Study of NiCuZn ferrite powders and films prepared by sol gel method

This paper reports that a series of NiCuZn ferrite powders and films are prepared by using sol-gel method.The effects of raw material composition and the calcinate temperature on magnetic properties of them are investigated.The NiCuZn ferrite powders are prepared by the self-propagating high-temperature synthesis method and subsequently heated at 700 C～1000 C.The results show that NiCuZn ferrite powders with single spinel phase can be formed after heat-treating at 750 C.Powders obtained from Ni 0.4 Cu 0.2 Zn 0.4 Fe 1.9 O 4 gel have better magnetic properties than those from gels with other composition.After heat-treating at 900 C for 3 h,coercivity H c and saturation magnetization M s are 9.7 Oe (1 Oe=80 A/m) and 72.4 emu/g,respectively.Different from the powders,NiCuZn films produced on Si (100) from the Ni 0.4 Cu 0.2 Zn 0.4 Fe 2 O 4 gel formed at room temperature possess high properties.When heat-treating condition is around 600 C for 6 min,samples with low H c and high M s will be obtained.The minimal H c is 16.7 Oe and M s is about 300 emu/cm 3.In comparison with the films prepared through long-time heat treating,the films prepared through short heat-treating time exhibits better soft magnetic properties.     

Magnetocaloric effect in Gd6Co1.67Si3 compound with a second-order phase transition

The magnetic properties and the magnetic entropy change AS have been investigated for Gd6Co1.67Si3 compounds with a second-order phase transition. The saturation moment at 5 K and the Curie temperature TC are 38.1μB and 298 K, respectively. The AS originates from a reversible second-order magnetic transition around TC and its value reaches 5.2 J/kg.K for a magnetic field change from 0 to 5T. The refrigerant capacity （RC） of Gd6Co1.67Si3 are calculated by using the methods given in Refs.[12] and [21], respectively, for a field change of 0 5T and its values are 310 and 440 J/kg, which is larger than those of some magnetocaloric materials with a first-order phase transition.     

Magnetic properties and magnetoresistance of HfFe2Ge2-type Dy1-xGdxMn6Ge6 (x=0.1－0.6) compounds

The magnetic properties and magnetoresistance effects of Dy_{1-x}Gd_xMn_6Ge_6 (x=0.1－0.6) compounds have been studied by magnetic properties and resistivity measurements in applied magnetic fields up to 5T. The compounds with x=0.1, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.5 order antiferromagnetically at 425, 428, 430 and 432K, respectively, and there are second magnetic phase transitions below 100K. The compound with x=0.6 exhibits a transition from ferrimagnetic to antiferromagnetic, then to ferrimagnetic state again with decreasing temperature. Furthermore, it displays a field-induced metamagnetic transition, and its threshold field decreases with increasing temperature. The magnetoresistance curve of the compound with x=0.6 in applied magnetic fields up to 5T is presented and the magnetoresistance effects are related to the metamagnetic transitions.     

Low temperature ferromagnetic properties of CdS and CdTe thin films

The magnetic property in a material is induced by the unpaired electrons. This can occur due to defect states which can enhance the magnetic moment and the spin polarization. In this report, CdS and CdTe thin films are grown on FTO glass substrates by chemical bath deposition and close-spaced sublimation, respectively. The magnetic properties, which are introduced from oxygen states, are found in CdS and CdTe thin films. From the hysteresis loop of magnetic moment it is revealed that CdS and CdTe thin films have different kinds of magnetic moments at different temperatures. The M–H curves indicate that from 100 K to 350 K, CdS and CdTe thin films show paramagnetism and diamagnetism, respectively.A superparamagnetic or a weakly ferromagnetic response is found at 5 K. It is also observed from ZFC/FC curves that magnetic moments decrease with temperature increasing. Spin polarized density functional calculation for spin magnetic moment is also carried out.     

Predictions of pressure-induced structural transition, mechanical and thermodynamic properties of α-and β-Si3N4 ceramics: ab initio and quasi-harmonic Debye modeling

The plane-wave pseudo-potential method within the framework of ab initio technique is used to investigate the structural and elastic properties of α-and β-Si3N4.The ground-state parameters accord quite well with the experimental data.Our calculation reveals that α-Si3N4 can retain its stability to at least 40 GPa when compressed at 300 K.The α→β phase transformation would not occur in a pressure range of 0-40 GPa and a temperature range of 0-300 K.Actually,the α→β transition occurs at 1600 K and 7.98 GPa.For α-and β-Si3N4,the c axes are slightly more incompressible than the a axes.We conclude that β-Si3N4 is a hard material and ductile in nature.On the other hand,β-Si3N4 is also found to be an ionic material and can retain its mechanical stability in a pressure range of 0-10 GPa.Besides,the thermodynamic properties such as entropy,heat capacity,and Debye temperature of α-and β-Si3N4 are determined at various temperatures and pressures.Significant features in these properties are observed at high temperature.The calculated results are in good agreement with available experimental data and previous theoretical values.Many fundamental solid-state properties are reported at high pressure and high temperature.Therefore,our results may provide useful information for theoretical and experimental investigations of the Si3N4 polymorphs.     

Table-Like Large Magnetocaloric Effect in the Misch Metal RSi Compound

Magnetic properties and the magnetocaloric effect(MCE)of the RSi(R=Ce,Pr,Nd)compounds made of Misch metal(MM)are investigated.Two transitions are found at 12K and 38K.Field variation generated large MCE and two peaks are found in the magnetic entropy change(△S)curves,which correspond to the two transition temperatures.The maximum values of the magnetic entropy changes(△S)are found to be-5.1 J/(kg·K)and-9.3 J/(kg·K)for the field ranges of 0-2 T and 0-5 T,respectively.The large AS as well as ultra-low price of MM make(MM)Si a competitive magnetic refrigerant candidate for low temperature in Eriksson cycle.     

Large reversible magnetocaloric effect induced by metamagnetic transition in antiferromagnetic HoNiGa compound

The magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effects(MCE) of Ho Ni Ga compound are investigated systematically.The Ho Ni Ga exhibits a weak antiferromagnetic(AFM) ground state below the Neel temperature TNof 10 K, and the AFM ordering could be converted into ferromagnetic(FM) ordering by external magnetic field. Moreover, the field-induced FM phase exhibits a high saturation magnetic moment and a large change of magnetization around the transition temperature,which then result in a large MCE. A large-?S_M of 22.0 J/kg K and a high RC value of 279 J/kg without magnetic hysteresis are obtained for a magnetic field change of 5 T, which are comparable to or even larger than those of some other magnetic refrigerant materials in the same temperature range. Besides, the μ_0H~(2/3)dependence of |?S_M~(pk)| well follows the linear fitting according to the mean-field approximation, suggesting the nature of second-order FM–PM magnetic transition under high magnetic fields. The large reversible MCE induced by metamagnetic transition suggests that Ho Ni Ga compound could be a promising material for magnetic refrigeration in low temperature range.     

Thermodynamic behaviour of Rashba quantum dot in the presence of magnetic field

The thermodynamic properties of an In Sb quantum dot have been investigated in the presence of Rashba spin–orbit interaction and a static magnetic field. The energy spectrum and wave-functions for the system are obtained by solving the Schrodinger wave-equation analytically. These energy levels are employed to calculate the specific heat, entropy,magnetization and susceptibility of the quantum dot system using canonical formalism. It is observed that the system is susceptible to maximum heat absorption at a particular value of magnetic field which depends on the Rashba coupling parameter as well as the temperature. The variation of specific heat shows a Schottky-like anomaly in the low temperature limit and rapidly converges to the value of 2kB with the further increase in temperature. The entropy of the quantum dot is found to be inversely proportional to the magnetic field but has a direct variation with temperature. The substantial effect of Rashba spin–orbit interaction on the magnetic properties of quantum dot is observed at low values of magnetic field and temperature.     

Ferrimagnetism and abnormal spin lattice coupling in dilute magnetic ferroelectric (Bi0.46 Na0.46 Ba0.08)TiO3:Co

We have investigated the low-temperature magnetism and spin-lattice coupling in (Bi 0.46 Na 0.46 Ba 0.08)TiO 3:Co in order to understand the magnetoelectric effect in such artificially synthesized dilute magnetic ferroelectrics.It is revealed that the as-prepared (Bi 0.46 Na 0.46 Ba 0.08)TiO 3:Co at Co content of 20%～30% exhibits fascinating ferrimagnetism which is robust against magnetic field,the abnormal spin-lattice coupling characterized by a negative magnetostriction effect;and the suppressed magnetic moment within the temperature range of 30 K～50 K is identified.These magnetic behaviours at low temperatures can be explained by the competition between the ferrimagnetic response and the magnetic moment suppression induced by the abnormal spin-lattice coupling effect.Finally,the ferroelectric and magnetodielectric properties are also discussed.     

Microwave Magnetic Properties of Nd2Fe17N3-δ with Planar Anisotropy

Microwave magnetic properties are studied for rhombohedral structure Nd2Fe17N3-δ with planar magnetic anisotropy. Its resin composites show the permeability μ＇0 = 4.15 at low frequency, the natural resonance frequency fT = 1.71 GHz and the resonance bandwidth 6.66 GHz. The calculated static permeability of Nd2Fe17N3-δ reaches 133. The microwave magnetic properties are determined by the c-axis anisotropy field, basal plane anisotropy field and high saturation magnetization. Based on microwave measurement and theoretical fitting on complex permeability spectra, Nd2Fe17N3-δ may be a promising microwave absorber with bandwidth wider than traditional hexaferrites materials in GHz ranges.     

Experimental research on the residual magnetization of a rare-earth permanent magnet for a cryogenic undulator

The magnetic properties of commercial polycrystalline Nd2Fe14B (N50M,N45H,N40SH,N35EH) and Sm2Co17(XG30/20,XG26/25,XG22/20) magnets at cryogenic temperatures were tested by using a comprehensive physical properties measurement system (PPMS). The results show that the spin tilt temperature Tst of Nd2Fe14B magnets is closely related to intrinsic coercivity Hci , N50M and N45H with smaller Hci show a residual magnetization jump at 235K and 225K, respectively. For Sm2Co17 magnets, in 50-300 K, with temperature decreasing, residual magnetization Mrc shows a nearly linear increase, while in 10-50 K, Mrc has little change. The research results provide a reference for cryogenic undulators and other high-precision cryogenic devices.     

上海光源低温波荡器永磁铁在低温下的磁特性研究

用综合物性测量系统测试了国产Nd₂Fe₁₄B (N50M)永磁铁在低温下(10–300 K)的M-H和M-T. 获得了N50M剩磁B_r和内禀矫顽力H_ci在低温下的变化图, 对其取向度和三维磁化强度进行了分析研究. 结果表明, N50M在80–150 K发生强烈自旋再取向效应, B_r在120–130 K出现峰值, H_ci随温度下降呈线性增加. 在130 K, B_r和H_ci分别比常温(300 K)增加15.6%和220%, 达到1.65 T和3638 kA/m. 在150–300 K, 随温度下降, N50M宏观取向度与外磁场均匀性逐步改善, 但在80–235 K, 微观外磁场均匀性恶化.实验研究发现, 235 K附近, N50M垂直取向方向呈现“剩余磁化强度跳跃”. 研究结果为上海光源Ⅱ期低温波荡器及其他高精度低温永磁仪器与设备的物理设计提供了参考. 关键词： 低温波荡器 2Fe₁₄B永磁铁')" href="#">Nd₂Fe₁₄B永磁铁 低温 磁特性     

Magnetoresistance and exchange bias in high Mn content melt-spun Mn_(46)Ni_(42)Sn_(11)Sb_1 alloy ribbon

Highly textured Heusler alloy Mn_(46)Ni_(42)Sn_(11)Sb_1 ribbons were prepared by melt spinning. The annealed high Mn content Mn46Ni42Sn11Sb1 ribbon cross-section microstructure, crystal structure, martensitic transformation(MT), and magnetoresistance(MR) properties were investigated. The MR in the annealed ribbon was assessed by the magnetic field direction perpendicular to the ribbon surface with the magnetic field up to 30 k Oe. The large negative value of 25% for MR was obtained at 244 K. The exchange bias(EB) effects of the as-spun and annealed ribbons were investigated. After annealing, the EB effects have been improved by about 25 Oe at the temperature of 50 K. The magnetizations have increased approximately by 10% more than the as-spun ribbon.     

Magnetic behavior of Eu(3)Ni(4)Ga(4): antiferromagnetic order and large magnetoresistance

The results of the magnetic susceptibility, isothermal magnetization, heat capacity, electrical resistivity and magnetoresistance measurements on polycrystalline Eu(3)Ni(4)Ga(4) are presented. Eu(3)Ni(4)Ga(4) forms in Na(3)Pt(4)Ge(4)-type cubic crystal structure (space group [Formula: see text]). The temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility of Eu(3)Ni(4)Ga(4) confirms the divalent state (Eu(2+)) of Eu ions with an effective magnetic moment μ(eff)?=?7.98?μ(B). At low fields, e.g.?at 0.01?T, a magnetic phase transition to an antiferromagnetically ordered state occurs at T(N)?=?10.9?K, which is further confirmed by the temperature dependence of the heat capacity and electrical resistivity. The field dependence of isothermal magnetization at 2?K reveals the presence of two field induced metamagnetic transitions at H(c1) and H(c2)?=?0.55 and 1.2?T, respectively and a polarized phase above H(PO)?=?1.7?T. The reduced jump in the heat capacity at the transition temperature, ΔC|(T(N))?=?13.48?J/mol-Eu?K would indicate an amplitude modulated (AM) antiferromagnetic structure. An interesting feature is that a large negative magnetoresistance, MR?=?[ρ(H)?-?ρ(0)]/ρ(0), is observed in the vicinity of magnetic transition even up to 2T(N). Similar large magnetoresistance has been observed in the paramagnetic state in some Gd and Eu based alloys and has been attributed to the magneto-polaronic effect.     

First-order antiferro-ferromagnetic transition in Fe(49)(Rh(0.93)Pd(0.07))(51) under simultaneous application of magnetic field and external pressure

A magnetic field-pressure-temperature (H-P-T) phase diagram for first-order antiferromagnetic (AFM) to ferromagnetic (FM) transitions in Fe(49)(Rh(0.93)Pd(0.07))(51) has been constructed using resistivity measurements under simultaneous application of magnetic field (up to 8 T) and pressure (up to 20 kbar). The temperature dependence of resistivity (ρ-T) shows that the width of the transition and the extent of hysteresis decreases with pressure and increases with magnetic field. By exploiting opposing trends of dT(N)/dP and dT(N)/dH (where T(N) is the first-order transition temperature), the relative effects of temperature, magnetic field and pressure on disorder-broadened first-order transitions has been studied. For this, a set of H and P values are chosen for which T(N)(H(1),P(1)) = T(N)(H(2),P(2)). Measurements for such combinations of H and P show that the temperature dependence of resistivity is similar, i.e. the broadening (in temperature) of transition as well as the extent of hysteresis remains independent of H and P. Isothermal magnetoresistance measurements under various constant pressures show that even though the critical field required for AFM-FM transition depends on applied pressure, the extent of hysteresis as well as transition width (in magnetic field) remains constant with varying pressure.     

NMR investigation of the organic conductor λ-(BETS)2FeCl4

The two-dimensional organic conductor λ-(BETS)₂FeCl₄ has an unusual phase diagram as a function of temperature and magnetic field that includes a paramagnetic metal (PM) phase, an antiferromagnetic insulating (AFI) phase, and a field-induced superconducting phase (S. Uji, H. Kobayashi, L. Balicas, J. S. Brooks: Adv. Mater. 14: 243, 2002). Here, we report a preliminary investigation of the PM and AFI phases at 9 T over the temperature range of 2.0–180 K that uses proton nuclear magnetic resonance measurements of the spectrum, the spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T ₁, and the spin echo decay rate 1/T ₂. The sample is a small single crystal whose mass is about 3 μg (approximately 2·10¹⁶ protons). Its small size creates several challenges that include detecting small signals and excluding parasitic proton signals that are not from the sample (H. N. Bachman, I. F. Silvera: J. Magn. Reson. 162: 417, 2003). These strategies and other techniques used to obtain viable signals are described.     

Magnetic behavior of Ba3Cu3Sc4O12

The chain-like system Ba(3)Cu(3)Sc(4)O(12) has potentially interesting magnetic properties due to the presence of Cu(2+) and a structure-suggested low dimensionality. We present magnetization M versus magnetic field H and temperature T, T- and H-dependent heat-capacity C(p), (45)Sc nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), muon spin rotation (μSR), neutron diffraction measurements and electronic structure calculations for Ba(3)Cu(3)Sc(4)O(12). The onset of magnetic long-range antiferromagnetic (AF) order at T(N) ～ 16 K is consistently evidenced from the whole gamut of our data. A significant sensitivity of T(N) to the applied magnetic field H (T(N) ～ 0 K for H = 70 kOe) is also reported. Coupled with a ferromagnetic Curie-Weiss temperature (θ(CW) ～ 65 K) in the susceptibility (from a 100 to 300 K fit), it is indicative of competing ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions. These indications are corroborated by our density functional theory based electronic structure calculations, where we find the presence of significant ferromagnetic couplings between some copper ions whereas AF couplings were present between some others. Our experimental data, backed by our theoretical calculations, rule out the one-dimensional magnetic behavior suggested by the structure and the observed long-range order is due to the presence of non-negligible magnetic interactions between adjacent as well as next-nearest chains.     

多晶Ba2FeMoO6的溶胶-凝胶制备及其结构、磁性和磁电阻效应研究

采用一种特殊的溶胶－凝胶方法制备出具有纳米尺寸晶粒的双钙钛矿结构Ba2FeMoO6多晶材料，样品的晶粒尺寸和相纯度可以通过改变烧结温度和不同的混合流动气体Ar/H2比例加以控制，对样品的电磁输运性质测量表明，在约316K处出现顺磁到铁磁的转变，并且样品从室温到低温的一个很宽的温区出现了低场磁电阻效应。     

Magnetic anomalies in CeIn(2)

The magnetic behavior of binary compound CeIn(2) has been reported to be unusual in the sense that this compound appears to exhibit a first-order ferromagnetic transition at a rather high temperature of (T(C)=)22 K, which is not so common for Ce systems. In order to throw more light on the magnetic behavior of this compound, we have carried out detailed magnetization, and electrical resistivity studies as a function of temperature, magnetic field and external pressure, in addition to heat-capacity measurements. The plots of H/M versus M(2) at low fields are interestingly characterized by negative slopes, not only near T(C), but also at lower temperatures, a source of which could be attributed to magnetic-field-induced transitions at much lower temperatures. The sign of magnetoresistance tends to change from positive to negative with increasing temperature, as though there is a gradual change in the magnetic character. Finally, the magnetic ordering temperature increases with increasing pressure (until 20 kbar), as though this compound lies at the left-hand side of the peak in Doniach’s magnetic phase diagram.     

Heusler合金Mn50–xCrxNi42Sn8的相变、磁性与交换偏置效应

研究了Mn50–xCrxNi42Sn8 (x=0, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8)多晶样品的相变、磁性和交换偏置效应.结果表明,该系列合金在室温下都具有非调制的四方马氏体结构.马氏体逆相变温度随Cr含量增加而逐渐降低. 20 k Oe磁场下的M-T曲线表明,该系列合金的磁性比较弱.两相之间的磁性差最大为△M=7.61 emu/g.磁性的变化主要与Mn-Mn间距的变化以及Ni(A位)-Mn(D位)间杂化作用的强弱有关.在低温下,马氏体相的磁性随着Cr含量增加而增强.在500 Oe的外加磁场作用下,从室温冷却到5 K,在Mn50Ni42Sn8合金中观察到高达2624 Oe的交换偏置场.随着Cr含量的增加,交换偏置场逐渐减小.当Cr含量x=0.8时,随着冷却场的增加, 5 K时的交换偏置场先迅速增加然后逐渐减小.当冷却场为500 Oe时,交换偏置场最大.这主要归因于自旋玻璃态与反铁磁性区域的界面交换耦合作用的变化.