烧结Nd—Fe—B永磁合金矫顽力机制的理论与实验研究

从理论和实验上研究了烧结Ｎｄ－Ｆｅ－Ｂ永磁合金的矫顽力随取向磁场的变化规律。指出磁体反磁化过程主要是晶粒边界软磁性区的反磁化成核以及反磁化核长大成畴并向晶粒内部不可逆畸壁位移的过程。比较了成核场与退钉扎场的大小及其随磁场方向的变化，并得出结论：退钉扎场是决定烧结Ｎｄ－Ｆｅ－Ｂ磁体矫顽力的主要机制。     

垂直取向Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe磁性三层膜的磁化反转

运用微磁学方法结合物质参数探究了垂直取向Nd₂Fe₁₄B/α-Fe磁性三层膜的磁化反转过程,计算出成核场、钉扎场以及磁滞回线随Ｌ^s（软磁相厚度）的变化,并与相关的实验和理论数据进行比较.由于考虑了退磁能量项,垂直取向的成核场比平行取向时低,在外磁场还没有反向时就发生了成核.随着软磁相厚度的增加,理论矫顽力从等于成核场（同时也等于钉扎场）,到等于钉扎场,再到小于钉扎场,矫顽力机理由成核变为钉扎. 关键词： 成核场 钉扎场 矫顽力 磁滞回线     

垂直取向Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe磁性三层膜的磁化反转

运用微磁学方法结合物质参数探究了垂直取向Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe磁性三层膜的磁化反转过程,计算出成核场、钉扎场以及磁滞回线随Ls(软磁相厚度)的变化,并与相关的实验和理论数据进行比较.由于考虑了退磁能量项,垂直取向的成核场比平行取向时低,在外磁场还没有反向时就发生了成核.随着软磁相厚度的增加,理论矫顽力从等于成核场(同时也等于钉扎场),到等于钉扎场,再到小于钉扎场,矫顽力机理由成核变为钉扎.     

稀土永磁体及复合磁体反磁化过程和矫顽力

稀土永磁体即使内秉性质相同,但矫顽力可能相差很大.本文以Pr-Fe-B磁体为例,从热激活反磁化即反磁化临界过程探讨决定矫顽力的关键因素.Pr-Fe-B晶粒表层缺陷区与晶粒内部耦合推动反磁化畴形核从而去钉扎,晶粒表层缺陷区的各向异性对克服晶粒内部势垒具有贡献,因此反磁化形核场和矫顽力大大降低.由于晶粒表层缺陷区与晶粒内部耦合,在反磁化临界过程磁畴壁尺寸稍大于理论尺寸.具有软、硬磁相结构的Pr-Fe-B复合磁体,软、硬磁相晶粒之间交换耦合作用也会增大反磁化畴壁尺寸.软、硬磁交换耦合的能量对克服硬磁相晶粒内部各向异性势垒也会有贡献,这将进一步降低磁体矫顽力.添加Ti,Nb高熔点金属,复合磁体矫顽力显著提高.分析认为,这不仅仅是磁体晶粒尺寸减小的缘故.热激活尺寸减小说明磁畴壁中包含的硬磁相晶粒表层缺陷区尺寸减小,硬磁相表面和两相界面各向异性对克服硬磁相晶粒内部势垒的贡献减小,反磁化所需外磁场增大.     

铁基稀土永磁合金的矫顽力

本文综述了目前国内外对铁基稀土（钕铁硼）水磁合金矫顽力机制的研究状况。结合实验事实,从合金主磁性相Ｎｄ＿２Ｆｅ＿（１４）Ｂ晶粒的结构特点、磁性参数及缺陷模型出发,分别介绍了成核机制、发动场理论、钉扎机制和热激活理论。比较了各种理论模型的异同点、成功与不足之处,指出了一些尚有争议的问题和今后的理论研究方向。     

铁基稀土永磁合金的矫顽力

本文综述了目前国内外对铁基稀土（钕铁硼）水磁合金矫顽力机制的研究状况。结合实验事实，从合金主磁性相Ｎｄ＿２Ｆｅ＿（１４）Ｂ晶粒的结构特点、磁性参数及缺陷模型出发，分别介绍了成核机制、发动场理论、钉扎机制和热激活理论。比较了各种理论模型的异同点、成功与不足之处，指出了一些尚有争议的问题和今后的理论研究方向。     

纳米晶Nd—Fe—B基稀土永磁体的磁性能的微磁量子理论计算

从微磁学理论出发，利用铁磁体总自由能极小的变分法，导出了取向各向异性磁体的磁化强度满足的Ｂｒｏｗｎ方程，对取向的纳米晶双相交换耦合磁体，该方程类似于量子力学中的定态Ｓｃｈｒｄｉｎｇｅｒ方程，利用中心场问题的求解方法推导了Ｎｄ－Ｆｅ－Ｂ基稀土永磁体的成核场同时随两相晶粒尺寸的变化关系。数值计算结果表明，当两相晶粒尺寸小于某一临界尺寸时，可以获得磁性能优异的纳米晶稀土永磁体。所得结果可用于定性解释实验结果和指导巨磁能积纳米晶永磁体的制备。     

取向烧结Nd-Fe-B永磁合金反磁化过程及矫顽力机理研究

本文对取向烧结Nd-Fe-B合金沿取向易轴饱和磁化后的反磁化过程分四个阶段进行了理论研究。结果表明,主相晶粒表面软磁性区成核及从表面向晶粒内部不可逆畴壁位移对Nd-Fe-B合金的矫顽力起决定性作用。矫顽力随温度升高而急速下降主要是由于热运动破坏了主相四方结构的完整性,从而使软磁性过渡区变厚所致。 关键词：     

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     

交换弹簧磁性多层膜的磁矩取向及磁滞回线的解析研究

本文以界面交换耦合常数Jⁱ和软磁相厚度L^s为主要参变量,研究了易轴与膜面平行情况下的Nd₂Fe₁₄B/α-Fe磁性多层膜的磁矩随外场变化的取向及磁滞回线,并得到了成核场的解析公式.分析发现,Jⁱ对磁矩取向、钉扎场和矫顽力机理有着较大的影响.当L^s较小时,钉扎场等于成核场,随着Jⁱ的减小 关键词： 成核场 钉扎场 矫顽力 磁滞回线     

Magnetic microstructures of a high coercivity Nd-Fe-B sintered magnet in remanent and incomplete thermal demagnetization states

Magnetic microstructures of a high coercivity Nd-Fe-B sintered magnet in remanent and incomplete thermal demagnetization states have been revealed by using magnetic force microscopy (MFM) with high coercivity tips. MFM results indicate that specimens in a remanent state are single domain and their magnetizations align with the direction of the magnetizing field. The evolution of the magnetic domains with annealing temperatures shows that the thermal demagnetization process consists of four stages. Nd-Fe-B should be heat-treated at about 120-170 °C to make its magnetic state stable before practical applications.     

Coercivity enhancement of sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets by grain boundary diffusion with Pr80-xAlxCu20 alloys

A grain boundary diffusion (GBD) process with Pr_80-xAl_xCu₂₀ (x = 0, 10, 15, 20) low melting point alloys was applied to commercial 42M sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets. The best coercivity enhancement of a diffused magnet was for the Pr₆₅Al₁₅Cu₂₀ GBD magnet, from 16.38 kOe to 22.38 kOe. Microstructural investigations indicated that increase in the Al content in the diffusion source can form a continuous grain boundary (GB) phase, optimizing the microstructure to enhance the coercivity. The coercivity enhancement is mainly due to the formation of a continuous GB phase to separate the main phase grains. Exchange decoupling between the adjacent main phase grains is enhanced after the GBD process. Meanwhile, the introduction of Al can effectively promote the infiltration of Pr into the magnet, which increases the diffusion rate of rare-earth elements within a certain range. This work provides a feasible method to enhance coercivity and reduce the use of rare-earth resources by partial replacement of rare-earth elements with non-rare-earth elements in the diffusion source.     

Effects of post-sinter annealing on microstructure and magnetic properties of Nd–Fe–B sintered magnets with Nd–Ga intergranular addition

We investigate the effects of post-sinter annealing on the microstructure and magnetic properties in B-lean Nd–Fe–B sintered magnets with different quantities of Nd–Ga intergranular additions. The magnet with fewer Nd–Ga additions can enhance 0.2 T in coercivity, with its remanences nearly unchanged after annealing. With the further increase of the Nd–Ga addition, the annealing process leads coercivity to increase 0.4 T, accompanied by a slight decrease of remanence. With the Nd–Ga addition further increasing and after annealing, however, the increase of coercivity is basically constant and the change of remanence is reduced. Microstructure observation indicates that the matrix grains are covered by continuous thin grain boundary phase in the magnets with an appropriate Nd–Ga concentration after the annealing process. However, the exceeding Nd–Ga addition brings out notable segregation of grain boundary phase, and prior formation of part RE6 Fe13 Ga phase in the sintered magnet. This prior formation results in a weaker change of remanence after the annealing process.Therefore, the diverse changes of magnetic properties with different Nd–Ga concentrations are based on the respective evolution of grain boundary after the annealing process.     

稀土永磁薄膜材料

简要地介绍在纳米复合稀土永磁薄膜材料、各向异性稀土永磁薄膜材料方面的进展。在纳米复合稀土永磁薄膜材料中实现磁性交换耦合和剩磁增强效应，系统地研究了其结构与磁性的关系。制备成功高磁能积的各向异性稀土永磁薄膜材料，比较了Ti或Mo缓冲层对Nd-Fe-B薄膜的表面形貌、磁畴结构和磁性能的影响。发现薄膜的表面形貌强烈地依赖于缓冲层的厚度。由于它极大地影响薄膜的成分，溅射速率被证明是控制薄膜的显微结构、表面形貌和磁性能的一个重要因素。在微磁学模型的基础上，通过分析从5到300K的矫顽力温度依赖关系。研究了各向异性Pr-Fe-B薄膜的矫顽力机制。在晶粒表面，由于磁各向异性的降低和局域退磁场的提高导致的反转畴的形核被确定为控制各向异性Pr-Fe—B薄膜的磁化反转过程的首要机制。     

Investigation of the domain structure of sintered Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets by Bitter-pattern method

The conventional Bitter-pattern technique and the colloid-scanning electron microscopy (colloid-SEM) method were used to study the domain structure of polycrystalline sintered Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets. In the thermally demagnetized state most of the grains are multidomain and the domain structures resemble those observed in bulk uniaxial crystals with strong magnetocrystalline anisotropy. Investigations of the magnetic microstructure during magnetizing cycle showed that the domain walls can easily be moved within the grains and that the magnetization reversal in sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets occurs predominantly by the nucleation and expansion of reverse domains at structural imperfections near the grain boundaries. It is also shown that the colloid-SEM method is more surface sensitive and reveals the domain structure with better resolution than the conventional Bitter technique. Thanks to the application of digital image processing systems, clear and high contrast domain images were obtained. The work was supported by the Lódź University within Research Grant 505/694 (2004).     

烧结Nd-Fe-B磁体的磁性能一致性与其微观结构的关系

分析了微观结构和热处理工艺对矫顽力的影响,发现在矫顽力一定的情况下,磁体的微观结构越“差”,则保证不同批次磁体矫顽力变化不大于某一给定值所需的工艺条件就越严格;反之则越宽松.就同一炉产品而言,微观结构越好的磁体,其矫顽力受烧结(热处理)炉温度梯度的影响越小,其结果是该炉产品的一致性越高.反之,受温度梯度的影响越大,磁体的一致性也就越低.该研究结果说明:在条件许可的情况下,应首先考虑通过改善磁体的微观结构来提高磁性能一致性. 关键词： Nd-Fe-B永磁体 微观结构 内禀矫顽力 一致性     

Effects of terbium sulfide addition on magnetic properties,microstructure and thermal stability of sintered Nd-Fe--B magnets

To increase coercivity and thermal stability of sintered Nd–Fe–B magnets for high-temperature applications, a novel terbium sulfide powder is added into(Pr_(0.25)Nd_(0.75))_(30.6)Cu_(0.15)Fe_(bal)B_1(wt.%) basic magnets. The effects of the addition of terbium sulfide on magnetic properties, microstructure, and thermal stability of sintered Nd–Fe–B magnets are investigated.The experimental results show that by adding 3 wt.% Tb_2S_3, the coercivity of the magnet is remarkably increased by about 54% without a considerable reduction in remanence and maximum energy product. By means of the electron probe microanalyzer(EPMA) technology, it is observed that Tb is mainly present in the outer region of 2:14:1 matrix grains and forms a well-developed Tb-shell phase, resulting in enhancement of HA, which accounts for the coercivity enhancement.Moreover, compared with Tb_2S_3-free magnets, the reversible temperature coefficients of remanence(α) and coercivity(β) and the irreversible flux loss of magnetic flow(hirr) values of Tb_2S_3-added magnets are improved, indicating that the thermal stability of the magnets is also effectively improved.     

利用Pr_(70)Cu_(30)晶界扩散改善烧结钕铁硼废料矫顽力的研究

钕铁硼磁体制备过程中出现的部分块体废料由于矫顽力较低,性能难以满足使用要求.本文主要通过晶界扩散技术来提高废料磁体的矫顽力.采用Pr_(70)Cu_(30)合金作为扩散介质,对烧结钕铁硼废料磁体进行了晶界扩散处理,研究了扩散温度、扩散时间和回火时间对扩散后的磁体性能的影响.结果显示,800℃下扩散3 h,磁体的矫顽力从原来的7.88 kOe(1 Oe=79.5775 A/m)提升至11.55 kOe,提升幅度为46.6%,同时剩磁没有明显降低.扩散后回火对矫顽力的提升有一定的作用.800℃下扩散4h后的磁体在500℃回火3h后,最高矫顽力可达11.97 kOe,比原磁体废料提高了51.9%,接近成品磁体的水平.显微组织分析证实了晶界扩散的作用.扩散处理后的磁体中,主相晶粒间形成了连续晶间相,起到有效的磁隔离作用,有利于矫顽力的提高.研究还发现,Pr_(70)Cu_(30)晶界扩散虽然可以使磁体腐蚀电位上升,但也会增加腐蚀电流密度,不利于磁体抗腐蚀性的改善.本文工作对于提高材料的成品率具有重要意义.