The effect of temperature on laws of minor hysteresis loops in nickel single crystals with compressive deformation

The temperature dependence of minor hysteresis loops of compressively deformed nickel single crystals has been investigated in a wide temperature range below the Curie temperature of 628 K. There exist power-law relations between the field-dependent parameters of minor-loops, and their exponents are independent of both temperature and strain after the compressive deformation. These observations indicate the presence of universal power laws in minor hysteresis loops. The minor-loop coefficients of the power laws show a similar temperature dependence of the coercive force, which is quantitatively related to the dislocation density. These properties of minor hysteresis loops are useful for the accurate and quantitative nondestructive evaluation of age degradation in ferromagnetic materials.     

Magnetization reversal in (0 0 1)Fe thin films studied by combining domain images and MOKE hysteresis loops

The magnetization reversal of epitaxial single-crystal Fe films has been studied by combining domain images and hysteresis loops. The reversal is quantitatively described by combining the coherent rotation model and the domain wall displacement model. The pinning energy exerted on the domain walls and the domain wall angle at the switching fields are obtained by fitting this model to experimental hysteresis loops. The field-dependent pinning energy and the domain wall angle in the reversal process, and the contributions of second-order magneto-optic effect to hysteresis loops, are revealed to be two important features of single-crystal Fe films.     

Dynamic symmetry loss of high-frequency hysteresis loops in single-domain particles with uniaxial anisotropy

Understanding how magnetic materials respond to rapidly varying magnetic fields, as in dynamic hysteresis loops, constitutes a complex and physically interesting problem. But in order to accomplish a thorough investigation, one must necessarily consider the effects of thermal fluctuations. Albeit being present in all real systems, these are seldom included in numerical studies. The notable exceptions are the Ising systems, which have been extensively studied in the past, but describe only one of the many mechanisms of magnetization reversal known to occur. In this paper we employ the Stochastic Landau-Lifshitz formalism to study high-frequency hysteresis loops of single-domain particles with uniaxial anisotropy at an arbitrary temperature. We show that in certain conditions the magnetic response may become predominantly out-of-phase and the loops may undergo a dynamic symmetry loss. This is found to be a direct consequence of the competing responses due to the thermal fluctuations and the gyroscopic motion of the magnetization. We have also found the magnetic behavior to be exceedingly sensitive to temperature variations, not only within the superparamagnetic-ferromagnetic transition range usually considered, but specially at even lower temperatures, where the bulk of interesting phenomena is seen to take place.     

Similarity rules of magnetic minor hysteresis loops in Fe and Ni metals

We have studied similarity rules of quasistatic minor hysteresis loops for Fe and Ni single crystals in the wide temperature range from 10 to 600 K. Two similarity rules of M_R*/M_a*∼3/4 and W_R*/W_F*∼1/6, were found in a medium field range where irreversible movement of Bloch walls plays a crucial role for magnetization; M_a*, M_R*, W_F*, and W_R* are magnetization, remanence, hysteresis loss, and remanence work of a minor hysteresis loop. The similarity rules hold true, being almost independent of kinds of ferromagnets, applied stress, and temperature. The origin was discussed from the viewpoint of pinning effects due to dislocations as well as eddy current effects which become predominant at low temperatures for samples with low dislocation density.     

Growth and magnetism of Ni nanoparticles in Ni/Al2O3/Si or Si3N4 multilayers

We report on the fabrication of Ni/Al₂O₃/Si and textured Ni/Al₂O₃/Si₃N₄ multilayers containing Ni nanoparticles that exhibit significantly improved results. The secondary phases arising from thermal reaction between Ni and Si can be remarkably suppressed with increasing layers of Al₂O₃ and deposition of Ni/Al₂O₃ multilayers on Si₃N₄ substrates. Atomic force microscopy shows the formation of large as well as nanoclusters of Ni when grown on Si, whereas textured Ni nanoparticles are formed on Si₃N₄ substrates. The magnetization measurements on Ni/Al₂O₃/Si containing a single buffer layer of Al₂O₃ shows higher coercivity field with magnetic nanowire-like behavior, whereas with several Al₂O₃ alternate layers almost a superparamagnetic-like behavior is observed. However, significantly improved magnetic hysteresis was observed in textured Ni/Al₂O₃/Si₃N₄ multilayers due to preferred alignment of Ni nanocrystallites.     

Modelling of hysteresis loops taken during the stress- and temperature-induced martensitic transformations

In this article, it has been shown that the process of reconfiguration of the crystal defects system noticeably contributes to the width of the stress–strain and strain–temperature hysteresis loops taken during the stress- and temperature-induced martensitic transformations of the shape memory alloys. It has been demonstrated that the contribution of the defects system to the hysteresis width strongly depends on the alloy temperature and the transformation cycle duration. It has been shown that the hysteresis effect can be observed not only in the course of the first-order phase transition of martensitic type, but also in the course of the gradual deformation of crystal lattice. The obtained results are applicable to the ferroelastic phase transitions in the different crystalline solids.     

过渡金属Fe，Co，Ni居里点附近热电势的实验研究

测量了纯金属Fe，Co，Ni的热电势发现，在居里点附近热电势随温度的变化关系曲线均呈现先凹后凸的反常现象.由曲线的转折处可确定三个居里温度，即铁磁态居里点T_f，居里点T_C和顺磁居里点θ_p.由曲线可见，金属由铁磁态到顺磁态的相转变，存在一定温度间隔的转变过程，居里温度是这一过程的中间温度.分析曲线表明，温度在T_f与T_C范围有空穴参与导电，说明磁性负载者是d带中的空穴.对于温度在T_C与θ_p范围可能存在短程有序进行了讨论. 关键词： Fe Co Ni 热电势 居里温度     

离子注入金红石单晶生成的金属Ni纳米晶的磁学性能研究

 研究了能量为64keV、注量1×10¹⁷cm^-2的Ni离子注入金红石TiO₂单晶制备的植入金属纳米晶的微观结构和磁学性能。注入层的结构和磁学性能采用透射电子显微分析（TEM）和超导量子干涉磁强计（SQUID）进行分析。结果表明，金红石单晶中有尺寸为3～18nm的金属Ni纳米晶生成，注入区域基体明显非晶化。10K温度下金属Ni纳米晶的矫顽力约为16.8kA·m^-1，比Ni块材的矫顽力大。样品的零场冷却/有场冷却（ZFC/FC）曲线表明，金属Ni纳米晶的截止温度约为85K。     

成分和厚度的依赖

通过调整Mn的成分，系统地研究了Ni81Fe19/Ni100-xMnx双层膜的磁学性质，特别是交换偏置场(Hex)的变化.当Ni100-xMnx中Mn的原子百分比在534%到600%之间时，对于150nm的Ni81Fe19，得到了最大的交换偏置场175kA/m，同时由于Mn对Ni81Fe19层的扩散所造成的磁矩的降低小于20%；高角x射线衍射证明Ni100-xMnx的晶格常数随着Mn成分的改变而变化，Mn含量越多，其晶格常数越大；制备态Ni100-xMnx膜晶格常数与θ相NiMn膜晶格常数的接近程度与NiMn膜θ相形成的容易程度相对应.也研究了交换偏置场随着Ni１００-xMnx厚度的变化，第一次得到了当Ni100-xMnx中Mn的原子百分比为706%时，Ni81Fe19(150nm)/Ni100-xMnx(90nm)双层膜在经过240℃，5h退火后，可以有80kA/m的交换偏置场，此时铁磁层磁矩的大小几乎不变. 关键词： Ni81Fe19/Ni100-xMnx 交换偏置场     

Ni0.8Zn0.2Fe2O4和CO2Y添加Ni0.8Zn0.2Fe2O4磁性质对比研究

采用固相反应法制备了Ni0.8Zn0.2Fe2O4和2wt％ Co2Y添加Ni0.8Zn0.2Fe2O4铁氧体多晶样品,并对样品的磁性质进行了研究.实验发现,添加Co2Y后,铁氧体的磁损耗明显下降,相同条件下Q值增大到原来的3倍左右.对添加Co2Y引起铁氧体磁损耗下降的原因进行了讨论,认为主要是钴离子掺杂引起的铁氧体磁滞损耗明显降低所导致的.     

Rayleigh relation and scaling power laws in minor hysteresis loops

Seven scaling power-law relations were discovered in the minor hysteresis loops of ferromagnetic materials several years ago. These relations include universal constants that are independent of the type of material and temperature, along with coefficients that provide information about the material and lattice defects. Four universal constants and four coefficients are explained in connection with the Rayleigh relation, which is caused by two scaling laws for l(H) and p(H), where l(H) is the pinning and unpinning length in the domain wall displacement, H is the magnetic field, and p(H) is the number of domain walls involved. The dependence of the coefficients on the dislocation density, ρ, is explained to increase in proportion to the square root of ρ. This result agrees with experimental results. The force profile of the domain walls has similar structures at every point.     

Inverted and crossed hysteresis loops in Ag/Ni multilayers

We report on the observation of inverted magnetic hysteresis loops in Ag/Ni multilayers. The samples were prepared by triode dc sputtering, at 100 K, with nickel layer thickness of about 8Å and Ag layer thicknesses ranging from about 5 to 40 Å. The phenomenon was observed in all the samples measured at temperatures larger than 90 K.     

Surface barrier and magnetic hysteresis of ac permeability in YBaCuO single crystal

The nature of hysteretic behavior of the flux line lattice (FLL) contribution to ac magnetic permeability (μ_v) is analyzed for the case of YBa₂Cu₃O_x single crystal (at applied magnetic field Hc axis). It is shown that hysteresis loops μ_v(H) corresponding to different temperatures (T=70–84 K) are scaled to a universal curve in normalized coordinates. Such a behavior is interpreted in terms of the FLL interaction with the crystal surface. The explicit relationship between μ_v and magnetic induction B is found for the near-surface region of the superconductor. It is shown that the μ_v(H) loops are closely related to the hysteresis of B at cycling of applied magnetic field. The latter hysteresis stems from the Bean–Livingston surface barrier. The estimates demonstrate strong suppression of the surface barrier in YBa₂Cu₃O_x crystal in comparison to that expected for the ideal surface. As a result, the lower branch of the hysteresis loop corresponding to the increasing field is very close to the equilibrium μ_v(H) curve and the surface barrier appreciably affects only the upper branch when magnetic flux leaves the sample. The comparison of theoretical predictions and experimental data provides an opportunity to refine the actual range of stability H_max(B)–H_min(B) for the FLL at fixed B for YBa₂Cu₃O_x crystal in the case of Hc.     

ICP-AES测定镁合金中的痕量Zr、Fe、Ni

用ICP－AES同时测定了镁合金中痕量Zr,Fe,Ni等杂质元素，不采用基体匹配法，研究了基体元素和共存元素对分析元素的光谱干扰，并进行了加入回收试验，精密度试验和方法检出限的测定。方法准确可靠，简便快速。     

铁磁形状记忆合金Ni52.5Mn23.5Ga24马氏体相变热滞后的研究

用相界面摩擦原理计算了Ni525Mn235Ga24单晶样品在马氏体相变过程中由于相界面摩擦所消耗的能量.计算结果表明,克服相界面摩擦所需要的能量为1314Jmol,仅占相变潜热的一小部分.另外,精细的交流磁化率测量样品的转变循环回线结果表明,相变热滞后的大小和马氏体的转变百分数成正比,从而进一步证明了热弹性马氏体相变的热滞后来源于相界面推移过程中的摩擦 关键词： 马氏体相变 Ni2MnGa     

Measurement of angular-dependent hysteresis loops in perpendicular magnetic recording media

The intrinsic angular-dependent hysteresis loops in perpendicular recording media have been measured by iteratively correcting the demagnetization effect in order to maintain the internal total field at a fixed angle. Both the angle and the magnitude of the applied field are adjusted simultaneously to compensate for the demagnetization field change. Significant differences have been observed between the conventional angular-dependent hysteresis loop with a constant applied field angle and the intrinsic angular-dependent hysteresis loop with a fixed total field angle. Without demagnetization corrections, the field range in which irreversible magnetization occurs changes as a function of the field angle, whereas it remains constant if proper demagnetization field corrections are applied.     

Thermomagnetic hysteresis and electrical transport in amorphous films

We report resistivity and magnetization measurements on an amorphous Ni₇₄Mn₂₄Pt₂ thin film in the temperature range of 3–300 K. Two significant features are apparent in both the magnetic susceptibility and electrical resistivity. A low-temperature (low-T) anomaly is observed at about 40 K, where a cusp appears in the resistivity, while a concomitant step-like increase in zero-field-cooled (ZFC) magnetization (M) appears with increasing temperature. The low-T anomaly is attributed to a crossover from a pure re-entrant spin-glass within individual domains to a mixed ferro-spin-glass regime at lower temperatures. By contrast, the high-temperature (high-T) anomaly, signaled by the appearance of hysteresis below 250 K, corresponds to the freezing of transverse spins in individual domains acting independently. Between the low-T and high-T anomalies a small but discernable magnetic hysteresis is observed for warming vs. cooling in the field-cooled (FC) case. This behavior clearly indicates the presence of domain structure in the sample, while the disappearance of this hysteresis at lower temperatures indicates the complete freezing of the spin orientation of these domains. According to these results, we have divided the magnetic state of this sample into three regions: at temperatures above 250 K, the sample behaves like a soft ferromagnet, exhibiting M vs. H loops with very small hysteresis (less than 5 Oe). As the temperature is lowered into the intermediate region (the range 40–250 K), spins become frozen randomly and progressively within the individual domains. These domains behave independently, rather than as a cooperative behavior of the sample. Weak irreversibility sets in, indicating the onset of transverse spin freezing within the domains. At temperatures below 40 K, the M vs. H loops exhibit larger hysteresis, for both the ZFC and FC cases, as in a pure spin-glass. We have also demonstrated giant noise in the resistivity at temperatures just below 250 K. Such noise can originate from fluctuations of the domains near the film surface because of competing effective bulk and surface anisotropy fields. The large observed amplitude may be explained by means of a large ferromagnetic anisotropy in the resistivity due to the large spin–orbit effect seen in NiMn systems. Finally, the low-T peak in the resistivity has been analyzed using Fisher and Langer's expression based on the Friedel Model proposed for critical transitions in transition metals (s–d systems). The fitted results are in satisfactory agreement with the predictions of this model.     

Cu含量对Ni_(55)Fe_(18)Ga_(27)合金结构和磁性的影响

系统研究了Cu分别替代Fe和Ni对Ni_(55)Fe_(18)Ga_(27)结构和磁性的影响.结果表明:熔炼Ni_(55)Fe_(18-x)Cu_xGa_(27 )(x=1, 2, 3, 4)虽仍为奥氏体相结构,但伴有γ相出现;居里温度随Cu含量增加而降低,这是由于Cu掺杂引起过渡金属近邻原子间相互交换作用减弱所致;交流磁化率随Cu含量增加而降低,原因在于Fe是磁性的主要贡献者,Cu替代Fe会削弱Fe的磁矩,从而导致合金磁性降低.熔炼、退火和甩带Ni_(51)Cu_4Fe_(18)Ga_(27)均存在马氏体相变.熔炼样品马氏体相变温度最高,退火和甩带样品基本相同.这一特点表明热处理方式能够改变原子排列的有序度,因此可以通过改变热处理方式来调控马氏体相变温度.     

Distribution of slip tracks in single crystals of Ni3Fe alloy

The results of an experimental investigation of the distribution of slip tracks in a primary system in single crystals of Ni₃Fe alloy, oriented for a single slip, are presented. Investigations were carried out over a range of scales which differed by three orders of magnitude. Histograms of the distances between slip tracks at different scale levels are constructed. Self-similar track distributions in the primary slip system over the range of scales investigated are established. Tomsk State Architectural-Construction University. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 4, pp. 51–56, April, 1998.     

Calculation of minor hysteresis loops under metastable to stable transformations in vortex matter

We present a model in which metastable supercooled phase and stable equilibrium phase of vortex matter coexist in different regions of a sample. Minor hysteresis loops are calculated with the simple assumption of the two phases of vortex matter having field-independent critical current densities. We use our earlier published ideas that the free energy barrier separating the metastable and stable phases reduces as the magnetic induction moves farther from the first order phase transition line, and that metastable to stable transformations occur in local regions of the sample when the local energy dissipation exceeds a critical value. Previously reported anomalous features in minor hysteresis loops are reproduced, and calculated field profiles are presented.