The melt-spun SmFe_(12)B_x(x = 0, 0.50, 0.75,1.00, 1.25 and 1.50) ribbons were prepared at 40 m·s^(-1),and their structure and magnetic properties were studied by powder X-ray diffraction(XRD), vibrating sample m...The melt-spun SmFe_(12)B_x(x = 0, 0.50, 0.75,1.00, 1.25 and 1.50) ribbons were prepared at 40 m·s^(-1),and their structure and magnetic properties were studied by powder X-ray diffraction(XRD), vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM). XRD results indicate that SmFe_(12)B_x alloys with 0.50 ≤ x ≤ 1.00 are composed of single-phase TbCu_7-type structure. Moreover, it is found that the boron addition can inhibit the emergence of soft magnetic phase a-Fe and result in the increase in the axial ratio c/a. After annealing at 650 ℃ for 0.5 h, the metastable phase TbCu_7 initially decomposes into the stable phase Sm_2Fe_(14)B(Nd_2Fe_(14)B-type) and a-Fe. The value of magnetic moment per Fe atom increases slightly from 1.75 uB for boron-free sample to 1.80 uB for the x = 0.75 sample and then decreases again.In addition, the best magnetic properties of maximum energy product [(BH)_(max)] of 14.56 kJ·m^(-3), coercivity(H_(cj))of 172.6 kA·m^(-1) and remanence(B_r) of 0.45 T are obtained for the SmFe_(12)B_(1.00) alloy. Based on transmission electron microscopy(TEM) results, the average size of grains is around 197 nm for B-free sample and decreases to 95 nm for x = 1.00 sample, indicating that the addition of boron can refine grains.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51401028)
文摘The melt-spun SmFe_(12)B_x(x = 0, 0.50, 0.75,1.00, 1.25 and 1.50) ribbons were prepared at 40 m·s^(-1),and their structure and magnetic properties were studied by powder X-ray diffraction(XRD), vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM). XRD results indicate that SmFe_(12)B_x alloys with 0.50 ≤ x ≤ 1.00 are composed of single-phase TbCu_7-type structure. Moreover, it is found that the boron addition can inhibit the emergence of soft magnetic phase a-Fe and result in the increase in the axial ratio c/a. After annealing at 650 ℃ for 0.5 h, the metastable phase TbCu_7 initially decomposes into the stable phase Sm_2Fe_(14)B(Nd_2Fe_(14)B-type) and a-Fe. The value of magnetic moment per Fe atom increases slightly from 1.75 uB for boron-free sample to 1.80 uB for the x = 0.75 sample and then decreases again.In addition, the best magnetic properties of maximum energy product [(BH)_(max)] of 14.56 kJ·m^(-3), coercivity(H_(cj))of 172.6 kA·m^(-1) and remanence(B_r) of 0.45 T are obtained for the SmFe_(12)B_(1.00) alloy. Based on transmission electron microscopy(TEM) results, the average size of grains is around 197 nm for B-free sample and decreases to 95 nm for x = 1.00 sample, indicating that the addition of boron can refine grains.
