Torque magnetometer measurements of the temperature dependence of induced anisotropy energy and of saturation magnetization in amorphous Fe40Ni40P14B6

Induced anisotropy energy K_u and saturation magnetization M have been measured as a function of temperature T between 77 K and T_c on co$\text{n}$venient specimens of amorphous Fe₄₀Ni₄₀P₁₄B₆ by means of a torque magnetometer. The M vs. T curve is found to follow an anomalously low behaviour with respect to crystalline materials. The exper$\text{i}$mental K_u vs. T curve is well fitted by a M² law, also different from higher power laws typical of crystalline alloys.