Magnetic torque behavior and rotational hysteresis of amorphous uniaxial Sm-Co alloy films

Amorphous films of Sm_100–x Co _x with 70x90 were made by vapor deposition on flat glass substrates at 300 K with a magnetic field parallel to the film plane, as described in a preceding paper; the field induces a uniaxial anisotropyK _u of the order 10⁶ erg cm^–3 with the easy axis,x, in the film plane. The film plane (xy plane) is the easy plane with a planar anisotropyK _p of the order 10⁷ erg cm^–3, i.e. the film normal,z, is the hard axis. For such films, torque curvesT(H, ) (: angle betweenH and an axis normal to the axis of rotation) are calculated, and are measured in fieldsH 30 kOe for the three axes of rotation,x, y, andz. The results are evaluated to give the spontaneous magnetization, M, the anisotropies,K _u ,K _p , the rotational hysteresis losses,W _Rx (H),W _Ry (H),W _Rz (H), and the rotational hysteresis integrals,R _x ,R _y ,R _z .     

Annealing effects and short-range ordering in the non-magnetostrictive amorphous alloy Co58Ni10Fe5Si11B16

Effects of isothermal and isochronal annealing on the coercive field and the effective magnetic anisotropy in the as-quenched and the stress relieved amorphous alloy Co₅₈Ni₁₀Fe₅Si₁₁B₁₆ were investigated. The mechanisms of the deterioration of soft magnetic properties in non-magnetostrictive amorphous alloys by annealing at low temperatures,T _a <T _c , are discussed. It turned out, that short-range ordering, i.e., topological short-range ordering (TSRO) and chemical short-range ordering (CSRO), caused by annealing lead to changes of the magnetostriction _s , and of the induced magnetic anisotropyK _i . Both effects give rise to an increase of the coercive field. In addition, the kinetics of short-range ordering was studied and from these data, which are closely related to the stability of soft magnetic properties, the activation energy and a preexponential factor was derived:Q _s.r=0.7eV,v ₀=9.6×10³s^–1.     

The magnetic anisotropy of cold-rolled and as-quenched amorphous (Fe1−x Ni x )78Si10B12 alloy systems

In order to make clear the origin of magnetic anisotropy of amorphous alloys produced by a single roller quenching method, the composition dependence of the in-plane magnetic anisotropy of cold-rolled and as-quenched amorphous (Fe₁− _x Ni _x )₇₈Si₁₀B₁₂ alloy systems was studied at room temperature. The twofold in-plane magnetic anisotropy constantK _u of cold rolled and as-quenched specimen decreases with increase inx at the Fe-rich side, and increases drastically at aboutx=0.2. Beyondx=0.25,K _u decreases gradually with further increase inx. From this study, it is emphasized that there is a clear correspondence between the atomic ratio of Fe to Ni at which the anomaly in magnetic anisotropy of the amorphous alloy occurs and the position of the fcc/bcc phase boundary in the Fe−Ni metal alloy system.     

Effects of rapid quenching on the structural and magnetic properties of the Heusler alloy Cu2MnSn

The Heusler alloy Cu₂MnSn has been prepared by two methods; (1) the conventional method of annealing for an extended period of time just below the melting temperature, followed by quenching into ice water, and (2) rapid quenching from the melt onto the surface of a rotating Cu disc. X-ray diffraction and ¹¹⁹Sn Mössbauer effect measurements show that the annealed sample contains a significant quantity of a non-magnetic impurity phase while the rapidly quenched sample is essentially free from non-Heusler phases.     

熔体快淬对Ni-Mn-Ga合金马氏体相变特征及应变的影响

用真空快淬炉制备了名义成分为Ni₅₀Mn₂₇Ga₂₃，淬速 分别为2，4，8m/s的快淬态试样，并将部分试样热处理.研究结果表明，与铸态相比，快淬态试样马氏体相 变温度、居里温度均有所降低，经热处理后，降低的马氏体温度和居里温度会提高.快淬合 金与铸态合金相比更容易获得单相的Ni₂MnGa结构，并能使合金主衍射峰从（22 0）转向（ 400），形成织构，热处理后织构消失.快淬工艺对相变应变和磁致应变的影响表现出复杂性 ，研究发现获得织构的快淬带具有较浇铸态试样更大的相变应变和磁致应变. 关键词： 50Mn₂₇Ga₂₃')" href="#">Ni₅₀Mn₂₇Ga₂₃ 快淬 马氏体相变 应变     

The magnetic and magnetocaloric effect of (Mn0.5Co0.5)65Ge35 alloy in low magnetic field

The crystal structure and magnetocaloric effect (MCE) of water-quenched and annealed (Mn_0.5Co_0.5)₆₅Ge₃₅ alloys were studied in this paper. A CoMnGe-single phase was formed in the water-quenched alloy, and mixture phases of CoMnGe and Mn+2O in the annealed alloy. The annealed alloy has a smaller crystal parameter than the water-quenched alloy. The Curie temperature is 275 and 298 K for the water-quenched and annealed alloys, respectively, which means that the magnetic-transition temperature in this material can be controlled by anneal. In addition, the same magnetic entropy change was found in these two alloys, even though their Curie temperatures have a significant difference.     

Structural evolution of Cu during rapid quenching by ab initio molecular dynamics

The structural transitions of Cu during two distinct quenching processes (Q1: 4.0×¹⁰¹³ K/s, Q2: 2.0×¹⁰¹⁴ K/s) were investigated by ab initio molecular dynamics simulation. The variations with temperature of internal energy, pair correlation functions g(r) and bond pairs have been characterized in both quenching processes. It is shown that liquid Cu transforms to fcc phase at the temperature about 600 K under the quenching condition Q1. The investigation of atomic diffusion by mean square displacement further demonstrates this result. When quenched under Q2, however, the liquid Cu is frozen into glass state at the temperature about 800 K. This work also reveals that icosahedral and tetrahedral clusters are predominant in the liquid state, while the icosahedral, bcc and tetrahedral clusters predominate in the glass state. The icosahedral and bcc short range ordering (SRO) are largely enhanced during the liquid-glass quenching process, whereas the tetrahedral SRO is slightly decreased.     

Manganese location and magnetic structure determination of SrMn2—W hexagonal ferrite by means of neutron diffraction

The Mn cation distribution in the seven sublattices of theW-type structure has been determined from high temperature neutron diffraction data of a SrMn₂Fe₁₆O₂₇ powder sample. The Mn²⁺ ions enter the tetrahedral sites of blockS with a preference for site 4e. Mn³⁺ ions in small amounts are found in the octahedral sites, substituting for Fe³⁺, while 0.3 Fe²⁺ has been found in site 6g. The sample has the formula SrMn_2.4Fe_15.6O₂₇. The crystal structure has been described in the non-centrosymmetric Pˉ62c space group, instead of the usual P6₃/mmc one. The magnetic structure, obtained from low temperature (4.2 K) data, is collinear, with the spins parallel to thec axis, according to the Gorter model. The magnetic moments of the sites give an experimental magnetization valueM _s=28.4(1.5) μ_B/f.u., in good agreement with magnetic measurements and the theoretical value.     

Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy of ultrathin FeCo alloy films on Pd(0 0 1) surface: First principles study

Using the full potential linearized augmented plane wave (FLAPW) method, thickness dependent magnetic anisotropy of ultrathin FeCo alloy films in the range of 1 monolayer (ML) to 5 ML coverage on Pd(0 0 1) surface has been explored. We have found that the FeCo alloy films have close to half metallic state and well-known surface enhancement in thin film magnetism is observed in Fe atom, whereas the Co has rather stable magnetic moment. However, the largest magnetic moment in Fe and Co is found at 1 ML thickness. Interestingly, it has been observed that the interface magnetic moments of Fe and Co are almost the same as those of surface elements. The similar trend exists in orbital magnetic moment. This indicates that the strong hybridization between interface FeCo alloy and Pd gives rise to the large magnetic moment. Theoretically calculated magnetic anisotropy shows that the 1 ML FeCo alloy has in-plane magnetization, but the spin reorientation transition (SRT) from in-plane to perpendicular magnetization is observed above 2 ML thickness with huge magnetic anisotropy energy. The maximum magnetic anisotropy energy for perpendicular magnetization is as large as 0.3 meV/atom at 3 ML film thickness with saturation magnetization of . Besides, the calculated X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) has been presented.     

Fabrication and magnetic properties of highly ordered Co16Ag84 alloy nanowire array

Highly ordered Co-Ag alloy nanowire arrays embedded in the nanochannels of anodic alumina membranes (AAMs) were successfully fabricated using electrodeposition. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy observations revealed that the ordered Co-Ag alloy nanowires were uniformly assembled into the hexagonally ordered nanochannels of the AAMs. Magnetic measurements showed that the perpendicular coercivity (H_c⊥) of the ordered nanowire arrays increased dramatically as the annealing temperature (T_a) rose from 300 °C, reached its maximum (183 Oe) at 400 °C and then decreased sharply as T_a further increased beyond 400 °C. However, there was little change in the parallel coercivity (H_c∥) of the nanowire arrays during the annealing process. The mechanism of this phenomenon was attributed to the special structure of the AAMs and nanowires. Received: 27 November 2000 / Accepted: 3 May 2001 / Published online: 25 July 2001     

Study of the magnetostrictive strains in Pr6Fe11Ga3 alloy

Magnetoelastic properties of the Pr₆Fe₁₁Ga₃ alloy are studied by magnetostriction and thermal expansion measurements. The effects of short- and long-range magnetic ordering processes about Curie temperature clearly appear in the temperature dependence of the spontaneous magnetostriction as two increasing steps with decreasing temperatures. Thermal variations of the total magnetocrystalline anisotropy introduce pronounce changes in the isofield curves of the forced magnetostriction as a negative minimum below 200 K, a compensation phenomena about 250 K, and a positive maximum between 250 K and T_c=320 K. The observed behavior of magnetostriction is discussed in terms of the competitive anisotropies of Pr and Fe sublattices and coupling magnetostrictive constants.     

Magnetism and Hall effect of the Heusler alloy Co2ZrSn synthesized by melt-spinning process

Magnetization and Hall resistivity have been measured for the Heusler alloy Co₂ZrSn synthesized by the melt-spinning process. The temperature dependence of magnetization follows the spin-wave theory at a low temperature. Abnormal behaviors are observed both in resistance and Hall effect below 8 K. The present Hall resistivity measurement shows that the anomalous Hall effects coexist with normal Hall effects. The negative value of normal Hall coefficient over the whole temperature range reveals that the major charge carriers are electrons. The anomalous Hall coefficient is proportional to the zero-field resistivity, suggesting that magnetic skew scattering is the dominant mechanism in the ferromagnetic regime. The reason for the abnormity below 8 K during transport is discussed.     

Properties of Al-Si alloys prepared by rapid quenching from the melt under high pressure

Abstract

The substantial improvement of the mechanical properties and increase of superconductivity temperature of Al-Si alloys is achieved by rapid quenching from the melt under high pressure. The preparation procedure and the main properties of these alloys are presented.

L'amélioration notable de propriétés mècaniques et un accroissement de la températur critique de supra-conductivitě des alliages Al-Si sont obtenus par trempe rapide depuis la fusion, sous HP. La procédure de prkparation et la propriétés principales de ces alliages sont présentěs.     

Peculiarity of the amorphous state obtained by rapid quenching from melt under high pressure

Abstract

The influence of the high pressure - high temperature treatment on the relaxation properties of the metallic glass Fe-18% B was investigated. To explain the experimental data we proposed the phenomenological two-parametric model of stresses in the amorphous state: tensile and compressing, similar to the two types of the defects.     

Structural origin of magnetic anisotropy in Co-Pt alloy films probed by polarized XAFS

Polarized X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) measurements at the Co K and Pt L₃ edges show that the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy found in epitaxial fcc CoPt₃ (111) films stems from the existence of anisotropic local ordering. Such ordering, induced during the codeposition process and dependent on the growth temperature, is characterized by preferential CoCo pairs in the film plane, balanced by preferential CoPt pairs out of the plane, resulting from some Co 2D-segregation. Polarized XAFS at the Pt edge reveals similar anisotropic local ordering in epitaxial hcp Co₃Pt (0001) films exhibiting a larger magnetocrystalline anisotropy compared to that of bulk hcp Co. Besides, a polarization dependence of the Co XANES profile is observed only for the Co₃Pt films exhibiting hcp symmetry. Received: 29 April 1998 / Revised: 27 July 1998 / Accepted: 31 August 1998     

In-Situ Alignment of MnBi Crystals Induced by High Magnetic Field above Curie Temperature

Above Curie temperature, MnBi crystals are aligned in situ along the c-axis in a Bi matrix by a high fabrication magnetic field H f of 10 T. Magnetic testing shows a pronounced anisotropy in magnetization in directions normal and parallel to the fabrication field, resulting from the alignment. The successful alignment m v result from the fact that the easy magnetization direction is along the c-axis of MnBi and the high fabrication field of 10 T is large enough to rotate the ）MnBi crystal to this direction even though the temperature is above the Curie temperature.     

Heat-field treatment of tips made of tungsten-hafnium alloy

The combined effect of a high electric field and a high temperature on the morphology of W-Hf field-emission tips is studied. It is shown that, while the tip reconfiguration stages for this alloy are basically the same as for pure tungsten, they have a number of specific features due to the surface segregation of hafnium. The heat-field treatment of these emitters narrows the solid angle of emission significantly, improves the emissivity of the tips, and is accompanied by the high-temperature evaporation primarily of Hf atoms.     

Microstructure of high-pressure-synthesized diamonds under rapid quenching and electron irradiation

A type of synthetic diamond single crystal about 0.4–0.5 mm in dimension prepared under high pressure–high temperature (HPHT) in the presence of a FeNi molten catalyst was quenched from HPHT and irradiated with 300 keV electrons at room temperature. Transmission electron microscopy was employed to examine the microstructure of the diamond single crystal before and after electron irradiation. It was found that there exists a large amount of cellular interfaces in the quenched diamond sample, which indicates the growth condition of the diamond under HPHT. Hexagonal dislocation loops about several tens of nanometers in dimension were observed in the high-pressure-synthesized diamond single crystal before electron irradiation, which strongly suggests that a number of vacancies were quenched-in due to rapid quenching from high temperature at the end of diamond synthesis, and were aggregated in the synthetic diamond to form vacancy disks on the (111) plane, the collapse of such vacancy disks forming vacancy-type dislocation loops. After electron irradiation, it was found that defect clusters present as interstitial-character dislocation loops were formed in the electron-irradiated region of the diamond. The interstitial dislocation loops grow with increase of the irradiation time. The present study, in comparison to previous work on ion implantation on diamond, indicates that electron irradiation does not induce a phase transformation but produces interstitial dislocation loops due to the migration of interstitial atoms and vacancies. The result of the study directly indicates that interstitials and vacancies in diamond are mobile at room temperature under electron irradiation. Nitrogen, as the most important kind of impurity contained in the HPHT as-grown diamond, probably acts as nucleation of the interstitial loops. Received: 16 November 2001 / Accepted: 12 June 2002 / Published online: 17 December 2002 RID="*" ID="*"Corresponding author. E-mail: yinlw@sdu.edu.cn     

Development of NiMnGa-based ferromagnetic shape memory alloy by rapid solidification route

The ferromagnetic shape memory alloy with nominal composition of Ni_52.5Mn_24.5Ga₂₃(at%) was developed by the melt-spinning technique. The as-spun ribbon showed dominant L2₁ austenitic (cubic) structure with splitting of primary peak in the X-ray diffractogram indicating existence of a martensitic feature. The quenched-in martensitic plates were revealed from Transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Increase of magnetisation at low-temperature rise indicates martensite to austenite transformation and its reverse with a drop in magnetisation during cooling cycle. The martensite to austenite transformation can be made spontaneous at higher magnetic field.