Superior values of the initial permeability for electrodeposited Ni–Co–P-BaFe12O19 composite films

In this research, we detected superior values of the initial magnetic permeability for electrodeposited Ni–Co–P-M-type BaFe₁₂O₁₉ (BaM) composite films as magnetic soft–hard composites with a large amount of entrapped BaM particles. Furthermore, the initial magnetic permeability of Ni–Co–P-BaM composite films is significantly large and is comparable with corresponding values of the excellent corresponding values for permalloys, Sendust, Co-based amorphous alloys, nanocrystalline (Fe-based) and commercially sintered MnZn ferrite cores. Therefore, Ni–Co–P-BaM composite films are very attractive for magnetic devices, such as magnetic inductors, transformers, and magnetic recording heads.     

Excellent soft magnetic properties realized in FeCoN thin films

FeCoN soft magnetic thin films are prepared by using the reactive direct-current magnetron sputtering technique. It is found that the addition of N₂ can reduce the coercivity of the FeCoN film, and excellent soft magnetic properties can be obtained when the ratio of N₂ flow to total gas flow is 10%. The influences of texture, grain size, and stress on the magnetic properties and the high-frequency behaviors of the films are also discussed.     

Magnetic losses of the soft magnetic composites consisting of iron and Ni–Zn ferrite

Ferromagnetic powders which are surrounded by an electrically insulating film (soft magnetic composites (SMCs)) exhibit unique magnetic properties, such as relatively low magnetic losses and 3D isotropic magnetic behavior. In some electromagnetic applications, including microwave frequency range applications, it is necessary to increase electrical resistivity without any noticeable reduction in magnetic properties. To achieve this purpose, electrically resistant materials, for example, ferrites with acceptable magnetic properties, are suitable candidates. This paper focuses on the effects of the synthesized Ni–Zn ferrite addition on the magnetic properties of the SMCs containing Ni–Zn ferrite within iron particles. The structure was studied by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD). The microstructure and the powder morphology were examined by the use of scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The magnetic measurements on powders and samples were carried out using a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and an LCR meter, respectively. The results indicate that the lowest magnetic loss and the highest magnetic permeability are related to the composites with 20 wt% ferrite and 2 wt% ferrite, respectively. Also, the composites with 10 wt% ferrite show a good combination of magnetic loss and magnetic permeability in the range 0–500 kHz.     

Studies of thin FeAlN films prepared by different techniques

The microstructure, morphology, and magnetic properties of FeAlN films deposited by reactive rf magnetron sputtering with subsequent treatment by three techniques, namely, in situ, ex situ (with the sputtering and annealing processes separated), and thermal crystallization of amorphous alloys, have been studied. FeAlN films prepared by the ex situ technique exhibit the best soft magnetic characteristics. Thermal crystallization of amorphous alloys produced films with properties having the highest thermal stability. Films 800-to 1000-nm thick were found to have the best soft magnetic properties. The dependences of the properties of FeAlN films on nitrogen content and annealing temperature were established. The conditions favoring the preparation of thin nanostructured FeAlN films featuring the best soft magnetic characteristics (saturation induction B _S = 1.8 T, coercivity H _C = 1.2 Oe, magnetic susceptibility μ₁ (1 MHz) = 3400) were determined.     

Effects of topography on the local variation in the magnetization of ultrasoft magnetic films: A Lorentz microscopy study

This paper concentrates on a detailed analysis of Lorentz transmission electron microscopy (LTEM) observations in the study of the magnetic properties of soft magnetic films. Besides ripple fringes in the LTEM image that are commonly observed in nanocrystalline soft magnetic films, there also appears a dotted contrast along the ripple fringes. A theory of LTEM images for films with one-dimensional and two-dimensional (2D) periodic topographies, in combination with the micromagnetic oscillations of the magnetization, is presented. The theory predicts the 2D pattern in LTEM in agreement with experimental observations.     

Excellent soft magnetic properties realized in FeCoN thin films

FeCoN soft magnetic thin films are prepared by using the reactive direct-current magnetron sputtering technique.It is found that the addition of N2 can reduce the coercivity of the FeCoN film,and excellent soft magnetic properties can be obtained when the ratio of N2 flow to total gas flow is 10%.The influences of texture,grain size,and stress on the magnetic properties and the high-frequency behaviors of the films are also discussed.     

Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in single-crystal Co<Subscript>50</Subscript>Pt<Subscript>50</Subscript>/MgO(100) films

The crystal structure and hysteretic magnetic properties of equiatomic single-crystal CoPt films applied on MgO substrates by magnetron sputtering, as well as modification of these properties by thermal annealing, are studied. Heat-treated films of thickness in the range 2<d≤16 nm exhibit perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. A correlation between the crystalline anisotropy constant of the CoPt films and the order parameter of the LI₀ superstructure in these alloys is found. The effect of a single-crystalline MgO substrate on the structure and magnetic properties of equiatomic CoPt films is revealed.     

The growth of soft magnetic FeNiN thin films under different experimental procedures

FeNiN thin films with good soft magnetic properties were synthesized on Si (1 0 0) substrates at 473 K by RF magnetron sputtering. The dependence of phase structure and magnetic properties on nitrogen partial pressure, nickel concentrations, film thickness and substrate temperature were systematically investigated. The phase evolution from α-(Fe,Ni)N to ξ-(Fe,Ni)₂N with increase of nitrogen partial pressure was seen. The addition of Ni caused FeNiN films to turn from BCC structure to FCC structure. Clear reproducible striped domains appeared at the film surfaces when X_Ni=19.6%, which is explained by the high enough perpendicular anisotropy and the small stress in the film. All films show smooth surfaces and good soft magnetic properties compared to corresponding FeN compounds. The magnetic properties depended dramatically on the phase structure. Optimum soft magnetic properties with H_C of <1 Oe are obtained between 5.0%?X_Ni?10.0%.     

The magnetization model of multilayered composite thin films: Beyond the effective-medium theories

Multilayered composites consisting of many thin ferromagnetic films with in-plane magnetic anisotropy separated by non-magnetic dielectric layers of different sizes are experimentally and theoretically investigated. Thin samples as well samples with transverse sizes comparable with longitudinal ones are used. The measured static magnetic properties of the bulk sample are found to be different from the properties of constituent thin films. This is an evidence for strong interactions between the magnetic layers in the sample, which interact at distances exceeding greatly the distance between adjacent magnetic layers. A theoretic model is developed taking into account magneto-dipole interactions between iron films in a multi-layer system. The model explains the anomalously high demagnetization field of the sample observed in the measurements.     

Les matériaux magnétiques hyperfréquences à l'ère des métamatériaux

This article investigates the advances brought by metamaterials in order to obtain attractive magnetic microwave properties. Can magnetic metamaterials outperform conventional soft magnetic materials? In the case where permeability levels and bandwidth are the key figures of merit, it is acknowledged that copper-based metamaterials can exceed the performance of soft magnetic materials, but only at operating frequencies above 10 GHz. As for low frequency operation, magnetic metamaterials may also be preferred to conventional magnetic materials when requirements include excellent temperature stability or immunity to external magnetic fields. However, in many cases, metamaterials need to include certain conventional magnetic constituents in order to compete with conventional magnetic materials. Several types of metamaterials containing conventional magnetic inclusions and well suited for industrial production are presented. Last but not least, it is underlined that the investigations on metamaterials are beneficial to scientific exchanges between scientists from different areas. To cite this article: O. Acher, C. R. Physique 10 (2009).     

各向同性纳米结构Fe-Pt薄膜的结构和磁性

采用直流溅射和热处理技术制备了两个各向同性的纳米结构Fe-Pt永磁合金薄膜系列,并研究了它们的结构和磁性.研究表明,在富Fe双相纳米结构Fe-Pt永磁合金薄膜中,仅由硬磁的FePt相与软磁的Fe₃Pt相组成;在同一系列中,随Fe层厚度的增加,饱和磁极化强度和剩磁明显增大.由Kelly-Henkel图研究指出,在上述Fe-Pt纳米结构永磁合金薄膜中,磁相互作用主要由近邻纳米晶粒间的铁磁交换相互作用控制. 关键词： 磁性薄膜 纳米结构 矫顽力     

Microstructure and properties of Co-Sm-O nanogranular films

The effect of annealing on the structure and physical properties of Co-Sm-O alloy films prepared using pulsed plasma deposition is investigated. It is found that Co-Sm-O films in the initial state possess superparamagnetic properties due to the presence of small-sized magnetic nanoparticles surrounded by dielectric layers of samarium oxide in the film structure. Upon annealing, the Co-Sm-O films undergo structural transformations and exhibit a number of magnetic properties (including those inherent in both soft and hard magnetic materials).     

Percolative dielectric behavior of wet chemical synthesized lead lanthanum titanate-cobalt iron oxide composite thin films

We have investigated the electrical and magnetic properties of solution synthesized Pb_0.85La_0.15TiO₃-CoFe₂O₄ composite thin films. These composite films exhibit both polarization as well as magnetic hysteresis characteristics at room temperature. The dielectric constant of the composite films is found to increase remarkably up to 6.0 vol% CFO contents. The increase of the dielectric constant and loss tangent follow a general percolation model originally developed for metal-ceramic composites. It is argued that Maxwell-Wagner polarization, as well as diffusion of transition metal cation(s) from CFO to PLT15 lattice are responsible for the percolative behavior of the dielectric properties in these films.     

FeCuCrVSiB单层和多层膜的横向巨磁阻抗效应

用射频溅射法制备了Fe_71.5Cu₁Cr_2.5V₄Si₁₂B₉单层膜和结构为(F/S)₃/M/(F/S)₃的多层膜，在制备过程中加72kA/m的纵向磁场.研究表明在制备过程中加磁场明显改善了材料的软磁性能，降低了材料的矫顽力.将样品经不同温度退火热处理后，发现经230℃退火1.5h的单层膜和多层膜具有最佳的软磁性能和最大的磁阻抗效应，单层膜最大横向磁阻抗比为37.5%，多层膜最大横向磁阻抗比高达277%.通过比较单层和多层膜磁阻抗效应随频率和磁场的变化，发现多层膜具有较低的磁阻抗效应的临界频率和峰值特征频率，和较大的磁阻抗变化率，而且有较低的横向磁阻抗效应的饱和场. 关键词： 铁基合金 多层膜 巨磁阻抗效应     

Soft magnetic moldable composites: Properties and applications

A new type of electromagnetic soft magnetic material (SMM) is introduced, based on spherical iron powder particles and a suitable polymer binder. A key feature of this material is that it can be cast or molded into almost any 3D shape, hence the denotation soft magnetic moldable composite (SM²C). The SM²C is compared with a set of reference materials, such as ferrites, laminated steels, and soft magnetic composites, in terms of primary properties such as permeability and loss, and other properties, such as thermal conductivity and manufacturability. The SM²C has the obvious disadvantage of relatively low permeability, but offers benefits such as relatively low losses and high potential for close integration into electromagnetic circuits. Some recent SM²C applications are illustrated, and design and manufacturing aspects are discussed.     

The structure and magnetic properties of amorphous magnetic thin films

A review of the structural and magnetic properties of amorphous ferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic thin films is presented. An attempt is made to report structural information on atomic and microstructural scales, and to stress its relevance to the magnetic properties of these materials. The more obvious microstructural features of deposited films are not present in the other important type of amorphous magnetic material prepared by rapid quenching from the melt, and present opportunities for differences in structure dependent magnetic properties. In the main, three classes of amorphous magnetic films are considered. Ferromagnetic transition metal (TM) films which are metastable only at temperatures well below room temperature are discussed. Their importance lies in the fact that they clearly represent the most fundamental amorphous phase. Ferromagnetic transition metal-metalloid (TM-Me) alloys have potential applications as magnetically soft materials. These alloys are, perhaps, the most studied amorphous magnetic materials both in deposited thin film and rapidly quenched ribbon forms. Finally, amorphous rare earth-transition metal (RE-TM) films are reviewed. They exhibit a wide variety of magnetic properties encompassing both extremely low and very high coercivities and also perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. The possible application of these materials in various types of device has encouraged much detailed research into their magnetic properties. This has highlighted the importance of preparation conditions and microstructure in defining their properties.     

Miniature plasma focus as a novel device for synthesis of soft magnetic FeCo thin films

The Letter reports the first ever application of low energy miniature plasma focus device as a deposition facility for nanostructured thin films. We demonstrate successful utilization of a 120 J fast miniature plasma focus device as a novel facility for the deposition of magnetically soft FeCo thin films. Different gas types and the substrate materials were used to investigate their effects on magnetic properties of the films. The FeCo films deposited on Si₍₁₀₀₎ with hydrogen as the filling gas were found to have an average grain size of 10.8±1.2 nm with narrow size distribution and soft magnetic properties with coercivity of about 6.3 Oe. The experimental coercivity value matched reasonably well with the theoretical calculation done using ripple theory.     

Microwave magnetic properties of soft magnetic thin films

We review our works that focus on the microwave magnetic properties of metallic,ferrite and granular thin films.Soft magnetic material with large permeability and low energy loss in the GHz range is a challenge for the inforcom technologies.GHz magnetic properties of the soft magnetic thin films with in-plane anisotropy were investigated.It is found that several hundreds of permeability at the GHz frequency was achieved for Co100-xZrx and Co90Nb10 metallic thin films because of their high saturation magneti...     

射频溅射功率对FeZrBCu软磁合金薄膜巨磁阻抗效应的影响

用射频溅射法制备了FeZrBCu软磁合金薄膜.研究了不同溅射功率对FeZrBCu薄膜软磁特性和巨磁阻抗效应的影响.用电子探针显微镜测量发现，当溅射功率为240W时，薄膜样品中Fe的原子含量为8732%，Cu的原子含量为29%.这种样品的矫顽力最小，为68A/m，饱和磁化强度约为111×105⁵A/m，软磁性能最佳，巨磁阻抗效应最大，溅态膜在 13MHz最大巨磁阻抗比纵向为17%，横向为11%.重点分析了阻抗的电阻、电感分量及横向有 效磁导率随频率的变化，得到在低频下主要是磁电感 关键词： 铁基合金 薄膜 巨磁阻抗效应     

Properties of nanostructured and amorphous films in the TiB<Subscript>2</Subscript>-B<Subscript>4</Subscript>C system

Nanostructured and x-ray-amorphous films in the TiB₂-B₄C system are prepared by nonreactive magnetron sputtering in the absence and presence of an additional external magnetic field with inductions of up to 0.3 T. The properties of the deposited films, such as the grain size, phase composition, dominant texture, roughness, and hardness, are investigated using transmission electron microscopy, microdiffraction, x-ray powder diffraction, atomic force microscopy, and microdurometry. The specific features of the phase diagram as applied to films and the effect of application of the magnetic field on their properties are discussed.