ANISOTROPIC CHARACTERISTICS OF DEMAGNETIZATION CURVE FOR NANOCRYSTALLINE Nd-Fe-B MAGNET CALCULATED BY MICROMAGNETICS

The demagnetization curves for nanocrystalline Nd-Fe-B magnets of a stoichiometric composition were calculated by making use of the finite element technique of micromagnetics. The curve, especially _iH_c, varies in a wide range with the direction of applied field if the grain number N is taken to be small. With the increase of N, the range becomes smaller and the average of _iH_c decreases and approaches a limit _iH_c(N=∞). _iH_c for finite N is larger than, or at least equal to, _iH_c(N=∞). J_r/J_s is weakly affected by N and the field direction. J_r/J_s(N=∞) decreases with the increase of grain size L. These are larger than the experimental values for the Nd-rich Nd_2.33Fe₁₄B_1.06Si_0.21 magnets by ～0.05. _iH_c(N=∞) increases with the increase of L, and is close to or somewhat smaller than the experimental values of the Nd-rich magnet, as would be expected. In contrast, the curve calculated for the non-interacting grain system (Stoner-Wohlfarth model) of N≥30 depends neither on the field direction nor on N.     

The magnetization reversal behaviour for SmCo6.8Zr0.2 and SmCo6.8Zr0.2/α-（Fe,Co） nanocrystalline magnets at low temperature

This paper reports that the SmCo 6.8 Zr 0.2 nanocrystalline permanent magnets and SmCo 6.8 Zr 0.2 /α-(Fe,Co) nanocomposite permanent magnets are successfully produced by mechanical alloying and subsequently annealing at 700 C for 10 minutes.The x-ray diffraction results show that the phase structure of SmCo 6.8 Zr 0.2 nanocrystalline permanent magnets is composed of SmCo 7 phase and SmCo 6.8 Zr 0.2 /α-(Fe,Co) nanocomposite permanent magnets is composed of SmCo 7 and α-(Fe,Co) phases.The mechanism of magnetization reversal is mainly controlled by inhomogeneous domain wall pinning in SmCo 6.8 Zr 0.2 and SmCo 6.8 Zr 0.2 /α-(Fe,Co) magnets.The inter-grain exchange interaction at low temperature is investigated,which shows that the inter-grain exchange interaction of SmCo 6.8 Zr 0.2 /α-(Fe,Co) magnets increases greatly by the decrease of the measured temperature.According to Δm irr-H/H cj,Δm rev-H/H cj and χ irr-H/H cj curves at room temperature and 100 K,the changes of irreversible and reversible magnetization behaviours of SmCo 6.8 Zr 0.2 and SmCo 6.8 Zr 0.2 /α-(Fe,Co) magnets with the decreasing temperature are analysed in detail.The magnetic viscosity and the activation volume of SmCo 6.8 Zr 0.2 and SmCo 6.8 Zr 0.2 /α-(Fe,Co) magnets at different temperatures are also studied.     

顺磁性物质中法拉第磁光效应及其温度特性的量子理论

在某些顺磁性物质中,包括交换作用和外磁场在内的有效场H_i可导致基态能级的分裂。在温度T高于居里点T_c范围内,基态分裂的两个能级上均可存在一定的电子几率分布,从而可导致基态双能级跃迁。根据这一理论进行的计算表明,顺磁性物质的法拉第效应存在多种温度特性。在外磁场不太大的情况下,有些物质的费尔德常数V与磁化率X的比值V/X=A(1+BT);有些物质中V/X=A(1+B/T)。计算还表明,法拉第旋转的实部θ′和虚部θ″均与有效场H_i成正比,并在非吸 关键词：     

Effect of post-sintering annealing on microstructure and coercivity of Al85Cu15-added Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets

Effects of post-sintering annealing on the microstructure and coercivity have been investigated for the Al₈₅Cu₁₅-added (Pr, Nd)_14.8Fe_78.7B_6.5 sintered magnets. It is found that the optimum annealing temperature at which the coercivity _iH_c reaches a maximum decreases from 550 °C for the magnets added with 0.3% and 0.6% Al₈₅Cu₁₅ to 480 °C for the magnets added with 0.9% and 1.2% Al₈₅Cu₁₅. The decrease in optimum annealing temperature is related to the precipitation of Al-Cu or (Pr, Nd)−Cu liquid phase among (Pr, Nd)-rich phases during annealing. Existence of Al-Cu or (Pr, Nd)−Cu liquid phase is beneficial to dissolve the irregularities of (Pr, Nd)₂Fe₁₄B grain interface and increase the quantities of (Pr, Nd)-rich phases at the grain boundary, thus optimizing the grain boundary microstructure. The modifications of the microstructure are helpful to decouple the exchange interaction between (Pr, Nd)₂Fe₁₄B hard magnetic grains, thereby increasing the coercivity.     

Quantum magnets with large single-ion easy-plane anisotropy in magnetic field

We propose a theory describing low-temperature properties of magnets with integer spin and large single-ion easy-plane anisotropy D in magnetic field H directed parallel to the hard axis. Considering the exchange interaction between spins as a perturbation and using the bosonic spin representation proposed in our recent paper [1] we find thermal corrections to the elementary excitation spectrum, magnetization and specific heat in the vicinity of the quantum critical point (QCP) H = H _c1(0) ∼ D in the first nonvanishing orders of the perturbation theory. An expression is found for the boundary of the paramagnetic phase H _c1(T) in the H-T plane. The effective interaction between bosons is derived near the QCP. The proposed theory describes well experimental data obtained in NiCl₂-4SC(NH₂)₂ (DTN).     

钇—镧石榴石型铁氧体系统的磁性和铁磁共振的研究

本文对钇-镧石榴石型铁氧体系Y_3(1-x)La_3xFe₅O₁₂(其中x=0,0.05,0.10,O.20,0.30,0.50,0.75和1.00)的磁性和铁磁共振进行了研究。由X射线粉末照相分析和金相观察确定了石榴石转构的单相区域。测量了饱和磁矩σ_s、起始磁导率μ₀、矫顽力H_c及有效g因子g_eff和共振线宽△H(3970和9160兆赫)与La含量x的关系。由磁性和铁磁共振的测量结果表明单相区城要比由X射线分析和金相观察的结果更窄一些。讨论了不同成分的σ_s的变化,μ₀与磁化机构的关系。由g_eff与频率的关系计算出内场H_i和材料的内禀g因子。从磁的不均匀性的观点解释了实验上观测到的△H、H_i和H_c在一定成分范围内与x的指数式关系。 关键词：     

Production and corrosion resistance of NdFeBZr magnets with an improved response to thermal variations during sintering

This study describes an attempt to produce NdFeB magnets that are insensitive to the sintering temperature. It was found that addition of Zr to NdFeB magnets significantly augmented the thermal stability of this magnetic material during sintering at high temperature even at industrial scale. The best sintered magnets were produced by jet-milling the powder (to achieve an average 3.4 μm particle size), and then aligned, pressed and sintered under argon at 1100 °C for 3 h followed by appropriate heat treatment. The magnetic properties of the resulting magnets were: (BH)_m=403.8 kJ m⁻³ (±4.7 kJ m⁻³), B_r=1430 mT (±9 mT) and _iH_c=907 kA m⁻¹ (±12 kA m⁻¹). Large grain growth, in excess of 100 μm in the Zr-free magnets, was observed during sintering at 1100 °C. This did not occur in the presence of Zr. These observations imply that the sensitivity of this class of magnets to high sintering temperatures is greatly reduced by Zr addition. Corrosion resistance of NdFeB was therefore significantly improved by the addition of small amounts of Zr.     

Ga替代对纳米晶Nd(Fe,Co)B黏结磁体磁性能的影响

探讨了微量的Ga替代Fe对Nd₂(Fe,Co)₁₄B/(Fe,Co)₃B+(少量)α-Fe永磁材料的晶体结构及磁性能的影响,并讨论了双相纳米晶磁体性能的变化机理以及所适用的理论模型.结果表明,Ga的添加不仅使晶粒尺寸显著变小,而且在Ga含量x<1at%的范围,随着x的增加,B_r和(BH)_max随退火时间的变化关系由形似马鞍的曲线转化为抛物曲线;矫顽力_jH_c先下降到一个最小值后再上升;当x=0.2时,综合磁性能较好 关键词： 双相纳米晶磁体 快淬 退火 交换耦合 磁性能     

Nd2(Fe1-xMnx)14B的低温内禀矫顽力

当x<0.5时,Nd₂(Fe_1-xMn_x)₁₄B可形成四方晶体结构,空间群为P4₂/mnm。在低温下,该赝三元化合物的大块铸态样品具有高矫顽力。此矫顽力不依赖于热处理等工艺过程,因此具有内禀性质。内禀矫顽力 _iH_c与样品的成分有关。Nd₂(Fe_1-xMn_x)₁₄B的起始磁化曲线具有传播场H_p,并且H_p的数值与 _iH_c接近。这表明内禀矫顽力是由畴壁钉扎造成的。研究了 _iH_c与温度的变化关系,并估算了钉扎位垒的强度。测量了Nd₂(Fe_1-xMn_x)₁₄B的居里温度和饱和磁化强度。在此赝三元化合物中,交换作用随Mn对Fe的替换而急剧降低。这使得畴壁厚度变窄。Nd₂(Fe_1-xMn_x)₁₄B的磁化和反磁化行为可用窄畴壁的特征来解释。 关键词：     

Effect of the intergrain interactions on the coercivity and its angular dependence for Nd(FeCo)B sintered magnets

Effects of interactions between grains with different alignment degrees on the coercivity and its angular dependence for Nd₁₆(Fe_0.8Co_0.2)₇₈B₆ sintered magnets have been studied. The experiments show that the intrinsic coercivity _jH_c decreases with enhancing grain alignment (decreasing alignment coefficient σ), the coercivity _jH_c(θ) increases with increasing angle θ between the applied field and the texture axis of the magnets and the variation ratio is larger for the magnets with better grain alignment. The coercivity of the magnets should be determined by the critical field making the moment of individual grains reverse and the interactions between the grains. For the sintered magnets composed of the grains with μm size, the magnetostatic interaction between the grains is stronger than the exchange coupling interaction and it makes the coercivity of magnet increase with increasing alignment coefficient σ. Taking into account the intergrain interactions, the starting field theory of coercivity is in good agreement with the experimental results for Nd₁₆(Fe_0.8Co_0.2)₇₈B₆ sintered magnets.     

Structural and magnetic properties of SmCo7−xMox alloys

Phase structure and magnetic properties of the as-cast and as-milled/annealed SmCo_7−xMo_x (x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4) alloys have been systematically studied. It is found that all the as-cast series alloys are composed of the CaCu₅-type and Th₂Zn₁₇-type phases. Saturation magnetization of the samples decreases with the Mo content increasing. Intrinsic coercivities (_iH_c) of no more than 0.06 T are observed in these as-cast samples, due to their rather coarse grain microstructures with an average grain size of 50 μm. The as-milled/annealed SmCo_7−xMo_x powders crystallize in the disordered TbCu₇-type (1:7) structure with very fine nanograins, and a minor Co₃Mo phase appears in the samples with x=0.1-0.4. High _iH_c (?0.95 T) are achieved in these samples, with a maximum of 1.26 T located at x=0.2, which can be primarily attributed to strong pinning of the domain wall motion at the nanograin boundaries. The temperature coefficient (β) of the _iH_c is about −0.22%/°C in the temperature range of 25-400 °C for the as-milled/annealed samples.     

Magnetoresistance of La<Subscript>0.67</Subscript>Sr<Subscript>0.33</Subscript>MnO<Subscript>3</Subscript> epitaxial films grown on a substrate with low lattice mismatch

The structure, electrical resistivity, and magnetoresistance of La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃ heteroepitaxial films (120-nm thick) practically unstrained by lattice mismatch with the substrate were studied. A strong maximum of negative magnetoresistance of ≈27% (for μ₀H = 4 T) was observed at T ≈360 K. While the magnetoresistance decreased monotonically in magnitude with decreasing temperature, it was still in excess of 2% at 150 K. For T < 250 K, the temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity ρ of La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃ films is fitted well by the relation ρ = ρ₀ + ρ ₁(H)T^2.3, where ρ₀ = 1.1×10^?4 Ω cm, ρ₁(H = 0) = 1.8×10^?9 Ω cm/K^2.3, and ρ₁(μ₀H = 4 T)/ρ₁(H = 0) ≈0.96. The temperature dependence of a parameter γ characterizing the extent to which the electrical resistivity of the ferromagnetic phase of La_0.67Sr_0.33MnO₃ films is suppressed by a magnetic field (μ ₀H = 5 T) was determined.     

非晶态(Fe1-xVx)84B16合金的磁性和电性

用单辊急冷法制备了非晶态(Fe_1-xV_x)₈₄B₁₆(x=0,0.02,0.04,0.06,0.10)合金的薄带,分别用磁天平和四端引线法测量了饱和磁化强度和高温电阻率的温度关系。得到平均每个磁性原子的磁矩随V含量的增加近似线性下降,计算出每个Fe原子和每个V原子的平均磁矩分别为2.08μ_B和-5.08μ_B。居里温度T_c从x=0时的622K下降到x=0.10时的478K。利用自旋波激发公式:σ(T)=σ(0)(1-BT^* 关键词：     

Fe65B22Nd9Mo4 bulk nanocomposite permanent magnets produced by crystallizing amorphous precursors

The Fe₆₅B₂₂Nd₉Mo₄ nanocomposite permanent magnets in the form of a rectangular cross sectioned rod have been prepared by annealing the amorphous precursors. The thermal behavior, structure and magnetic properties of the magnets have been investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffractometry, electron microscopy and magnetometry techniques. The as-cast Fe₆₅B₂₂Nd₉Mo₄ alloy showed soft magnetic properties, which changed into magnetically hard after annealing. Results provoke that the magnetic properties of the alloy are sensitive to thermal processing conditions. The optimum hard magnetic properties with a remanence (B_r) of 0.56 T, coercivity (_iH_c) of 920.7 kA/m and maximum energy product (BH)_max of 50.15 kJ/m³ were achieved after annealing the alloy at 983 K for 10 min. The good magnetic properties of Fe₆₅B₂₂Nd₉Mo₄ magnets are ascribed to the exchange coupling between the nano-scaled soft α-Fe, Fe₃B and hard Nd₂Fe₁₄B magnetic grains.     

EFFECT OF α-Fe SURFACE LAYER ON THE MAGNETIC REVERSION PROCESS FOR Nd2Fe14B CRYSTAL

The demagnetization process for a Nd₂Fe₁₄B grain covered by an α-Fe layer was studied by use of the finite element technique of micromagnetics. μ_0iH_c decreases with the increase of α-Fe layer thickness t. With the increase of t from 0 to 6nm, μ_0iH_c decreases from ～7 T to ～3.5 T when the angle between the applied field and the c-axis of the Nd₂Fe₁₄B grain is 0.5° and from ～4 T to ～1.5 T when the angle is 30° or 60°. The effect is only slightly affected by the angle between the α-Fe layer and the field direction.     

Magnetic properties of solid solutions of the system ErxY1−xFe2

The magnetic properties of the system Er_xY_1–xFe₂ (MgCu₂ structure) in the temperature range 80–800°K are investigated. The magnetization and the coercive force H_c are measured as a function of T. For alloys with x= 0.5–1 there is a magnetic compensation point _c. The composition dependence of _c, the magnetic moment of the alloy and of the iron atoms Fe are determined. An H_c anomaly is observed in _c. In order to explain the results obtained, the presence of two types of magnetically active atoms and three types of exchange interaction are included.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshykh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 10, pp. 27–30, October, 1982.     

Clarifying the basic phase structure and magnetic behavior of directly quenched (Ce,La)2Fe14B alloys with various Ce/La ratios

To improve the performance/cost ratio of NdFeB based permanent magnets, Ce or/and La substitutions for Nd have been suggested. To better understand the effects of these substitutions, the fundamental behavior of (Ce,La)-Fe-B alloys has to be clearly understood. Here, we reported a systematic investigation on the phase structure, microstructure, and magnetic properties of melt-spun (Ce,La)₂Fe₁₄B alloys. The results confirm that partial substitution of Ce by La can effectively enhance the hard magnetism and thermal stability of (Ce_1-xLa_x)₂Fe₁₄B alloys, while over 80% La substitution leads to the decomposition of 2:14:1 phase. The lattice parameters a, c and the Curie temperature T_c of 2:14:1 phase increase linearly with the increasing La content. La substitution can effectively refine the grain, resulting in the enhancement of inter-grain exchange coupling. The (Ce_0.7La_0.3)₂Fe₁₄B alloy with a mean grain size of 25 nm exhibits high remanence, maximum energy product and intrinsic coercivity up to 0.69 T, 6.2 MGOe and 217 kA/m, respectively. The present work provides a good understanding on the melt-spun (Ce,La)-Fe-B system for further developing low cost rare earth permanent magnets.     

Highly anisotropic resin-bonded magnets processed with surfactant-coated SmCo5 nanocrystalline powders

Highly anisotropic SmCo₅ nanocrystalline powders with grain size in the range 5-20 nm were processed through surfactant and magnetic field-assisted milling. The SmCo₅ nanocrystalline powders so obtained by this method possess unusual characteristics such as reduction in particle size, platelet-structure and high remanence values. A possible mechanism for achieving remanence enhancement with the surfactant-coated SmCo₅ powders has been discussed. Besides, the resin-bonded magnets processed with the surfactant-coated SmCo₅ powders showed relatively higher density, induction remanence and energy product with strong anisotropic behavior than those of the magnets processed with the conventionally milled SmCo₅ powders. Maximum values of H_ci (16 kOe), B_r (4.66 kG) and (BH)_max (5.5 MG Oe) were achieved for the resin-bonded magnets processed with the surfactant-coated powders.     

Size Dependences of the Magnetic Properties of Superconducting Lead–Porous Glass Nanostructures

Superconducting structures Pb–PG formed by filling a porous glass matrix with the lead from melt under pressure have been investigated. Samples with characteristic pore structure diameters of d ≈ 7, 3, and 2 nm have been studied. It has been found that the critical temperature of the superconducting transition in the samples under study is similar to the corresponding value T_c ≈ 7.2 K for bulk lead. At the same time, it has been observed that the critical magnetic field of the nanocomposites, which attains H_c(T = 0 K) ≈ 165 kOe for Pb–PG (3 nm), exceeds several times the value H_c(0) = 803 Oe for bulk lead. The low-temperature magnetic- field dependences of magnetic moment M(H) contain quasi-periodic flux jumps, which vanish with a decrease in the lead nanostructure diameter. A qualitative model of the observed effects is considered.     

Effect of nitrogen concentration on the magnetic properties of Fe-Ta-N thin films

Soft magnetic nanocrystalline thin films with a high content of Ta (10 wt %) are synthesized by the method of reactive RF magnetron sputtering with subsequent annealing. It is established that the microstructure and magnetic properties of the films depend on the nitrogen partial pressure during sputtering and on the annealing temperature. Annealing of the amorphous films leads to the formation of α-Fe nanocrystallites whose properties and interactions determine the film parameters. A decrease in the α-Fe grain size to a level below the length of ferromagnetic exchange interaction sharply increases the magnetic softness. The role of nitrogen ions in the formation of a α-Fe nanocrystallite structure and uniaxial magnetic anisotropy of Fe-Ta-N films is established. The optimum technological regimes of deposition and annealing of the Fe-Ta-N films are determined, which ensure the synthesis of Fe-Ta-N nanocrystalline thin films with a high magnetic softness (B _s=1.6 T, H _c=0.2 Oe, and μ₁(1 MHz)=3400).