Short range order transformation and magnetostriction of Fe83Ga17 ribbons

The relationship between magnetostriction and structure of melt-spun Fe 83 Ga 17 ribbons are investigated by XRD and M¨ossbauer spectrum technique(MS).As the heat-treatment temperature increases from 650℃ to 800℃,the magnetostriction coefficient of Fe 83 Ga 17 ribbon first increases and then decreases.The largest magnetostriction coefficient(578.4 ppm) is achieved in those specimens quenched at 750℃.According to the XRD and Mo¨ssbauer spectrum analysis,a small quantity of DO 3 phase is precipitated in Fe 83 Ga 17 ribbons when quenched from 650℃ and the DO 3 phase is gradually transformed into B2-like phase if quenched at higher temperature.However,both DO 3 and B2-like phases disappear when the temperature increases up to 800℃.From this point of view,B2-like phase might be beneficial to the enhancement of magnetostrictive properties of melt-spun ribbons.     

Short range order transformation and magnetostriction of Fes3Ga17 ribbons

The relationship between magnetostriction and structure of melt-spun Fes3Ga17 ribbons are investigated by XRD and M5ssbauer spectrum technique （MS）. As the heat-treatment temperature increases from 650℃ to 800℃, the magnetostriction coefficient of Fes3Ga17 ribbon first increases and then decreases. The largest magnetostriction coeiffcient （-578.4 ppm） is achieved in those specimens quenched at 750oc. According to the XRD and MSssbauer spectrum anal- ysis, a small quantity of DO3 phase is precipitated in Fe83Ga17 ribbons when quenched from 650℃ and the DO3 phase is gradually transformed into B2-1ike phase if quenched at higher temperature. However, both DO3 and B2-1ike phases disappear when the temperature increases up to 800℃. From this point of view, B2-1ike phase might be beneficial to the enhancement of magnetostrictive properties of melt-spun ribbons.     

Mechanical and Magnetostrictive Properties of Fe—Doped Ni52Mn24Ga24 Single Crystals

To improve the magnetic and mechanical properties of a Heusler alloy of Ni52Mn24Ga24,iron was doped with some cotents,Single crystals of the pseudoquaternary Heusler alloy of Ni52Mn8Fe15Ga24 have been synthesized for mechanical and magnetostrictive measurements.The magnetostriction loops and stress-strain curves were measured under different coupled magnetic-mechanical loads.The experimental results show that the brittleness of the sample is clearly improved and Yong‘s modulus of 13.7GPa is obtained in the [001] direction due to the part substitution of Fe for Mn.Furthermore,the toughness and Vickers hardness of the sample are also given by use of the indentation technique.     

Elastic Modulus of Fe72.5Ga27.5 Magnetostrictive Alloy

The elastic modulus of Fe72.5Ga27.5 magnetostrictive alloy is determined by testing ac impedance resonance frequency and first-principle calculations. The observed elastic modulus is 90.2 GPa for a directionally solidified sample and 103.4 GPa for a water-quenched sample tested in a dc magnetic field of 32. 7mT without compressive pre-stress. The bulk modulus by first-principles calculation is 179.3GPa which is basically consistent with the experimental result. The elastic modulus first increases and then decreases with increasing dc magnetic field, attributed to magnetostriction occurrence in the Fe72.5Ga27.5 alloy. The elastic modulus increases with increasing compressive pre-stress, resulting from the initial magnetic states change under the applied compressive pre-stress. The elastic modulus increases match well with the improved magnetostriction after quenching.     

Low temperature magnetic and magnetostrictive properties in Pr(Fe_(1-x)Co_x)_(1.9) cubic Laves alloys

The structures,spin reorientations,magnetic,and magnetostrictive properties of the polycrystalline Pr(Fe_(1-x)Co_x)_(1.9)(x=0–1.0)cubic laves phase alloys between 5 K and 300 K are investigated.Large low-field magnetostrictions are observed at 5 K in the alloys with x=0.2 and 0.4 due to the low magnetic anisotropies of these two alloys.A large negative magnetostriction of about-1130 ppm is found in PrCo_(1.9) alloy at 5 K.The magnetizations of the alloys with 0≤x≤0.6decrease abnormally at the spin reorientation temperature T_(sr),and an abnormity is detected in the alloy with x=1.0 at its Curie temperature T_c(45 K).The substitution of Fe by Co increases the value of T_(sr) in the alloy with x value increasing from 0.0 to 0.4,and then reduces the value of Tsr with x value further increasing to 0.6.     

Magnetic phase transition and the corresponding magnetostriction of intermetallic compounds RMnsGe2（R=Sm,Gd）

The temperature dependence of lattice constants a and c of intermetallic compounds RMn₂Ge₂ (R=Sm, Gd) is measured in the temperature range 10－800K by using the x-ray diffraction method. The magnetoelastic anomalies of lattice constants are found at the different kinds of spontaneous magnetic transitions. The transversal and longitudinal magnetostrictions of polycrystalline samples are measured in the pulse magnetic field up to 25T. In the external magnetic field there occurs a first-order field-induced antiferromagnetism－ferromagnetism transition in the Mn sublattice, which gives rise to a large magnetostriction. The magnitude of magnetostrictions is as large as 10^-3. The transversal and longitudinal magnetostrictions have the same sign and are almost equal. This indicates that the magnetostriction is isotropic and mainly caused by the interlayer Mn－Mn exchange interaction. The experimental results are explained in the framework of a two-sublattice ferrimagnet with the negative exchange interaction in one of the sublattices by taking into account the lattice constant dependence of interlayer Mn－Mn exchange interaction.     

Magnetic properties and magnetostriction of PrxNd1-xFe1.9（0≤x≤1.0） alloys at low temperature

The crystal structure,magnetic and magnetostrictive properties of high-pressure synthesized Prx Nd1-xFe1.9(0≤x≤1.0) alloys were studied.The alloys exhibit single cubic Laves phase with MgCu 2-type structure.The initial magnetization curve reveals that Pr0.2Nd0.8Fe1.9 has a minimum magnetocrystalline anisotropy at 5 K.The magnetostriction curve at 5 K shows that Pr0.2Nd0.8Fe1.9 has a very good low-field magnetostrictive property,and the magnetostriction of the PrxNd1-xFe1.9 alloy in high magnetic field is attributable mainly to Pr.The temperature dependence of the magnetostriction(λ ||) at the field of 5 kOe shows that the substitution of Nd reduces the K 1 remarkably,and the values of λ|| of Pr0.2Nd0.8Fe1.9 and Pr0.8Nd0.2Fe1.9 alloys are nearly five times larger than that of the PrFe 1.9 alloy below 50 K;the λ|| of Pr0.8Nd0.2Fe1.9 reaches up to 1082 ppm at 100 K,which makes it a potential candidate for application in this temperature range.     

Role of Ga-doping in iron-gallium alloy clusters

The structural and magnetic properties of Fe_n-m Ga_m （n=3 ～ 6,m=0 ～ 2;n=13,m=0 ～ 3） alloy clusters have been studied using density functional theory.The substitutional doping is favourable for small clusters with up to six atoms at low Ga concentration and substitutional Ga atoms in 13-atom clusters prefer surface sites.The Ga-doping generally could reduce the energetic stability but enhance the electronic stability of Fe clusters,along with a decrease of the local magnetic moments of Fe atoms around Ga dopants.These findings provide a microscopic insight into Fe-Ga alloys which are well-known magnetostriction materials.     

Magnetostriction of Fe81Ga19 oriented crystals

The effect of the orientation on the magnetostriction in Fe 81 Ga 19 alloy has been investigated experimentally and theoretically.The Fe 81 Ga 19 [001] and [110] oriented crystals were prepared and the magnetostriction was measured under different pre-stress.The saturation magnetostriction of the [001] oriented crystal increases from 170×10-6 to 330×10-6 under the pre-stress from 0 to 50 MPa.The [110] oriented crystal has a saturation magnetostriction from 20×10-6 to 140×10-6 with the compressive pre-stress from 0 to 40 MPa.The magnetostriction of [001] and [110] oriented crystals has been simulated based on the phenomenological theory.The domain rotation path has been determined and the resultant magnetostriction calculated under different pre-stress.The experimental and simulated results both show that the [001] oriented crystal exhibits better magnetostriction than [110] oriented crystal.The enhancement of the saturation magnetostriction by the compressive pre-stress in the [110] oriented crystal is higher than that in the [001] oriented crystal.     

A method based on magnetic moment measurement to identify the structural transition of quenched Fe1-xGax（x=0.15-0.30） alloys

A method based on the measurement of Fe average atomic magnetic moment to identify the structural transition caused by the increase of Ga content in quenched Fe 1-x Ga x alloys (0.15 ≤ x ≤ 0.30) is proposed.The quenched Fe 1-x Ga x alloys show a change of the Fe average atomic magnetic moment from 2.25μ B to 1.78μ B and then to 1.58μ B,which corresponds to the structural transition from A2 to D0 3 and then to B2.The relationship between the structure and the magnetostriction is clarified,and the maximum magnetostriction appears in the A2 phase.The variation tendency of the magnetostriction is well characterized,which also reflects the structural transition.     

Large magnetostriction and structural characteristics of Fe83Ga17 wires

The columnar-grained structure induced by directional solidification was beneficial to improve the deformability of Fe₈₃Ga₁₇ alloy. Fe₈₃Ga₁₇ wires with diameter of 0.5∼0.9 mm were prepared successfully by hot rotary swaging and warm drawing from the directional solidified rods. The magnetostriction and microstructure of the as-drawn and the annealed Fe₈₃Ga₁₇ wires with diameter of 0.6 mm were investigated. Results demonstrated that the magnetostriction of Fe₈₃Ga₁₇ wires depended on the microstructure and the fiber texture, which were controlled by heat treatment process. The maximum magnetostriction of 160 ppm was detected in the annealed wire, which has the ideal <100> fiber texture. The phase mixture of A2 containing heterogeneous modified-DO₃ phase has beneficial effect on magnetostriction.     

甩带Fe85Ga15合金的巨磁致伸缩研究

利用甩带快淬方法制备了Fe₈₅Ga₁₅合金样品.测量了样品在沿带片长度方向和厚度方向上的磁致伸缩，发现其值分别高达－1300ppm和＋1100ppm.巨大磁致伸 缩的获得来源于甩带样品的形状各向异性和合金内部生成的大量短程应变有序以及它们的择优取向.样 品温度特性的测量表明，在室温附近约60℃宽的温度范围，合金的磁致伸缩数值基本保持不 变；而在高温条件下，合金具有更大的磁致伸缩. 关键词： 磁致伸缩 Fe-Ga合金 甩带快淬     

Fe81Ga19合金晶体生长取向与磁致伸缩性能

通过区熔定向凝固法,生长出[001]易磁化方向与晶体轴向之间存在不同取向差的Fe₈₁Ga₁₉合金单晶体和Fe₈₁Ga₁₉合金多晶体.极图测试结果显示,Fe₈₁Ga₁₉合金单晶体的[001]方向与轴向取向差分别为12°,5°和3°.采用电阻应变片法测定相应磁致伸缩应变,与外加磁场方向平行的轴向磁致伸缩应变分别为254×10^-6,271×10^{-6< 关键词： 磁致伸缩 81Ga₁₉合金')" href="#">Fe₈₁Ga₁₉合金 晶体取向}     

Crystal growth of high magnetostrictive polycrystalline Fe81Ga19 alloys

High magnetostrictive Fe₈₁Ga₁₉ alloy was prepared by induction heating zone melting method. The microstructure, solute partition behaviour, orientation evolution and magnetostriction are investigated. During the crystal growth process, the initial small grains gradually grow into large columnar crystals, and the solid-liquid interface shows slightly concave morphology. The equilibrium solute partition coefficient (k₀), effective solute partition coefficient (k_e) and solution diffusion coefficient (D) are calculated to be 0.74, 0.76 and 1.04×10⁻⁹ m²/s, respectively. In the steady growth stage, the composition distribution of the FeGa rod is uniform with average level about 18.50 at% Ga, which is close to the nominal composition. The deviation of the 〈001〉 orientation from the axial direction evolves from about 8° to 3° along the growth direction, and the corresponding magnetostriction increases from the initial 180 ppm to the final 305 ppm.     

Magnetoresistance and magnetostriction of Co2Cr0.6Fe0.4Al Heusler alloy

We report a study of the magnetotransport properties of the Co₂Cr_0.6Fe_0.4Al Heusler alloy grown by means of the arc-melting technique. X-ray diffraction and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy have been used to analyze the crystallographic structure and the sample stoichiometry. Temperature-dependent magnetization measurements have been carried out in the range 300-850 K. Co₂Cr_0.6Fe_0.4Al is theoretically predicted to have full positive spin polarization at the Fermi level, and as a consequence its spin-dependent transport properties are being intensively studied. Low field magnetoresistance exceeding 30% has been observed very recently in Co₂Cr_0.6Fe_0.4Al compact pellets. We have performed magnetoresistance and magnetostriction measurements in both the as-grown alloy and compact pellets made of mechanically milled Co₂Cr_0.6Fe_0.4Al. The as-grown and the milled sample show negligible anisotropic magnetostriction (25 μst at saturation), whilst only the milled sample exhibits magnetoresistance (0.65% at 300 K). These results permit us to discard the magnetostrictive effects as the magnetoresistance source.     

压应力对Fe0.81 Ga0.19单晶磁化和磁致伸缩的影响

研究了Fe_0.81Ga_0.19合金单晶沿[100]方向的磁机械效应和磁致伸缩效应.基于Stoner-Wohlfarth模型,通过数值计算获得了在压应力和外磁场联合作用下磁化强度的方向余弦.研究表明,随着压应力的增加,退磁态下合金中的磁各向异性会由三轴各向异性向双轴各向异性转变.这使得合金中 90° 畴的体积分数增加,导致磁致伸缩效应增大. 关键词： FeGa合金 磁机械效应 巨磁致伸缩效应     

Magnetic anisotropy and magnetostriction in a Lu2Fe17 intermetallic single crystal

The magnetic anisotropy and magnetostriction of a Lu₂Fe₁₇ single crystal are investigated. The temperature dependence of the magnetic anisotropy constant K ₁ is measured in the range 4.2–300 K. The results obtained are compared with the data calculated using the Callen theoretical formula. It is found that the temperature dependence of K ₁ for the Lu₂Fe₁₇ single crystal deviates from the temperature curve predicted by the localized single-ion model. The inference is drawn that a certain contribution to the magnetic anisotropy of the Lu₂Fe₁₇ compound is made by the magnetic anisotropy of band electrons. The longitudinal, transverse, and volume magnetostrictions of the Lu₂Fe₁₇ single crystal are studied, and the magnetostriction constants are calculated. It is demonstrated that the exchange integral of Lu₂Fe₁₇, as for the Y₂Fe₁₇ compound, substantially depends on the atomic volume. This dependence is responsible for the considerable difference between the Curie temperatures of the Lu₂Fe₁₇ and Y₂Fe₁₇ compounds. It is revealed that the magnetostriction of the Lu₂Fe₁₇ single crystal in the temperature range of the magnetic phase transition is determined by the two-ion exchange and single-ion contributions.     

Absorption spectra of Bi3+ and Fe3+ in Y3Ga5O12

The absorption spectra of Y₃Ga₅O₁₂:(Fe³⁺), Y₃Ga₅O₁₂:(Bi³⁺) and Y₃Ga₅O₁₂:(Bi³⁺, Fe³⁺) are presented to 40,000 cm^-1. Assignments are discussed and the transitions analysed in terms of their involvement in the large Faraday rotation observed in bismuth substituted iron garnets.