纳米晶永磁Pr8Fe87B5反磁化机理研究

用熔体快淬法制备了Pr2Fe14B/α-Fe纳米复合永磁样品.测量了样品的起始磁化、反磁化过程、矫顽力和剩磁与外场的关系，以及样品的磁粘滞性.经分析认为材料的矫顽力主要由非均匀的钉扎机理决定，但由于交换硬化的软磁相的可逆转动使得这种反磁化机理不同于单相永磁材料的钉扎行为.磁粘滞性表明热激活主要源于硬磁相的不可逆磁化行为. 关键词： 纳米复合永磁 矫顽力 剩磁 磁粘滞     

Nd28Fe66B6/Fe50Co50双层纳米复合膜的结构和磁性

利用磁控溅射法制备了Nd28F66B6/Fe50Co50双层纳米复合磁性薄膜,研究了其结构和磁性.经873K退火处理15min后,利用x射线衍射仪测定薄膜晶体结构,采用俄歇电子能谱仪估算薄膜厚度和超导量子干涉仪测量其磁性.磁性测量表明,1)该系列薄膜具有垂直于膜面的磁各向异性.从起始磁化曲线和小回线的形状特征可知,矫顽力机制主要是由畴壁钉扎控制.2)对于固定厚度(10nm)层的硬磁相Nd-Fe-B和不同厚度(dFeCo=1-100nm)层软磁相FeCo双层纳米复合膜,剩磁随软磁相FeCo厚度的增加快速增加,而矫顽力则减少.当dFeCo=5nm时,最大磁能积达到160×103A/m.磁滞回线的单一硬磁相特征说明,硬磁相Nd-Fe-B层和软磁相FeCo层之间的相互作用使两相很好地耦合在一起.剩磁和磁能积的提高是由于两相磁性交换耦合所致.     

纳米复合永磁材料中软磁性相交换硬化的研究

本文就纳米复合永磁材料中软磁相被交换硬化问题,从一维模型和三维模拟计算进行了分析研究. 一维和三维各向异性样品研究表明,在相同微结构下,当硬磁相的各向异性降低时,除矫顽力降低外,在磁矩全部反转之前退磁曲线是一样的. 因此,硬磁相各向异性的降低不会导致最大磁能积(BH)_max增大和剩磁增加. 对于三维各向同性样品的模拟计算表明,降低硬磁相的各向异性会使剩磁和(BH)_max都明显降低. 因此,增强硬磁相的各向异性并增大硬磁相晶粒尺寸是提高 关键词： 纳米复合永磁 矫顽力 剩磁 磁能积     

不同易轴取向下对Nd_2Fe_(14)B/Fe_(65)Co_(35)磁性双层膜的微磁学模拟

运用三维数值模拟计算方法,计算了膜面外不同易轴取向下Nd2Fe14B/Fe65Co35磁性双层膜的磁滞回线、角度分布、成核场、矫顽力和磁能积等,并与实验结果进行了细致比较.计算结果表明:只有当易轴与外场之间的夹角β=0?时,才有明显的成核现象,其成核场和矫顽力均随着软磁相厚度Ls的增加而降低;随着易轴偏角β的增大,剩磁逐渐减小,磁滞回线的方形度降低,从而磁能积减小,在Ls=1 nm,β=0?时磁能积(561.61 kJ/m3)最大.理论计算所得的磁滞回线与实验磁滞回线符合得很好,剩磁和矫顽力的理论值与实验值相差很小.     

Nd28Fe66B6/Fe50Co50双层纳米复合膜的结构和磁性

利用磁控溅射法制备了Nd₂₈Fe₆₆B₆/Fe_{50Co50 双层纳米复合磁性薄膜，研究了其结构和磁性.经873K退火处理15min 后，利用x射线衍射仪测定薄膜晶体结构，采用俄歇电子能谱仪估算薄膜厚度和超导量子干 涉仪测量其磁性.磁性测量表明，1)该系列薄膜具有垂直于膜面的磁各向异性.从起始磁化曲 线和小回线的形状特征可知，矫顽力机制主要是由畴壁钉扎控制.2)对于固定厚度（10nm） 层的硬磁相Nd-Fe-B和不同厚度（dFeCo=1—100nm）层软磁相FeCo双层纳米复合 膜,剩磁随软磁相FeCo 厚度的增加快速增加，而矫顽力则减少.当dFeCo=5nm 时 ，最大磁能积达到160×１０^３A/m.磁滞回线的单一硬磁相特征说明，硬磁相Nd -Fe-B层和软磁相FeCo层之间的相互作用使两相很好地耦合在一起.剩磁和磁能积的提高是由 于两相磁性交换耦合所致. 关键词： Nd-Fe-B/FeCo双层纳米复合膜 交换耦合 磁性增强}     

纳米晶永磁Pr2Fe14B微磁学有限元法的模拟计算研究

根据实验数据，构造了接近实际纳米晶永磁Pr2Fe14B的样品，用微磁学有限元法进行了模拟计算.计算结果表明，晶界处各向异性的下降会导致矫顽力减小、剩磁值增大，而晶界处交换作用常数的减小则会使剩磁值减小、矫顽力增大.通过对实验样品的模拟研究发现，晶界处各向异性和交换作用常数的共同减小能够同时拟合出真实的矫顽力和剩磁值.模拟计算与实验在退磁曲线形状上的差距则说明模拟还存在不足. 关键词： 纳米晶永磁 磁滞回线 矫顽力 剩磁     

相分布和晶粒尺寸对Nd2Fe14B/ɑ-Fe纳米复合永磁材料矫顽力的影响

本文采用统计平均方法研究了软、硬磁性晶粒尺寸及相分布对Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe纳米复合永磁材料矫顽力的影响。计算结果表明：对于单相纳米硬磁材料，磁体矫顽力随着硬磁性晶粒尺寸的减小而降低；对于软、硬两磁性相组成的Nd2Fe14B/a-Fe纳米复合永磁材料，两相的随机分布将导致磁体矫顽力随硬磁性晶粒尺寸的减小呈现极大值。本文的计算结果还表明当硬磁性晶粒尺寸大于软磁性晶粒的最佳尺寸时(15nm)，具有多层膜结构的Nd2Fe14B/a-Fe纳米复合永磁材料将比两相随机分布时具有更大的矫顽力。     

Nd-Fe-B/FeCo多层纳米复合膜的结构和磁性

制备了Nd₂₈Fe₆₆B₆/Fe₅₀Co₅₀多层纳米复合磁性薄膜，对溅射态和650℃退火处理15 min试样的相成分分析和微结构的观察显示，溅射态薄膜呈非晶态，经650℃退火处理15 min后，薄膜主要相成分为硬磁性Nd₂Fe₁₄B相和软磁性相FeCo(110)相.Nd₂Fe₁₄B相呈柱状，其易磁化c轴垂直于膜面，尺寸约10 nm.在硬磁性相和软磁性相之间存在少量富Nd相和非晶态，富Nd相大小约7 nm.磁性测量和分析表明，1)该系列薄膜退火态具有垂直于膜面的磁晶各向异性.2)对于固定厚度(10 nm)层Nd-Fe-B和不同厚度(t_FeCo=1—100 nm)层FeCo多层纳米复合膜,剩磁随软磁相FeCo 厚度的增加快速增加，而矫顽力则减小.当t_FeCo=5 nm时，最大磁能积达到200 kJ/m³. 3)硬磁相Nd-Fe-B层和软磁相FeCo层之间交换耦合导致剩磁和磁能积增强. 关键词： Nd-Fe-B/FeCo多层纳米复合膜 交换耦合 磁各向异性     

纳米复合永磁材料的有效各向异性与矫顽力

研究了纳米Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe复合永磁材料中晶粒交换耦合相互作用对有效各向异性的影响和变化规律.结果表明：晶粒之间的交换耦合作用使材料的有效各向异性Keff随晶粒尺寸的减小而下降、随软磁性相成分的增加而降低. 当晶粒尺寸 减小到4nm时，Keff值减小为其各自通常各向异性常数值的1/3—1/4.有效各向异性的变化特点与矫顽力的变化规律基本相同.纳米复合永磁材料矫顽力的降低主要由于有效各向异性的减小而引起. 关键词： 纳米复合永磁材料 交换耦合相互作用 有效各向异性 矫顽力     

晶粒易轴取向度对纳米晶永磁Pr2Fe14B磁性的影响

构造了立方和不规则形状晶粒的各向异性纳米晶单相r2Fe14B磁体.利用微磁学的有限元法,模拟计算了样品的磁滞回线.计算结果表明,随着磁体晶粒易轴取向度的变差,磁体的剩磁、矫顽力均随之下降.不同晶粒尺寸的纳米晶单相Pr2Fe14B磁体,其磁性能随取向度的变化快慢不同,原因在于磁体中的晶间交换作用(IGEC)的强弱不同.随着晶粒取向度的提高,纳米晶单相磁体的矫顽力逐渐增加,这完全不同于烧结磁体.     

NdFeB纳米复合永磁材料的交换耦合相互作用和有效各向异性

以Nd₂Fe₁₄B/αFe为例，采用立方体晶粒结构模型，研究了纳米复合永磁材料中不同磁性晶粒间的交换耦合相互作用和有效各向异性.纳米复合永磁材料的有效各向异性Keff等于软、硬磁性相各向异性的统计平均值，每个晶粒的各向异性由晶粒表面交换耦合部分和晶粒内部未交换耦合部分的各向异性共同确定.计算结果表明，软、硬磁性相晶粒尺寸分布显著地影响有效各向异性Keff的值.当软、硬磁性晶粒尺寸D相同时，Keff随晶粒尺寸和硬磁性相体积分数的降低而减小, 当D<20nm 时，K 关键词： 纳米复合永磁材料 交换耦合相互作用 有效各向异性 晶粒尺寸     

High-energy product exchange-spring FePt/Fe cluster nanocomposite permanent magnets

In this paper, we report on the production of Fe cluster/FePt matrix nanocomposite permanent magnets. Monodispersed Fe clusters with sizes below 10 nm were formed by gas aggregation techniques. These Fe clusters were imbedded in an FePt matrix by alternate deposition from two sources. Specimens with a range of Fe cluster phase content from 0 to 30 vol% were produced by controlling deposition times from each source. As-deposited FePt formed in the A1 structure; thus, post-deposition heat treatment was necessary to form the hard magnetic L1₀ FePt compound. A single-step heat treatment at 600 °C for 10 min leads to nanocomposite structures with excellent magnetic properties. The coercivity decreased with increasing Fe cluster content, while the energy product initially increased, reaching a maximum of almost 18 MGOe, and then decreased at higher Fe cluster content. Secondary heat treatment at 500 °C significantly improved the magnetic properties when compared with the single-step heat treatment at 600 °C. Increased coercivity and remanence was observed, resulting in energy products of 21 MGOe. The energy products are close to 70 percent greater than expected for uncoupled systems.     

Sm(Co,Cu,Fe,Zr)z反磁化过程的微磁学分析

通过微磁学有限元方法研究了微结构对各向异性的Sm(Co,Cu,Fe,Zr)z磁性能的影响， 并 对不同温度下的退磁曲线进行了计算.计算结果表明，矫顽力随着2∶17相晶粒尺寸的增大 而增大，随1∶5晶界相厚度的增大而减小；通过减小晶界相厚度或增大晶粒尺寸可以有效提 高 磁能积.反磁化的物理机制主要为形核机制，主要表现为首先在晶界相形成反磁化核，随 着 磁场的增大反磁化核不断长大，最后导致整个磁体的磁化反转；而当温度升高时，晶界相逐 渐变成非磁性相，使得反磁化核难以形成，因此出现了反常的矫顽力温度依赖关系. 关键词： 微磁学 有限元 微结构 磁性能     

Phase distribution and computed magnetic properties of high-remanent composite magnets

Numerical micromagnetic calculations using finite-element techniques allow a quantitative treatment of the correlation between the microstructure and the basic magnetic properties of two-phase permanent magnets such as the remanence, the coercive field and the maximum energy product. For the investigation of (A) the role of the amount of the soft magnetic phase, and (B) the effect of grain shape, realistic three-dimensional grain arrangements have been used. The numerical results show that both short-range exchange and long-range magnetostatic interactions determine the magnetic properties. The optimal microstructure of an isotropic nanocrystalline permanent magnet was found to consist of soft magnetic particles with a large spontaneous magnetization embedded between hard magnetic grains. Exchange interactions than enhance the remanence of isotropic, composite magnets of Nd₂Fe₁₄B and -Fe by about 60%. Because of exchange hardening the soft magnetic phase can be increased up to 50% without a significant loss of coercivity. A uniform grain structure suppresses strong demagnetizing fields and this increases coercivity by 30% as compared with irregular shaped particles.     

Microstructures and magnetic properties of FePt permanent magnets

We have investigated the magnetic properties of Fe38.5Pt, Fe39.5Pt and Fe50.0Pt (at%) alloys after various heat treatment conditions using a vibrating sample magnetometer, and correlated these properties with the microstructures of the alloys by transmission electron microscopy. The Fe50Pt alloy shows poor magnetic hardness regardless of the heat treatment conditions. The magnetic hardness of the Fe39.5Pt alloy shows a maximum value after annealing for 10 h at 873 K, while it monotonically decreases after annealing at 1073 K. The alloy with the highest coercivity was composed of a single phase γ₁ with an average domain size of approximately 10 nm. The electron diffraction results indicate that the alloy is frustrated with accumulated stress, induced by a cubic → tetragonal transformation which occurs without twinning. On the other hand, when stress is relieved by twin formation after prolonged aging, the coercivity decreases. By annealing at 1073 K, the well known polytwin structure evolves. However, only poor hard magnetic properties are observed when this polytwin structure appears. Hence, the highest coercivity is attributed to the formation of nanoscale L1₀ ordered antiphase domains which is expected to be a highly anisotropic single domain magnetic particle.     

Magnetic properties of soft magnetic composites prepared with crystalline and amorphous powders

Physical properties of soft magnetic composites prepared with a mixture of amorphous (FeSiBC) and crystalline (Fe) powders coated with distinct electrical insulator contents are reported. Density, saturation polarization, permeability and coercivity of the cores reduce linearly with the increase of the softer magnetic phase amount and a general relation can be expressed by a rule of mixtures. The behavior of the coercivity, as a function of the magnetic phase content, differs from that previously reported for magnetic composites prepared with equal amounts of magnetic and non-magnetic phases. For frequencies upto 1 kHz the magnetic losses of the cores are constant, following the same behavior of the coercivity. A qualitative explanation of the behavior of the latter is addressed based on an expression applicable for crystalline and amorphous materials.     

Critical Fe thickness for effective coercivity reduction in FePt/Fe exchange-coupled bilayer

FePt/Fe perpendicular exchange-coupled bilayers with different Fe thicknesses were prepared to study the exchange coupling effect and the magnetization switching mechanism. An Fe thickness of 3 nm was found to be the critical point where the coercivity reduction became saturated and had the largest thermal stability gain factor of 2.25. This thickness was close to the exchange length between the magnetically hard and soft layers. Within the exchange length the soft phase strongly coupled to the hard phase and the magnetization of the bilayer processed single switching; beyond the exchange length reversible magnetization increased with the Fe thickness and exchange spring effect was found. Our simulation results also revealed that the exchange length was the critical Fe thickness for effective coercivity reduction and for maintaining high remanence.     

Magnetic reversal processes and critical thickness in FePt/α-Fe/FePt trilayers

Magnetic reversal processes of a FePt/α-Fe/FePt trilayer system with in-plane easy axes have been investigated within a micromagnetic approach. It is found that the magnetic reversal process consists of three steps: nucleation of a prototype of domain wall in the soft phase, the evolution as well as the motion of the domain wall from the soft to the hard phase and finally, the magnetic reversal of the hard phase. For small soft layer thickness L^s, the three steps are reduced to one single step, where the magnetizations in the two phases reverses simultaneously and the hysteresis loops are square with nucleation as the coercivity mechanism. As L^s increases, both nucleation and pinning fields decrease. In the meantime, the single-step reversal expands to a standard three-step one and the coercivity mechanism changes from nucleation to pinning. The critical thickness where the coercivity mechanism alters, could be derived analytically, which is found to be inversely proportional to the square root of the crystalline anisotropy of the hard phase. Such a scaling law might provide an easy way to test the present theory. Further increase of L^s leads to the change of the coercivity mechanism from pinning to nucleation.