Hysteretic giant magnetoimpedance effect analyzed by first-order reversal curves

We applied the first-order reversal curve method to hysteretic giant magnetoimpedance (GMI) of soft magnetic amorphous ribbons with a well-defined transversal domain structure and quasi-anhysteretic magnetization behavior. In opposition to major curve, it gives access to the distribution of local irreversible changes of the transverse permeability, which undergo a gradual transition. Results show that hysteretic GMI effect consists of three distinct regimes depending on the applied field. An interlinked hysteron/anti-hysteron model is proposed to analyze the obtained results, which allows one to follow the influence of frequency and anisotropy upon the irreversible switches probed by GMI.