Understanding magnetic properties of arrays of small FePt dots with perpendicular anisotropy

FePt dot arrays with dot size down to 15 nm are fabricated by film annealing and patterning. The array coercivity shows an increase with dot size decreasing from 100 to 30 nm, and a slight reduction for the 15 nm dot sample. Annealing these dot arrays at higher temperatures results in large enhancements in the coercivities, except the 15 nm dot array where the coercivity increases a little. Micromagnetic models of a 15 nm FePt dot with uniform and nonuniform edges of soft magnetic defects and with inside defects are calculated to reveal the microstructure origins of the dot magnetic properties. It is found that the volume fraction of the L1₀-phase FePt with perpendicular c-axis orientation is about 50% in the dot and the switching field distribution of the dot array can be influenced significantly by the defect arrangement in the dots.     

Magnetic properties of electroless-deposited Ni and Ni-NiO core-shell nano-arrays

Ni and Ni-NiO core-shell nano-arrays were fabricated by means of electroless deposition, where the latter was covered by a NiO shell of ∼10 nm by annealing the former at 350 °C for 30 min in an atmospheric condition. HRTEM showed that the NiO shell was developed at the expense of Ni at the array's surface. Ferromagnetic ordering of the Ni-NiO arrays was found to be suppressed compared with those of the less oxidized reference Ni arrays. This is attributed to the screening effect of the NiO shell, and weak ferromagnetism of inner Ni arrays resulted from the development of the NiO. X-ray absorption spectrum reveals that the reference Ni is partially oxidized. Also, X-ray magnetic circular dichroism suggests that the magnetic suppression of the Ni-NiO arrays is associated with a reduced spin moment.     

Synthesis and magnetic properties of ordered barium ferrite nanowire arrays in AAO template

BaFe₁₂O₁₉ nanowire arrays having single magnetic domain size (≤460 nm) in anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates were prepared by sol-gel and self-propagating high-temperature synthesis techniques. The diameter of the nanowire arrays is approximately 70 nm and the length is about 2-4 μm. The specimens were characterized using X-ray diffraction, vibrating sample magnetometer, field emission scan electron microscope, atomic force microscopy and microwave vector network analyzer. The magnetic properties of BaFe₁₂O₁₉ nanowire arrays embedded in AAO templates were measured by VSM with a field up to 1274 KA/m at room temperature. The results indicate that the nanowire arrays exhibit large saturation magnetization and high coercivity in the range of 6000 Oe and an obvious magnetic anisotropy with the easy magnetizing axis along the length of the nanowire arrays, probably due to the shape anisotropy and magneto-crystalline anisotropy. Finally the microwave absorption properties of the nanowires were discussed.     

Coercive field behavior of permalloy antidot arrays based on self-assembled template fabrication

High-density magnetic antidot arrays have been fabricated by deposition of Fe₂₀Ni₈₀ thin films on self-assembled nanoporous alumina membranes (NAM) with high-order hexagonal symmetry. The magnetic properties induced by the size and the geometry configuration of the holes introduced in a Fe₂₀Ni₈₀ thin film are discussed based on hysteresis loops measured as a function of temperature. The precursor NAMs have pore diameters ranging between 35 and 95 nm (55 and 75 nm after the film deposition) and a lattice parameter of 105 nm. An enormous increase of coercitivity, as compared with the corresponding continuous films, was observed for temperatures between 2 and 300 K. This effect depends on the size and surface density of holes in the Fe₂₀Ni₈₀ antidot arrays. Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS) measurements were performed in order to better clarify the magnetic material that was eventually deposited within the NAM pores.     

Coil-less fluxgate effect in (Co0.94Fe0.06)72.5Si12.5B15 amorphous wires

In this study, the coil-less fluxgate properties of the as-cast and annealed amorphous wires with the composition (Co_0.94Fe_0.06)_72.5Si_12.5B₁₅ were investigated. As its name implies, a coil-less fluxgate is a new type of magnetic-field sensor without a coil. When the wire is periodically saturated in a magnetic field in the circumferential direction with a 30 kHz, 62 mA driving current under a 16.5π rad/m torsional strain, there is a linear variation in the second harmonic of the voltage from the wire ends as a function of the applied external DC magnetic field along the length of the wire.Current-stress annealing of each sample improved the sensitivity of the coil-less fluxgate sensor. This is the first time that it has been shown that a linear change in the output of the coil-less fluxgate sensor can be obtained using torsion annealed wire without the necessity of twisting the wire during measurement. We showed that the linear operating range of the sensor can be increased by increasing the demagnetization factor in the sensing direction, so that the coil-less fluxgate sensor can be miniaturised just by reducing the wire length.     

Ultrafine Fe-Co nanowires: Fabrication and heat treatment influence on the structure and magnetic properties

Ultrafine nanowires of Fe-Co with a diameter around 15 nm have been fabricated by electrodeposition method using anodic porous alumina as a template. The alloy nanowires were in the form of arrays and consisting of polycrystalline structures. They showed obvious shape anisotropy parallel to the axis of nanowires and the perpendicular coercivity (Hc_⊥) was found to be 2576.8 Oe which is higher than any coercivity value reported in the literature. The effects of critical factors such as heat treatment and temperature of annealing on the structure and magnetic properties of the ultrafine nanowire arrays were studied and discussed.     

Optimization of spin-valve parameters for magnetic bead trapping and manipulation

Magneto-optic Kerr effect (MOKE) and magnetoresistance (MR) measurements were used to measure the switching characteristics of spin-valve (SV) arrays currently being developed to trap and release superparamagnetic beads within a fluid medium. The effect of SV size on switching observed by MOKE showed that a 1 μm×8 μm SV element was found to have optimal switching characteristics. MR measurements on a single 1 μm×8 μm SV switched with either an external applied magnetic field or a local magnetic field generated by an integrated write wire (current density ranging from 10⁶ to 10⁷ A/cm²) confirmed the MOKE findings. The 1 μm×8 μm SV low field switching was observed to be +8 and −2 mT with two stable states at zero field; the high field switching was observed to be −18 mT. The low switching fields and the large magnetic moment of the SV trap along with our observation of minimal magnetostatic effects for dense arrays are necessary design characteristics for high-force, “switchable-magnet,” microfluidic bead trap applications.     

Effects of annealing temperature on structure and magnetic properties of amorphous Fe61Co27P12 nanowire arrays

Arrays of Fe₆₁Co₂₇P₁₂ nanowire with an aspect ratio about 70 were prepared in anodic aluminum oxide templates by electrodeposition. The influences of annealing temperature on structure and magnetic properties of Fe₆₁Co₂₇P₁₂ nanowires were studied. When the specimens were annealed below 400 °C, there are no obvious changes in structure except relaxation. With the annealing temperature increasing from 400 to 600 °C, the Fe-Co phase is detected by X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectra. The crystalline fraction and hyperfine field can be derived from Mössbauer spectra. The room temperature magnetic hysteresis loops show that the coercivity and squareness of the nanowire arrays in parallel to the wire axis increase with the increasing of annealing temperature, which mainly attributes to the strengthening of anisotropy.     

Effect of high magnetic field annealing on the microstructure and magnetic properties of Co-Fe layered double hydroxide

The effects of high magnetic field (10 T) on the products obtained by calcination of Co-Fe LDH precursors at different temperatures were investigated. The XRD results indicated that Fe^III substituted for Co^III in Co₃O₄ to yield Co^IICo^IIIFe^IIIO₄ under the calcination of Co-Fe LDH precursors at 400 °C. The products obtained by magnetic field annealing at 400 °C had a porous plate-like morphology, whereas the products without magnetic field annealing were composed of nanoparticles. It was seen that CoFe₂O₄ phase could be formed at low temperature (about 500 °C) under the magnetic field annealing. The grain size of products obtained by magnetic field annealing at 800 °C was larger than that of zero magnetic field. It was found that the saturation magnetization was significantly enhanced after magnetic field annealing, especially at lower temperature (≤600 °C). The possible reason for the effects on the microstructure and magnetic properties of products obtained by magnetic field annealing was discussed.     

Effect of magnetic field annealing on microstructure and magnetic properties of FePt films

FePt (20 nm) films were annealed in a magnetic field (along the normal direction of the films) at a temperature around the Curie temperature of L1₀ FePt. The influence of magnetic filed annealing on texture and magnetic properties of FePt films were investigated. The results indicate that preferential (0 0 1) orientation and perpendicular anisotropy can be obtained in L1₀ FePt films by using magnetic field annealing around the Curie temperature of L1₀ FePt. This is one of the potential methods to obtain (0 0 1) orientation and thus to improve the perpendicular anisotropy in FePt films.     

Magnetic anisotropy and domain patterns in electrodeposited cobalt nanowires

The magnetic anisotropy and domain structure of electrodeposited cylindrical Co nanowires with length of 10 or 20 μm and diameters ranging from 30 to 450 nm are studied by means of magnetization and magnetic torque measurements, as well as magnetic force microscopy. Experimental results reveal that crystal anisotropy either concurs with shape anisotropy in maintaining the Co magnetization aligned along the wire or favours an orientation of the magnetization perpendicular to the wire, hence competing with shape anisotropy, depending on whether the diameter of the wires is smaller or larger than a critical diameter of 50 nm. This change of crystal anisotropy, originating in changes in the crystallographic structure of Co, is naturally found to strongly modify the zero (or small) field magnetic domain structure in the nanowires. Except for nanowires with parallel-to-wire crystal anisotropy (very small diameters) where single-domain behaviour may occur, the formation of magnetic domains is required to explain the experimental observations. The geometrical restriction imposed on the magnetization by the small lateral size of the wires proves to play an important role in the domain structures formed. Received 14 September 2000     

Aligned Ni nanoparticle arrays encapsulated in carbon nanotubes

Using the carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays embedded in anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template as an electrode, large amounts of Ni nanoparticles have been encapsulated into the CNTs by an alternating current (AC) electrodepostion technique. As deposited Ni nanoparticles with a typical size of 50–60 nm randomly nucleated on the CNT walls, thus inhomogeneously distributed in the CNTs. After annealing at 600 ^°C, the nanoparticles transformed into quasi-spherical structures with the diameter increasing to 60–80 nm. The quasi-spherical nanoparticles were aligned in orderly rows along the axis of the CNT channels. Magnetic hysteresis measured at 5 K showed that the coercivity was 450 Oe for the as-deposited sample and 385 Oe for annealed sample, with the applied magnetic field parallel with the CNT’s axis. The structures and magnetic properties were discussed for both as-deposited and annealed samples.     

Effect of pulsed magnetic field annealing on the microstructure and texture of grain-oriented silicon steel

The effect of pulsed magnetic primary annealing on the microstructure and texture of two-stage cold-rolled silicon steel is investigated. Specimens are annealed at 700 °C for 1 h under a 1 T pulsed magnetic field along different directions with respect to the sample coordinate system. Crystallographic orientation and grain size are identified by analyzing electron backscattered diffraction pattern. The effects of magnetic field treatment are related to the magnetic field direction. Based on the anisotropy energy of ferromagnetic material during magnetic annealing, a hypothesis is proposed. All of the experimental results in this work support the proposed model.     

金纳米与磁场作用下LIBS检测灵敏度改善研究

针对激光诱导击穿光谱技术（LIBS）中等离子体的发射光谱增强问题,提出一种磁场增强LIBS与纳米颗粒增强LIBS（NELIBS）相结合的方法。采用热蒸发法在样品表面沉积一层直径20 nm的金纳米颗粒。利用波长为1 064 nm,最大能量为200 mJ的Nd∶YAG脉冲激光器在室温,一个标准大气压下对纯铜和黄铜进行诱导击穿。调整激光能量为30~110 mJ,分别使用传统LIBS、磁场增强LIBS、NELIBS以及两种方法结合对纯铜进行激光诱导击穿,得到特征谱线(Cu Ⅰ 521.8 nm)的强度增强因子和信噪比,并对其增强机理进行分析。在相同环境下使用四种方式对黄铜和纯铜进行诱导击穿以探测样品中的微量元素。当在样品表面沉淀金纳米颗粒或者将沉淀有金纳米颗粒的样品放在磁场中进行诱导击穿时,发现纯铜样品的光谱中存在Mg元素的特征谱线Mg Ⅱ 279.569 nm,黄铜样品的光谱中存在Si元素的特征谱线 Si Ⅰ 251.611 nm。实验结果表明：单独施加磁场约束或增加纳米金颗粒均可以有效增强等离子体光谱强度,但增强效果弱于两种方法结合,磁场约束对光谱的增强效果弱于NELIBS的增强效果。当结合NELIBS与磁场约束LIBS时,谱线增强因子最高可达14.3(Cu Ⅰ 521.8 nm),相比于磁场增强LIBS和NELIBS,最大增强因子分别提高了28%和59%。四种情况中当激光脉冲能量逐渐增大时,等离子体向外膨胀的强度增大,磁场产生的洛伦兹力束缚等离子的能力相对减弱,同时纳米金颗粒对等离子体发射光谱的增强作用被削弱,谱线强度降低,等离子体的增强因子逐渐减小后趋于稳定。通过NELIBS与磁场约束LIBS结合方式,不仅可以有效提高等离子体的发射谱线强度,改善光谱信号信噪比,而且传统LIBS方法中由于谱线强度低、背景噪声大而无法探测的微量元素可以被探测到,LIBS技术对微量元素的探测能力得到显著提高,微量元素的探测下限变得更低。NELIBS与磁场约束LIBS结合的方法具有更高的灵敏度和准确度,为激光诱导击穿光谱技术的谱线增强方法提供了新的思路,在该领域具有广阔的应用前景。     

Domain wall dynamics and Hall effect in eddy current loop in amorphous ferromagnetic wire with small helical anisotropy

Small helical anisotropy was induced in amorphous ferromagnetic Co_68.2Fe_4.3Si_12.5B₁₅ wire by current annealing and simultaneous application of tensile stress and torsion. Presence of helical anisotropy was confirmed by measurement and analysis of the circular magnetic flux versus axial magnetic field hysteresis loops. These measurements also showed that a single domain wall between circular domains can be created by placing the wire in a sufficiently high inhomogeneous magnetic field generated by Helmholtz coils with opposite currents. The domain wall velocity versus axial driving field was measured. The results show that the basic dynamic properties (magnitude of the wall mobility, field interval in which linear dependencies between velocity and field are observed, accelerated increase of the velocity for higher fields) are very similar to those obtained for the domain wall between circular domains driven by a constant circular field. The Hall effect was detected in the eddy current loop generated by the moving domain wall.     

菠菜和苏州青类囊体溶液的光谱特性

通过分析不同波长光激发下菠菜(Spinach)和苏州青(Suzhou Green)类囊体溶液的发射光谱和荧光光谱,以及同一波长下磁场处理前后类囊体溶液的光谱变化,探讨了低强度稳恒磁场对类囊体溶液的作用机理.结果表明,类囊体溶液中形成了大量的氢键,磁场处理前菠菜和苏州青的氢键喇曼散射峰为531nm和533.2nm,两者光系统II(PSII)荧光分别在689.8nm和686nm;磁场处理后两者的喇曼散射峰变为532.8nm和532.4nm,PSII荧光变为686.8nm和685.4nm.磁场改变了两样品中氢键键能,使其趋于相等.     

A study of the ultrafast optical response of magnetized GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wire structures

We have studied analytically the ultrafast optical response of GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wire subjected to a moderately strong transverse magnetic field. The energy dispersion relations have been numerically calculated and show a significant deviation from parabolic behaviour as the magnetic field is increased. The effective semiconductor Bloch equation technique is used to calculate the induced polarization and differential transmission spectra in the quantum wire. The calculated induced polarization is used to study the optical coherent transient phenomenon of optical nutation. The analysis demonstrates that the magnetic field effectively alters the optical response of the semiconductor quantum wire nanostructures. It is observed that the nutating signal frequency enhances with an increasing magnetic field. The results are useful to explain magnetic field effects on the transient optical properties of semiconductor nanostructures.     

菠菜和苏州青类囊体溶液的光谱特性

通过分析不同波长光激发下菠菜(Spinach)和苏州青(Suzhou Green)类囊体溶液的发射光谱和荧光光谱,以及同一波长下磁场处理前后类囊体溶液的光谱变化,探讨了低强度稳恒磁场对类囊体溶液的作用机理.结果表明,类囊体溶液中形成了大量的氢键,磁场处理前菠菜和苏州青的氢键喇曼散射峰为531 nm和533.2 nm,两者光系统II(PSII)荧光分别在689.8 nm和686 nm;磁场处理后两者的喇曼散射峰变为532.8 nm和532.4 nm,PSII荧光变为686.8 nm和685.4 nm.磁场改变了两样品中氢键键能,使其趋于相等.     

Change of mechanical properties of Fe-Cr-Ni steel after corrosion of steel in chlorine medium without and with magnetic field

The influence of weak magnetic field (B = 0.05 T) on mechanical properties, i.e. the torsional and twisting strength, of Fe-Cr-Ni steel (18.2% Cr, 9.4% Ni, 0.08% Mn, 0.6% Ti, 0.04% Co) has been investigated. When a permanent magnetic field is used, the steel wire, treated in acidic chloride solutions (11% FeCl₃·6H₂O or 11% FeCl₃·6H₂O + 3% NaCl), loses its mechanical properties more rapidly than if the magnetic field is not used. It suggests that the loss of mechanical properties of the wire is connected with peculiarities of formation of pitting. When pitting is formed without magnetic field, it penetrates preferably in depth of steel, meanwhile in the magnetic field pitting is formed preferably on the surface area.     

Magnetic properties of amorphous β-FeOOH nanowire arrays

β-FeOOH nanowire arrays with diameters of 50–200 nm have been fabricated by electrochemical deposition using two-step anodic porous alumina templates. The as-prepared nanowires are homogeneous and have large aspect ratios. The selected area electron diffraction photo performed on a single wire was used to confirm the amorphous crystal structure further. The magnetic properties of these nanowire arrays were firstly investigated by using a SQUID magnetometry. The ZFC and FC studies show that these nanowire arrays exhibit spin-freezing phenomena at low temperature. The temperature-dependent magnetization curves show that the Neel transition temperatures are much lower than that of bulk material. Moreover, hysteresis was found at 5 K and the coercivities up to about 1500 Oe. The size-dependent magnetic properties were also investigated. These abnormal magnetic behaviours can be interpreted in terms of the amorphous crystal structure and the low dimensionality of the nanowire arrays.