Investigation on peak frequency of the microwave absorption for carbonyl iron/epoxy resin composite

Microwave absorbing characteristics of carbonyl iron/epoxy resin composite with various volume concentrations were investigated in 0.1-18 GHz. According to the electromagnetic parameters and thicknesses of the sample, numerical calculation and experiment have demonstrated that the frequency dependence of the microwave absorption comply with the quarter-wavelength (λ/4) matching model that may explain not only the peak frequency but also the number of the peaks. It implies that the quarter-wavelength condition can be successfully applied to understand and predict the peak frequency of the microwave absorption for ferromagnetic metal-based composites.     

A Structural,Magnetic and Mössbauer Study of Tb0.3Dy0.7(Fe1−x Al x )1.95 Alloys

A structural, magnetic and Mössbauer study of a series of Tb_0.3Dy_0.7(Fe_1–x Al _x )_1.95 alloys (x=0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30, 0.35) at room temperature is presented. It was found that the primary phase of the Tb_0.3Dy_0.7(Fe_1–x Al _x )_1.95 alloys is the MgCu₂-type cubic Laves phase structure when x<0.3 and a small amount of a second phase, RFe₃ (R: rare-earth element), is present when 0.3x0.35. The lattice constant of the Tb_0.3Dy_0.7(Fe_1–x Al _x )_1.95 alloys increases approximately monotonically with increasing x. The substitution of Al increases slightly the magnetostriction in a low magnetic field (H500 Oe). However, the magnetostriction decreases sharply, but is saturated more easily with increasing x in a higher applied field. The analysis of the Mössbauer spectra allows the determination of the easy axes of magnetization in these alloys. Moreover, the dependence of the hyperfine-field, isomer shift and quadrupole splitting on the Al concentration, x, for the Tb_0.3Dy_0.7(Fe_1–x Al _x )_1.95 alloys are reported and discussed.     

Magnetic properties of ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles produced by a low-temperature solid-state reaction method

ZnFe₂O₄ nanoparticles with average grain size ranging from 40 to 60 nm behaving superparamagnetic at room temperature have been produced using a low-temperature solid-state reaction (LTSSR) method without ball-milling process. Abnormal magnetic properties such as S-shape hysteresis loops and non-zero magnetic moments were observed. ZnFe₂O₄ nanoparticles were also synthesized using a NaOH coprecipitation method and a PVA sol-gel method to study the relationship between the preparation processes and the magnetic properties. Spin-glass behavior was observed in the low temperature solid-state reaction produced Zn ferrite in the zero-field cooled (ZFC) measurement. Our work proves that the various preparation methods will to some extent determine the properties of magnetic nanoparticles.     

Hyperfine interactions and electronic structures of BaFe 2 As 2 : a first-principles LDA+U study

The hyperfine parameters of hyperfine fields, electric field gradients and isomer shifts at the Fe site are investigated based on the first-principles calculations of the electronic structures using LDA (GGA)+U method in the low-temperature orthorhombic antiferromagnetic phase of undoped BaFe₂As₂. It is fond that the electric field gradient of Fe nucleus is highly related with the electronic structures close to the Fermi level. Though the addition of negative on-site Coulomb interaction to Fe-3d states improves the calculated magnetic moment of Fe atom and the hyperfine parameters of Fe nucleus when U = ?0.1 Ry (?0.08 Ry) for GGA+U (LDA+U) method, a negative U correction does not capture the right physics of this system. The calculations prove the strong coupling between the magnetic, structural and electronic properties in antiferromagnetic BaFe₂As₂ parent.     

Magnetic moment distributions in a-Fe nanowire array

With the developing requirement of magnetic recording density, perpendicular magnetic re-cording is an important approach and attracts considerable interest[1,2]. In perpendicular magnetic recording technology, it is expected that the preferred direction of magnetization and magnetic moments are perpendicular to the disk, high remanence, high coercivity and small size are also demanded for the magnetic recording elements[3]. Recently, people have electrodeposited mag-netic metal nanowires into…     

A structural, magnetostrictive and M(o)ssbauer study of Tb0.3Dy0.7(Fe0.9T0.1)1.95 alloys

The effect of ⅢA metal and transition metal T substitution for Fe on crystal structure, magnetostriction and spontaneous magnetostriction, anisotropy and spin reorientation of a series of polycrystalline Tb0.3Dy0.7(Fe0.9T0.1)1.95 (T = Mn, Fe, Co, B, Al, Ga) alloys at room temperature were investigated systematically. It was found that the primary phase of the Tb0.3Dy0.7(Fe0.9T0.1)1.95 alloys is the MgCu2-type cubic Laves phase structure for different substitution. The magnetostriction λs decrases greatly for the substitution of IIIA metal B, Al and Ga, but is saturated more easily for Al and Ga substitution, showing that the Al and Ga substitution is beneficial to a decrease in the magnetocrystalline anisotropy of Tb0.3Dy0.7(Fe0.9T0.1)1.95 alloys. However, the substitution of transition metal Mn and Co decreases slightly the magnetostriction λs. It was also found that the effect of different substitutions on the spontaneous magnetostriction λ111 is distinct. The analysis of the Mossbauer spectra indicates that the easy magnetization direction in the {110} plane deviates slightly from the main axis of symmetry for Al and Ga substitution, namely spin reorientation, but it does not change evidently for B, Mn and Co substitution.     

Synthesis of Fe3O4 particle-chain microwires in applied magnetic field

Fe₃O₄ particle-chain microwires are firstly synthesized under magnetic field by a simple coprecipitation method. The increase of magnetic field caused the lengthening of the wires, and doubled densities of starting solution lead to a halved diameter. It was supposed that the magnetic field gradient and the particular growing process of particles are the main factors of the formation of these microwires. Magnetic hysteresis curves of Fe₃O₄ microwires were also measured.     

Magnetic moment distributions in α- Fe nanowire array

α-Fe nanowire array has been electrodeposited into anodic aluminum oxide template. The magnetic moment distributions, in the interior and near the extremities of α-Fe nanowire with 60 nm in diameter, have been studied by means of transmission Mössbauer spectroscopy (MS), conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy (CEMS) and micromagnetic simulation. Transmission Mössbauer spectrum (MS) shows that the magnetic moments, inside the α-Fe nanowire array, are well parallel to nanowire, while conversion electron Mössbauer spectrum (CEMS) reveals that the magnetic moments, near the extremities of nanowire, diverge from the long axis of wire, and the average diverging angle calculated by the intensity ratio of the 2,5 peaks is about 24.0°. Moreover, the magnetic moment distributions of different depths to the top of wire are counted using micromagnetic simulation, which indicates that, the interior magnetic moments are strictly parallel to nanowire, and the closer the magnetic moment to the top of wire, the larger the diverging angle. Magnetic measurement shows that this α-Fe nanowire array represents a strong magnetic anisotropy.     

Effect of shape of Fe3Al particles on their microwave permeability and absorption properties

Flake-shaped and sphere-shaped Fe₃Al powder-paraffine composites have been studied in the microwave frequency range. Mössbauer results show that the flake-shaped Fe₃Al particles have easy magnetization plane, which indicates that it is planar-anisotropy. Enhanced permeability is achieved in flake-shaped Fe₃Al compared with the sphere-shaped Fe₃Al. The permeability is further enhanced by using a rotational orientation method. The complex permeability can be characterized by the superposition of two types of magnetic resonance. The resonance peak at high frequency is attributed to the natural resonance, while the peak at low frequency is attributed to the domain-wall resonance. By employing the shape effect and the rotational orientation, the peak frequency of reflection loss for the oriented sample was adjusted to L-band. The planar-anisotropy Fe₃Al powder-paraffine composite can be attractive candidates for thinner microwave absorbers in L-band (1-2 GHz).