NMR study of rapidly quenched crystalline and amorphous Fe-B alloys

Amorphous and microcrystalline Fe-B alloys (4–25 at % B) obtained by rapid quenching of the melt were studied using the pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) of ¹¹B nuclei at 4.2 K. Alloy samples were prepared from both a natural isotope mixture and a mixture of the ⁵⁶Fe and ¹¹B isotopes. The NMR spectra were measured as a function of the boron content. The maximum hyperfine fields at the ¹¹B nuclei sites are 25–29 kOe and overlap the values of the hyperfine fields at the ¹¹B nuclei sites in the tetragonal and orthorhombic Fe₃B phases and also in the α-Fe phase containing boron as a substitutional impurity. The short-range order and local atomic structure of the amorphous Fe-B alloys were determined. The amorphous alloys are found to consist of microregions (clusters) with a short-range order similar to that in the tetragonal or orthorhombic Fe₃B phase or the α-Fe phase.     

The ionic conductivity variation in rapidly quenched lithium-containing glasses

The lithium ion conductivity of a wide variety of rapidly quenched glasses is studied both as a function of lithium ion content and with various additives which are likely to affect the microstructure of the glass. In each of the glass systems studied a maximum ionic conductivity of ≈10^?3 (ohms cm)^?1 is observed at 500 K, but this value is reached for different Li ion concentrations in different systems. Experiments with additions to the glass composition suggest that the availability of vacant interstitial sites in glasses of this type is not a limitation to fast ion conduction.     

NMR study of chemical short range order in Fe-B metallic glasses

¹¹B NMR study in glassy Fe_100?xB_x (12 ? x ? 24) suggests that B atoms will be fitted into some larger holes of Bernal polyhedrals only for x < 18, as the Polk model described. But for x ? 18, B atoms will occupy some positions of vertex sites of some polyhedras besides filling more larger holes until all of the larger holes are filled, like the Gaskell model pointed. Using this pattern, the big changes of the concentration dependence of some properties such as magnetic moments and Curie temperature at x = 18 can be interpreted.     

The ionic conductivity of rapidly quenched tungstate and molybdate glasses containing lithium halides

Rapidly quenched lithium tungstate and molybdate glasses containing up to 20 mole% lithium chloride and bromide additives have been prepared. The additives are found to give a small increase (up to a factor of two at room temperature) in the lithium ion conductivity of the glass which can be understood in terms of models developed for network forming glasses.     

Superconducting state parameters of CuCZr100-C metallic glasses

The theoretical investigation of the superconducting state parameters (SSP) viz. electron-phonon coupling strength λ, Coulomb pseudopotential μ*, transition temperature T _c, isotope effect exponent α and effective interaction strength N ₀ V of ten Cu _C Zr_100−C metallic glasses have been reported using Ashcroft’s empty core (EMC) model potential. Three local field correction functions proposed by Hartree (H), Taylor (T) and Ichimaru-Utsumi (IU) are used in the current investigation to study the screening influence on the aforesaid properties. It is observed that the electron-phonon coupling strength λ and the transition temperature T _C are quite sensitive to the selection of the local field correction functions, whereas the Coulomb pseudopotential μ*, isotope effect exponent α and effective interaction strength N ₀ V show weak dependences on local field correction functions. The T _c obtained from IU-local field correction function are found an excellent agreement with available theoretical or experimental data. Also, the present results are found in qualitative agreement with other such earlier reported data, which confirms the superconducting phase in metallic glasses.      

Local measurement of magnetic anisotropy in metallic glasses

By means of experiments with the domain structure of amorphous ferromagnets information about local magnetic anistropies can be obtained. The magnitude of these local anisotropies is derived from the reaction of the domains to external stresses.     

非晶合金的磁热效应及磁蓄冷性能

非晶合金的功能物性开发是突破非晶合金应用瓶颈的关键点之一.磁相变是非晶合金的一个重要特征.利用非晶合金的磁相变所带来的独特效应,可以将其应用于制冷领域.一方面非晶合金的磁热效应可以作为磁制冷材料应用于磁制冷机,另一方面非晶合金的比热突变可以作为磁蓄冷材料应用于低温制冷机.本文就非晶合金的磁热效应和磁蓄冷性能的原理、特征及其应用前景进行了详细介绍.     

NMR and magnetic susceptibility of CeCu6

NMR and magnetic susceptibility of CeCu₆ intermetallic compound were investigated. The most important contributions to the magnetic susceptibility are the Curie-Weiss term, expressing the paramagnetism of the localized f-electrons, and a temperature independent term for which all the contributions were estimated. The phenomenological exchange constantJ _sf between 4f — electron spins and conduction — electron spins is derived to be ?0·012 eV. The Knight shift and Curie temperature are discussed in terms of the Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida theory and in the Rocher's virtual bound states model. The s — f exchange integralΓ and the Fermi wavevectork _F are derived to be — 0·8 eV and 1·32 Å^?1, respectively.     

NMR signature of evolution of ductile-to-brittle transition in bulk metallic glasses

The mechanical properties of monolithic metallic glasses depend on the structures at atomic or subnanometer scales, while a clear correlation between mechanical behavior and structures has not been well established in such amorphous materials. In this work, we find a clear correlation of (27)Al NMR isotropic shifts with a microalloying induced ductile-to-brittle transition at ambient temperature in bulk metallic glasses, which indicates that the (27)Al NMR isotropic shift can be regarded as a structural signature to characterize plasticity for this metallic glass system. The study provides a compelling approach for investigating and understanding the mechanical properties of metallic glasses from the point of view of electronic structure.     

<Superscript>57</Superscript>Fe NMR study of amorphous and rapidly quenched crystalline Fe-B alloys

Amorphous and crystalline Fe-B alloys (5–25 at % B) were studied using pulsed ⁵⁷Fe nuclear magneticr esonance at 4.2 K. The alloy samples were prepared from a mixture of the ⁵⁷Fe and ¹⁰B isotopes by rapid quenching from the melt. In the microcrystalline Fe-(5–12 at %) B alloys, the resonance frequencies were measured for local states of ⁵⁷Fe nuclei in the tetragonal and orthorhombic Fe₃B phases and also in α-Fe. The resonance frequencies characteristic of ⁵⁷Fe nuclei in α-Fe crystallites with substitutional impurity boron atoms in the nearest neighborhood were also revealed. In the resonance frequency distribution P(f) in the amorphous Fe-(18–25) at % B alloys, there are frequencies corresponding to local Fe atom states with short-range order of the tetragonal and orthorhombic Fe₃B phases. As the boron content decreases below 18 at %, the P(f) distributions are shifted to higher frequencies corresponding to ⁵⁷Fe NMR for atoms exhibiting a short-range order of the α-Fe type. The local magnetic structure of the amorphous Fe-B alloys is also considered.     

Influence of annealing on magnetic properties of Co-based metallic glasses

The influence of low-temperature annealing on the magnetic hysteresis loop parameters of magnetostrictive Co-Si-B and nonmagnetostrictive Co-Fe-Si-B glasses was studied. The dependence of Curie temperature (T_C), crystallization temperature (T_x), full-stress-relaxation temperature, saturation magnetostriction constant, saturation magnetization and coercive field H_c on metalloids contents for as quenched Co_100-x(Si_0.5B_0.5)_x glasses was determined.It was found that annealing enhances remanence magnetization for all investigated Co-Si-B glasses. The coercive field of these glasses is influenced by annealing owing to: stress relaxation (resulting in an H_c decrease) and domain structure stabilization (resulting in an H_c increase). Significant H_c reduction for both magnetostrictive and non-magnetostrictive glasses was observed, after annealing above T_C. For glasses with T_C<>T_x, it was necessary to apply an external magnetic field in ord er to decrease H_c.It was found that non-magnetostrictive metallic glasses with low Curie temperatures (T_C ? 450 K) exhibit the most stable magnetic hysteresis loop parameters.     

Reduction of magnetic susceptibility broadening in NMR by susceptibility matching

A method is presented to reduce severe magnetic susceptibility broadening of NMR spectra of powders. It involves surrounding the particles of the powder with a liquid of the same magnetic susceptibility as the powder. Results are shown for the NbH_x, system.     

FeSiBP bulk metallic glasses with high magnetization and excellent magnetic softness

Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbons are one of the major soft magnetic materials, because of their superior magnetic properties such as the relatively high saturation magnetization (J_s) of 1.5–1.6 T and good magnetic softness. However, the preparation of the ordinary amorphous magnetic alloys requires cooling rates higher than 10⁴ K/s due to the low glass-forming ability (GFA) and thus restricts the material outer shape. Recently, Fe-metalloid-based bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) containing glass-forming elements such as Al, Ga, Nb, Mo, Y and so forth have been developed. These alloys have high GFA, leading to the formation of BMG rod with diameters of mm-order. However, the glass-forming metal elements in BMGs result in a remarkable decrease in magnetization. Basically, J_s depends on Fe content; hence, high J_s requires high Fe content in the Fe-based amorphous alloys or BMGs. On the other hand, high GFA requires a large amount of glass-forming elements in the alloys, which results in lower Fe content. Therefore, in substances, the coexistence of high J_s and high GFA is difficult. Since this matter should be immensely important from academia to industry in the material field, a great deal of effort has been devoted; however, it has remained unsolved for many years. In this paper, we present a novel Fe-rich FeSiBP BMG with high J_s of 1.51 T comparable to the ordinary Fe–Si–B amorphous alloy now in practical use as well as with high GFA leading to a rod-shaped specimen of 2.5 mm in diameter, obtained by Cu-mold casting in air.     

Spin echo and nuclear orientation study of metallic glasses

Hyperfine fields on Co nuclei in amorphous as-quenched and heat-treated Co₇₅Fe₅B₂₀ samples were studied by conventional NMR and by very low temperature nuclear orientation techniques. The Co spin echo measurement at 1.4 K yielded broad spectra between 130 – 260 MHz, with narrow maxima at 145.5 MHz and 155.1 MHz for as-quenched sample and with a broad maximum at 227 MHz for heat-treated sample well below the recrystallization point. The⁶⁰Co nuclear orientation measurements gave the mean value of hyperfine field B_hf15 T nearly independent of the sample heat-treatment. The spin-lattice relaxation was studied by pulse NMR and also by nuclear orientation thermal cycling technique.