Giant magnetoimpedance in composite wires with insulator layer between non-magnetic core and soft magnetic shell

A method for calculation of the magnetoimpedance in composite wires having an insulator layer between non-magnetic core and soft magnetic shell is described. It is assumed that the magnetic shell has a helical anisotropy and the driving current flows through the core only. The distribution of eddy currents and expressions for the impedance are found by means of a solution of Maxwell equations taking into account the magnetization dynamics within the shell governed by the Landau–Lifshitz equation. The effect of the insulator layer on the magnetoimpedance is analyzed.     

The effect of surface crystalline layers on asymmetric off-diagonal magnetoimpedance in field-annealed CoFeSiB amorphous ribbons

The off-diagonal magnetoimpedance in field-annealed CoFeSiB amorphous ribbons was measured using a pick-up coil wound around the sample. One side of a ribbon was etched in hydrofluoric acid solution during various times in order to change the thickness of the surface crystalline layer appearing after annealing. The asymmetric two-peak field dependence of the off-diagonal impedance was observed for all samples. The evolution of the off-diagonal magnetoimpedance with the change in the ribbon thickness is analyzed.     

Effects of helical anisotropy on nonlinear voltage response in amorphous wires

The nonlinear voltage response in soft magnetic amorphous wires exciting by an alternating current is studied. The frequency spectrum of the voltage in the pick-up coil wound around the wire with a helical anisotropy is found in the framework of a model based on quasi-static Stoner−Wohlfarth magnetization reversal. The effect of a deviation of the anisotropy axis from the azimuthal direction on the field dependences of amplitudes of voltage harmonics is analyzed. It is shown that the field sensitivity of even harmonics increases with the anisotropy axis deviation angle. The current amplitude range to obtain a maximal field sensitivity of the second harmonic is found. The influence of the skin effect on the frequency spectrum of the pick-up coil voltage is discussed. The results obtained may be of importance for the development of sensors of a weak magnetic field.     

Induced magnetic anisotropy in Co-doped Finemet-type nanocrystalline materials

Transverse magnetic anisotropy has been induced in the Fe_14.7Co_58.8Cu₁Nb₃Si_13.5B₉ and Fe_13.8Co₆₅Cu_0.6Nb_2.6Si₉B₉ amorphous ribbons by annealing under an external magnetic field. This anisotropy plays a predominant role, compared to magneto-crystalline and magneto-elastic anisotropies, in forming the magnetic properties and shaping the hysteresis loop. The effect of temperature and time of annealing on the induced magnetic anisotropy and magnetic properties (magnetic permeability, coercivity and power losses) in both alloys was investigated. Under this work, measurements of frequency dependence of the real and imaginary parts of magnetic permeability were made within a frequency range up to 110 MHz. It was found that as a result of magnetic field annealing the Snoek limit increases in both alloys compared to the Co-free Finemet.     

Influence of Ge on magnetic and structural properties of Joule-heated Co-based ribbons: Giant magnetoimpedance response

Studies of magnetic and structural properties of Fe_3.5Co_66.5Si_12−xGe_xB₁₈ (x=0, 3, and 6) soft magnetic ribbons obtained by melt-spinning were performed. The samples were submitted to Joule-heating treatments with different maximum current values (0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, and 0.8 A, respectively) with steps of 0.01 A and times by step of 1, 2, and 10 s). X-ray diffraction, temperature dependence of magnetization (for the as-quenched samples), coercivity and giant magnetoimpedance (GMI), measured at different frequencies (100, 500, and 900 kHz, respectively) were performed. All the samples crystallized at annealing currents higher than 0.4 A, which was consistent with the magnetic hardening of the material. Coercivities less than 1 A/m were obtained for the three samples between 0.1 and 0.2 A. Maximum value of GMI response was observed for the sample without Ge in the as-quenched state.     

Experimental determination of limit angle of helical anisotropy in amorphous magnetic microwires

The influence of the torsion stress on the surface magnetic structure in Co-rich amorphous glass covered microwires has been investigated. The limit angle of the surface helical anisotropy induced by the torsion stress has been determined in agreement with the model which considers the torsion stress as a interference of two tensile stresses of opposite signs directed at 45° and 135° relative to the longitudinal axis of the wire.     

Enhancement of GMI effect in magnetic microwires through the relative temperature dependence of magnetization and anisotropy

We present the study of Giant Magneto Impedance (GMI) effect in magnetic microwires with zero magnetostriction. It is shown that the temperature response of GMI effect can be enhanced by 80% through the relative temperature dependence of magnetization and anisotropy. However, such effect appears only for low amplitudes of exciting current that induces exciting magnetic field below the anisotropy field of the wire. On the other hand, when measuring at high exciting current (when the exciting field exceeds the anisotropy field), the GMI response decreases monotonically with temperature.     

High-frequency magnetoimpedance in nanocomposites

The transmission of millimeter-range electromagnetic waves (30–50 GHz) through a magnetic nanocomposite thin film exhibiting tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) is calculated. The relative change of transmission coefficient in an applied magnetic field due to the magnetorefractive effect is approximately linear with TMR and strongly depends on nanocomposite resistivity and film thickness. The obtained results are in a good agreement with experiment.     

复合结构丝中的电流密度分布和巨磁阻抗效应

提出了由中间为高电导率的非铁磁性金属丝外面包裹一层铁磁材料组成的复合结构丝的电流 密度分布和巨磁阻抗(GMI)效应模型，并对Cu/FeCoNi复合丝进行了数值模拟. 结果表明：在 相同的磁性材料几何尺寸和磁特性时，Cu/FeCoNi复合丝铁磁层内的电流随频率的升高比匀 质FeCoNi铁磁丝内的电流更趋于表面分布，而且开始出现趋肤效应时对应的频率明显降低. 当在比较低的频率下就可以观察到明显的MI变化时，复合结构丝中的电阻和电抗变化主要是 由趋肤效应引起，趋肤效应仍然是引起复合结构材料(包括多层薄膜结构) 关键词： 电流密度 巨磁阻抗效应 趋肤效应     

Preparation of Fe–Si–B–Nb amorphous powder cores with excellent high-frequency magnetic properties

FeSiBNb amorphous powder cores were prepared with the amorphous powder by gas atomization and subsequent hot pressing of resulting powder after creating oxide layers on the amorphous powder. Fully amorphous FeSiBNb powders with good soft magnetic properties were successfully obtained in the particle size range below 100 μm. FeSiBNb amorphous powder cores exhibit stable permeability up to 10 MHz, showing excellent high-frequency characteristics.     

On the magnetic and crystallization behaviour of iron based amorphous alloys determined by nuclei quenched in

The tendency of boron-containing, iron-based glasses to show non monotonic changes of Curie Temperature (T _c ) and room temperature saturation magnetization (SM) was examined by magnetic measurements and Mossbauer spectroscopy. Depending on B/Fe ratio theT _c and SM first increased up to a maximum value and then steadily decreased, probably because of a shortrange ordering, due to the strong chemical interaction between iron and boron atoms, leading iron atoms in vicinity with Fe-atoms rather than another TM-atom. Finally, the phenomenon becomes analogous to the order-disorder phenomenon in crystalline alloys. An observed unusual crystallization behaviour, consisting of heterogeneous nucleation, was also ascribed to this ordering, which leads to the formation of associations, acting as the first nuclei of crystallization.     

Asymmetric impedance in field-annealed Co-based amorphous wires and its bias field dependence

Giant magnetoimpedance (GMI) was measured in Joule heated Co_68.18Fe_4.32Si_12.5B₁₅ amorphous wires. Samples heat treated in open air showed an asymmetric giant magnetoimpedance (AGMI) behaviour. The AGMI profile, measured at selected frequency values and bias circumferential fields, can be related to the exchange bias interaction between the soft magnetic amorphous material and a harder magnetic crystalline phase formed on the surface of the wire. The present data show that AGMI behaviour take place owing to a soft magnetic layer with unidirectional anisotropy that develops in the surface of the wire.     

Off-diagonal magnetoimpedance in stress-annealed amorphous ribbons

The influence of creep-induced magnetic anisotropy on the off-diagonal magnetoimpedance in amorphous Co₆₇Fe₄Cr₇Si₈B₁₄ ribbon is investigated. Hard-ribbon-axis anisotropy is produced by continuous stress annealing. On applying DC bias current, the off-diagonal impedance becomes an antisymmetric function of applied field with a quasi-linear part around the zero field. Theoretical explanation of the phenomenon is based on classical electrodynamics. It is shown that the maximum on the frequency dependence of off-diagonal impedance, observed around 1 MHz, results from competition between the electromagnetic induction and the skin effect. The quasi-linear characteristic can be utilized in low-cost high-sensitive magnetic field sensors.     

The structural transitions in ferronematics and ferronematic droplets

The paper presents an overview of the observations of structural transitions in ferronematic based on thermotropic nematic 6CHBT (4-trans-4′-n-hexyl-cyclohexyl-isothiocyanato-benzene) and in ferronematic droplets. The type of anchoring was determined using the results of the capacitance measurements. The ferronematic droplets were observed in solutions of nematogenic 6CHBT with fine magnetic particles and phenyl isocyanate. The phase diagram of the transitions between isotropic and nematic phases was found. The magneto-dielectric measurements of various structural transitions in this new system enabled to estimate the type of anchoring of nematic molecules on magnetic particles surfaces in droplets.     

Structural and magnetic properties of Co-C composite films and Co/C multilayer films

CoC composite films and Co/C multilayer films have been prepared by a method incorporating ion beam sputtering and plasma chemical vapor deposition. It has been found that the structure and magnetic properties of both the Co-C composite and the Co/C multilayer films depend strongly on the substrate temperature during deposition. The Co-C composite film deposited at room temperature is amorphous, with relatively low saturation magnetization and coercivity. On the other hand, the film deposited at 250 °C is composed of fine Co crystallites separated by amorphous C or Co-C phase. As a result, both the saturation magnetization and coercivity are increased compared with the film deposited at room temperature. When deposited at room temperature, the Co/C multilayer film exhibits good periodicity, with a period of 70 nm (Co: 40 nm, C: 30 nm) and sharp and flat Co-C interfaces. High magnetization (602 emu/cm³) and low coercivity (1.6 Oe) are obtained for such a film. However, increasing the substrate temperature to 250 °C was found to be detrimental to the magnetic properties due to the formation of cobalt carbide at the Co-C interface. Received: 11 July 2000 / Accepted: 13 July 2000 / Published online: 30 November 2000     

Preparation and shape control of multiple-arm magnetic particles

Multiple-arm magnetic CuFe₂O₄ particles have been synthesized via a simple one-step solution-phase route at the presence of ethylene glycol (EG) ligands, which plays a key role for the shape control of the particle. At low EG content, hexa-arm CuFe₂O₄ particles with average arm diameter 50 nm and length 400 nm were obtained. Furthermore, a possible mechanism of shape evaluation process of these magnetic particles is discussed.     

Magnetic properties and stress distribution in hydrogenated FeCrB amorphous ribbons

Amorphous Fe₈₅${}_{85}$B₁₅${}_{15}$ and Fe₈₀${}_{80}$Cr_4.3${}_{4.3}$B_15.7${}_{15.7}$ ribbons were hydrogenated from air side. During spontaneous ribbon dehydrogenation, the hydrogen concentration and the constant of anisotropy induced by internal stress were measured and the ribbon bending, characterized by curvature, was recorded. The results obtained indicate that internal stresses in samples under study are proportional to the hydrogen concentration, and hydrogen distribution is not homogeneous in the cross-section of sample. The hydrogen concentration is the largest in the region close to hydrogenated surface. The hydrogen release from this region is very fast and corresponds to the curvature decrease, and it can be, similar to the decrease of total hydrogen concentration, fitted by exponential function.     

Influence of preparation method on SrMoO4 impurity content and magnetotransport properties of double perovskite Sr2FeMoO6 polycrystals

The magnetic and electric properties of the Sr₂FeMoO₆ compound produced under different preparation conditions were studied. Depending on the preparation condition, a strong variation in the nonmagnetic SrMoO₄ impurity content was found, which in turn determined the metallic or semiconducting behavior of the resistivity of the Sr₂FeMoO₆ compound. There was also evidence that SrMoO₄ played a crucial role in modifying the low magnetic field intergrain tunneling magnetoresistance in Sr₂FeMoO₆. In addition, we have established a simple method to prepare the single phase Sr₂FeMoO₆ polycrystals.     

Enhancement in soft magnetic and ferromagnetic ordering behaviour through nanocrystallisation in Al substituted CoFeSiBNb alloys

The effect of substituting Al for Si in Co₃₆Fe₃₆Si_4−xAl_xB₂₀Nb₄, (X=0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 at%) alloys prepared in the form of melt-spun ribbons have been investigated. All the alloys were amorphous in their as-cast state. The onset of crystallization as observed using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was found to rise at low Al content up to X=1 at% beyond which there was a decreasing trend. The alloys also exhibited glass transition at ‘T_g’. Microstructural studies of optimally annealed samples indicated finer dispersions of nanoparticles in amorphous matrix which were identified as bcc-(FeCo)Si and bcc-(FeCo)SiAl nanophases by X-ray diffraction technique. Alloy with optimum content of Al around X=1 at% exhibited stability in coercivity at elevated temperatures. Though Al addition is known to lower magnetostriction, such consistency in coercivity may also be attributed towards lowering in the nanoparticle size compared to X=0 alloy. In the nanostructured state, the alloy containing optimum Al content (X=1) exhibited further enhancement in ferromagnetic ordering or the Curie temperature by 100 K compared to alloy without Al. Such addition also attributed to better frequency response of coercivity and low core losses.     

Magnetic properties of PrRh2Si2: A neutron diffraction study

The magnetic properties of polycrystalline PrRh₂Si₂ sample have been investigated by neutron diffraction measurements. Antiferromagnetic transition with an anomalously high ordering temperature (T_N∼68 K) is clearly observed in magnetic susceptibility, specific heat, electrical resistivity and neutron diffraction measurements. Neutron diffraction study shows that Pr³⁺ ions carry an ordered moment of 2.99(7)μ_B/Pr³⁺ and align along the crystallographic±c-directions for the ions located at the (0,0,0) and positions. The magnetoresistance at 2 K and 10 T is rather large (∼35%).