Fe83Ga17Prx alloys,where x=0,0.2,0.4,0.6 and 1.0,were prepared by a non-consumable vacuum arc melting technique under an inert argon gas atmosphere.The crystal structure and surface morphologies of the alloys were stu...Fe83Ga17Prx alloys,where x=0,0.2,0.4,0.6 and 1.0,were prepared by a non-consumable vacuum arc melting technique under an inert argon gas atmosphere.The crystal structure and surface morphologies of the alloys were studied by X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM),respectively.Local compositional variations were measured by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDXS).The magnetostriction coefficients of the alloys were measured by means of a differential resistive strain sensor.The magnetism of the sample was measured by a vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM).The results show that the parent Fe83Ga17 alloy consists of a single A2 phase of bcc symmetry,whereas the Pr doped Fe83Ga17 alloys are composed of the A2 phase of bcc structure and a small volume fraction of PrGa2 as a secondary phase.Most importantly,with increasing x,the magnetostriction coefficient of the Fe83Ga17Prx alloys first increases reaching a maximum saturation magnetostriction coefficient of192 ppm for x=0.6 at a magnetic field strength of 486 kA/m,then decreased.This maximum represents a 400% increase over the parent alloy with a mere 0.6 at% Pr doping.展开更多
Fe_(81)Al_(19)Tb_(x)(x=0,0.05,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4)alloys were prepared by a non-consumable vacuum arc melting technique under an inert argon gas atmosphere.The microstructures of the alloys were studied by X-ray diffracti...Fe_(81)Al_(19)Tb_(x)(x=0,0.05,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4)alloys were prepared by a non-consumable vacuum arc melting technique under an inert argon gas atmosphere.The microstructures of the alloys were studied by X-ray diffraction(XRD)and scanning electron microscopy combined with an energy dispersive spectroscopy(SEM/EDS).The magnetic properties and magnetostriction coefficients of the alloys were measured by a vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM)and adifferential resistive strain sensor,respectively.The results show that the Fe_(81)Al_(19)alloy consists of a single A2 phase with bcc structure,whereas the Tb doped Fe_(81)Al_(19)alloys are composed of the A2 phase and a small amount of rare earth-rich phase.The doping of the rare earth element Tb makes the Fe_(81)Al_(19)alloy preferentially oriented along with the<100>crystal direction.With the increase of Tb content,the magnetostriction coefficient of the alloy first increases and then decreases.When x=0.1,the magnetostriction coefficient reaches the maximum,which is 146×10^(−6).Compared with the as-cast Fe_(81)Al_(19)alloy(27×10^(−6)),it increases by 441%.The enhanced magnetostrictive properties are mainly attributed to the preferred orientation along<100>of A2 phase of the Tb doped Fe_(81)Al_(19)alloys and lattice distortion caused by the small amount of rare earth atoms entering the Fe-Al alloy lattice.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51661027).
文摘Fe83Ga17Prx alloys,where x=0,0.2,0.4,0.6 and 1.0,were prepared by a non-consumable vacuum arc melting technique under an inert argon gas atmosphere.The crystal structure and surface morphologies of the alloys were studied by X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM),respectively.Local compositional variations were measured by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDXS).The magnetostriction coefficients of the alloys were measured by means of a differential resistive strain sensor.The magnetism of the sample was measured by a vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM).The results show that the parent Fe83Ga17 alloy consists of a single A2 phase of bcc symmetry,whereas the Pr doped Fe83Ga17 alloys are composed of the A2 phase of bcc structure and a small volume fraction of PrGa2 as a secondary phase.Most importantly,with increasing x,the magnetostriction coefficient of the Fe83Ga17Prx alloys first increases reaching a maximum saturation magnetostriction coefficient of192 ppm for x=0.6 at a magnetic field strength of 486 kA/m,then decreased.This maximum represents a 400% increase over the parent alloy with a mere 0.6 at% Pr doping.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51661027)the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia(2019MS05002,2020MS05075)。
文摘Fe_(81)Al_(19)Tb_(x)(x=0,0.05,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4)alloys were prepared by a non-consumable vacuum arc melting technique under an inert argon gas atmosphere.The microstructures of the alloys were studied by X-ray diffraction(XRD)and scanning electron microscopy combined with an energy dispersive spectroscopy(SEM/EDS).The magnetic properties and magnetostriction coefficients of the alloys were measured by a vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM)and adifferential resistive strain sensor,respectively.The results show that the Fe_(81)Al_(19)alloy consists of a single A2 phase with bcc structure,whereas the Tb doped Fe_(81)Al_(19)alloys are composed of the A2 phase and a small amount of rare earth-rich phase.The doping of the rare earth element Tb makes the Fe_(81)Al_(19)alloy preferentially oriented along with the<100>crystal direction.With the increase of Tb content,the magnetostriction coefficient of the alloy first increases and then decreases.When x=0.1,the magnetostriction coefficient reaches the maximum,which is 146×10^(−6).Compared with the as-cast Fe_(81)Al_(19)alloy(27×10^(−6)),it increases by 441%.The enhanced magnetostrictive properties are mainly attributed to the preferred orientation along<100>of A2 phase of the Tb doped Fe_(81)Al_(19)alloys and lattice distortion caused by the small amount of rare earth atoms entering the Fe-Al alloy lattice.
