A contribution from the magnetoelastic effect to measured microwave permeability of thin ferromagnetic films

Microwave magnetic performance of thin ferromagnetic films is of interest in view of many technical problems. For measuring the microwave permeability, a shorted stripline technique is in common use. Recently, a coaxial technique has been developed for permeability measurements of films deposited onto a flexible substrate. The coaxial technique is reported to be advantageous over the conventional stripline method in wideband operating range and accuracy. In this paper, measurement results are presented which are obtained with these two techniques for Fe–N films. It is found that the magnetoelastic effect contributes greatly to the measured microwave permeability of the films. With the coaxial measurements under an external magnetic bias, this effect may be accounted for to estimate the permeability of a plane film sample. Additional information on the properties of the film can also be extracted from these data, such as estimations of average magnetic anisotropy field and of the magnetostriction constant of the film.     

Structural and Giant Magneto-impedance properties of Cr-incorporated Co-Fe-Si-B amorphous microwires

The investigation is focused on the effect of Cr incorporation for Co/Fe in (Co_0.5Fe_0.5)_78−xCr_xSi₈B₁₄ (x=0-12) amorphous microwires of 110 μm diameter prepared by in-water quenching technique. The rise in crystallization onset T_X1 with Cr addition revealed the elemental contribution against devitrification and a consequent thermal stability. Cr is unfavorable towards ferromagnetic ordering leading to a linear drop in Curie temperature T_ca with its rise in concentration. The presence of low Cr content upto Cr-4 at.% has been effective in drastically improving the Giant magneto-impedance (GMI) property. Cr content in the range of 4≤X≤10 has low magnetostriction and maximum field sensitivity in the as-quenched state. The GMI properties are further improved after annealing treatment. High content of Cr>10 is found to be deleterious towards GMI behavior and its consequent application as sensor material.     

Influence of low Co substitution on magnetoelastic properties of HoFe11Ti intermetallic compound

The thermal expansion and magnetostriction of HoFe_11−xCo_xTi (x=0, 0.3, 0.7 and 1) intermetallic compounds were measured, using the strain gauge method in the temperature range 77–590 K under applied magnetic fields up to 1.5 T. Results show that for samples with x=0 and 0.3, both linear thermal expansion and linear thermal expansion coefficient exhibit anomalies below the Curie temperature. Below room temperature, the spontaneous volume magnetostriction decreases with Co content. For all compounds studied, the anisotropic magnetostriction shows similar behaviour in the measured temperature range. The magnetostriction compensation occurs above room temperature in all samples. The volume magnetostriction shows a linear dependence on the applied field and by approaching the Curie temperature this trend changes to parastrictive behaviour. The results of the spontaneous magnetostriction are discussed based on the local magnetic moment model. The contribution of magnetostriction attributed to the magnetic sublattices R and T (Fe or Co) is discussed.     

Correlation of ferromagnetism and structure in Fe observed by high resolution X-ray diffraction

In order to find evidence of the ferromagnetic interaction, the crystal structure and the magnetic property of pure Fe are investigated from room temperature to 950 °C by measuring X-ray diffraction patterns and magnetizations. The ferro–paramagnetic transition occurs near 770 °C with large stretch and contraction of lattice constants, which is an evidence of correlation of ferromagnetism and crystal structure. The structural phase transition between α-bcc and γ-fcc is observed above 850 °C. The d-spaces between (011) and (101) planes, observed with a high resolution triple-axis X-ray diffractometer, differ at RT; Δd≡d₁₀₁–d₀₁₁≈0.45%. The structure of Fe is pseudocubic, showing a body-centered tetragonal structure of c/a<1 generated by magnetostriction (exchange striction) induced by spontaneous magnetization.     

Comparison of ferromagnetic resonance between amorphous wires and microwires

Measurements of magnetoimpedance in amorphous wires and microwires at the GHz region are presented here. The maxima observed in the magnetoimpedance of different samples in the high frequency range are attributed to the ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) that occurs when a sample is submitted to a longitudinal static magnetic field and an oscillating transversal field. While the appearance of a peak on the resistance and the drop of the inductance is explained by means of FMR, the dependence of the width of that resonance with different parameters (magnetic field, stress distribution, sample size, etc.) is not clearly understood, and therefore additional works to explain the value of the resonance width are needed. It is interesting to consider firstly, the influence of the diameter of the sample and thus the stress distribution on the FMR. The size and position of the FMR is found to be completely different for diameters ranging from 24 to 171 μm. The dependence of the frequency value at which the peak of the resistance is found can be explained by the different values of the anisotropy field in the sample. The width of the FMR changes drastically with the diameter of the sample and with the applied magnetic field and they will be discussed in this paper.     

A survey on the effect of vanadium content on the magnetoelastic properties of YFe12−xVx alloys

Experimental results on the thermal expansion and magnetostriction of YFe_12−xV_x (1.5≤x≤3.5) alloys are reported. The results show that the anisotropic magnetostriction (Δλ) at a finite field (1.5 T) increases with increasing vanadium content in the range of x<2. But for x>2, a decrease in the magnetic anisotropy with increasing vanadium content causes a decrease in the saturation values of Δλ. In addition, the thermal expansion coefficient becomes a minimum for x≈2. Experimental curves exhibit that the forced volume magnetostriction (ΔV/V) is positive and increases linearly with the applied field at high fields. But in the low field region (≤0.5 T), a minimum appears in the isothermal curves of ΔV/V around the saturation field. The results are explained by considering the influence of vanadium content on the magnetization anisotropy of YFe_12−xV_x compounds.     

From dipolar interactions of a random distribution of ferromagnetic particles to magnetostriction

The magnetostriction of a soft matrix, nonmagnetic, randomly filled by ferromagnetic particles is measured and calculated. Dipolar forces between particles have been calculated using a simple model of particles with the same permanent magnetic moment. Forces are injected in an FEM software to evaluate the strain of the composite. The longitudinal strain calculated for a cylinder-shape distribution is positive. A sample with the same shape has been prepared and shows the same strain.     

First-order transition switch-off of superconductivity in UGe2

The ac magnetic susceptibility, the thermal expansion and the magnetostriction were measured using a single crystalline sample of UGe₂ under pressure. We find that as the field exceeds a transition field, where the system transforms from a high pressure phase (P>P_X) into a low pressure phase (P<P_X), the superconductivity steeply collapses within a transient region arising from the pressure inhomogeneity. We also estimate an accurate value of P_X in zero temperature limit and a pressure distribution around it. Using thus estimated quantity, we argue that the superconductivity (in zero magnetic field) below the critical pressure is not intrinsic but extrinsic due to the pressure inhomogeneity.     

光纤弱磁场测量传感器

介绍了基于磁致伸缩原理的光纤弱磁场测量传感器的原理及实际传感器各部分的设计,给出了实验结果。     

Magnetoactive elastomers with periodic and random microstructures

We investigate the behavior of magnetoactive elastomers (MAEs) with periodic and random distributions of circular and elliptical fibers. For the MAEs with periodic microstructures, we develop finite element models and determine the local fields as well as the effective properties of MAEs with rectangular and quasi-hexagonal unit cells. For the MAEs with random microstructures, we derive a closed-form expression for the effective response making use of a recently developed theory (Ponte Castañeda and Galipeau, 2011). In particular, we determine the responses to pure shear loading in the presence of a magnetic field, both of which are aligned with the geometric axes of the fibers, and examine the roles of the deformation, concentration, particle shape, and distribution on the magnetostriction, actuation stress, and the magnetically induced stiffness of the composite. We show that the coupling effects are of second order in the concentration. This is consistent with the fact that these effects are primarily the result of the interaction between inclusions. We also demonstrate explicitly that the magnetomechanical coupling of these MAEs, when subjected to aligned loading conditions, depends not only on the magnetic susceptibility, but also, crucially, on its derivative with respect to the deformation. As a consequence, we find that the magnetoelastic effects may be quite different, even for composites with similar effective susceptibilities.