyfields ,suchascellseparationetc .Themicrospheremustpossesshighmagneticresponsibili ty ,sothatmagneticseparationisquickandconve nient.Themagneticresponsibilit…     

Phase structure and electrochemical properties of non-stoichiometric La0.7Ce0.3(Ni3.65Cu0.75Mn0.35Al0.15(Fe0.43B0.57)0.10)x hydrogen storage alloys

Phase structure and electrochemical characteristics of Co-free La0.7Ce0.3(Ni3.65Cu0.75Mn0.35Al0.15(Fe0.43B0.57)0.10)x (0.90≤x≤1.10) al-loys were investigated. When x was 0.90, the alloy was composed of LaNi5, La3Ni13B2 and Ce2Ni7 phases. The Ce2Ni7 phase disappeared, and the abundant of La3Ni13B2 phase decreased when x increased to 0.95. When x was 1.00 or higher the alloys consisted of LaNi5 phase. The lat-tice parameter a and the cell volume V of the LaNi5 phase decreased, and the c/a ratio of the LaNi5 phase increased with x value increasing. Maximum discharge capacity of the alloy electrodes first increased and then decreased with x value increasing from 0.90 to 1.10, and the highest value was obtained when x was 1.00. High-rate dischargeability at the discharge current density of 1200 mA/g increased from 50.7% (x= 0.90) to 64.1% (x=1.10). Both the charge-transfer reaction at the electrode/electrolyte interface and the hydrogen diffusion in the alloy were responsible for the high-rate dischargeability. Cycling capacity retention rate at 100th cycle (S100) gradually increased from 77.3% (x= 0.90) to 84.6% (x=1.10), which resulted from the increase in Ni content and the c/a ratio of the LaNi5 phase with x value increasing.     

Magnetic properties of SmCo-based permanent magnetic films during 25 to 300 °C

Magnetic properties of the SmCo-based permanent magnetic films prepared on hot substrate with Mo and Cr underlayer without subsequent annealing process were investigated by vibrating sample magnetomete...