Magnetic behaviors of cerium oxide-based thin films deposited using electrochemical method

Zn and Co multi-doped CeO2 thin films have been prepared using an anodic electrochemical method. The structures and magnetic behaviors are characterized by several techniques, in which the oxygen states in the lattice and the absorptive oxygen bonds at the surface are carefully examined. The absorptive oxygen bond is about 50% of the total oxygen bond by using a semi-quantitative method. The value of actual stoichiometry δ′ is close to 2. The experimental results indicate that the thin films are of a cerium oxide-based solid solution with few oxygen vacancies in the lattice and many absorptive oxygen bonds at the surface. Week ferromagnetic behaviors were evidenced by observed M-H hysteresis loops at room temperature. Furthermore, an evidence of relative ferromagnetic contributions was revealed by the temperature dependence of magnetization. It is believed that the ferromagnetic contributions exhibited in the M-H loops originate from the absorptive oxygen on the surface rather than the oxygen vacancies in the lattice.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Magnetic Behavior of a Novel Cd(Ⅱ) Complex with Four Nitroxide Radicals

A novel diamagnetic-metal Cd（Ⅱ） complex with four nitroxide radicals[Cd（IM4Py）4Cl2]（IM4Py=2-（4＇-pyridinyl）-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl） was synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses,IR spectra,UV-Vis spectra and X-ray single crystal diffraction.The complex crystallized in triclinic space group P1 with a=0.93285（14） nm,b=1.16827（18） nm,c=1.3660（2） nm,α=112.759（2）°,β=104.524（2）°,γ=92.008（3）°,V= 1.3143（3） nm3,Z=1,Dc=1.335 g/cm3,the final R1=0.0423 and wR2=0.1009.In the title complex,each Cd（Ⅱ） ion adopting a distorted octahedral geometry is coordinated by two Cl-anions and four pyridyl-N atoms from four IM4Py ligands.The magnetic measurements show the weak antiferromagnetic interactions between the nitroxide radicals.

Dynamic magnetic behavior of the mixed spin (2, 5/2) Ising system with antiferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic interactions on a bilayer square lattice

Using the mean-field theory and Glauber-type stochastic dynamics, we study the dynamic magnetic properties of the mixed spin （2, 5/2） Ising system for the antiferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic （AFM/AFM） interactions on the bilayer square lattice under a time varying （sinusoidal） magnetic field. The time dependence of average magnetizations and the thermal variation of the dynamic magnetizations are examined to calculate the dynamic phase diagrams. The dynamic phase diagrams are presented in the reduced temperature and magnetic field amplitude plane and the effects of interlayer coupling interaction on the critical behavior of the system are investigated. We also investigate the influence of the frequency and find that the system displays richer dynamic critical behavior for higher values of frequency than that of the lower values of it. We perform a comparison with the ferromagnetic/ferromagnetic （FM/FM） and AFM/FM interactions in order to see the effects of AFM/AFM interaction and observe that the system displays richer and more interesting dynamic critical behaviors for the AFM/AFM interaction than those for the FM/FM and AFM/FM interactions.

Insight into the magnetic behavior and magnetocaloric effect of a borophene monolayer

The successful discovery of borophene has opened a new door for the development of 2D materials.Due to its excellent chemical,electronic and thermal properties,borophene has shown considerable potential in supercapacitors,hydrogen storage and batteries.In this paper,the thermodynamic characteristics and magnetocaloric effect of borophene are specifically studied using the Monte Carlo method.We find that there is an opposite impact between the spin quantum number and the crystal field on the magnetization,magnetic susceptibility,specific heat and magnetic entropy of the system.Moreover,increasing the spin quantum number or decreasing the absolute value of the crystal field can improve the relative cooling power,the coercivity(h_(c)),and the remanence(M_(R))and the area of the loop.

Direct imaging of stress-induced magnetic behavior transitions

Stress induction plays a special role in performance control for material science.So far,it has remained challenging to systematically investigate magnetoelectric effect under stress-mediated interaction.Here we constructed a magnetoelectric device with piezoelectric stress induction,in which the stress plays a crucial intermediate role during the controllable modification of the magnetic behavior transitions under the magnetic field or current pulse driven process.The compressive stress was found to make the above process easier and reduce energy consumption via changing the magnetic domain energy state.Meanwhile,both the domain distribution and domain-wall driven process are sensitive to stress intensity.Our magnetoelectric device integrated the advantages of voltage-stress and spin-current for the control of magnetic behavior transition with the help of micro-nano processing.For the stress-induced magnetic behavior in magnetic materials was directly imaged and quantificationally investigated,the complex interactions between stress,magnetic domain motion,magnetic field,and spin current have been clarified.

Mechanical,corrosion and magnetic behavior of a CoFeMn_(1.2)NiGa_(0.8) high entropy alloy

In this study,a magnetic high entropy alloy(HEA)of CoFeMn_(1.2)NiGa_(0.8)was designed and prepared by arc melting in order to investigate its mechanical,corrosion and magnetic behavior.The results show that the alloy mainly possesses body-centered cubic(BCC)phase and face-centered cubic(FCC)phase.A high compressive strength of 1450 MPa,a strain of 18.5%and a relatively low yield strength of 303MPa in as-cast condition at room temperature can be achieved in the present alloy.In-situ high-energy X-ray diffraction technique was employed to reveal the deformation mechanism of Co Fe Mn_(1.2)Ni Ga_(0.8)under uniaxial compression and the results show that the competition between BCC phase and FCC phase plays a significant role during the compressive process.The corrosion behavior of Co Fe Mn_(1.2)Ni Ga_(0.8)was investigated in 3.5 wt%Na Cl solution and it turned out that the alloy possessed good corrosion resistance.At last,the magnetic behavior of the Co Fe Mn_(1.2)Ni Ga_(0.8)alloy was studied and it can present a high saturation magnetization of 94.5 emu/g and a coercivity of 26.4 Oe at 4 K.This work indicates that the present Co Fe Mn_(1.2)Ni Ga_(0.8)HEA has promising applications as future magnetic functional materials.

Single molecule magnetic behavior and photo-enhanced proton conductivity in a series of photochromic complexes

Molecules with multifunctional properties are of immense interest in hybrid materials, while challenges still existed because of the limited compatibility of multiple functionalities in a single system. In this work, a series of metal-organic complexes were synthesized and characterized under the assembly of electron donor phosphonate, electron acceptor polypyridine ligand and spin carrier rare earth ions. All the compounds exhibited remarkable and reversible responses with photochromism and photomodulated fluorescence, originated from photogenerated radicals via electron transfer from phosphonates to polypyridine ligands. For the Dy analog, slow magnetic relaxation was observed at cryogenic temperature, indicating the single-molecule magnetic behavior. Furthermore, photogenerated radicals could enhance the proton conductive behavior, with about 2 times larger in magnitude after light irradiation for Dy and Y compounds. The introduction of photoluminescence, magnetism and proton conduction into metallic phosphonates can provide potential applications for photochromic materials.

Ionothermal Synthesis, Structure, Thermal Properties and Magnetic Behaviors of a Novel Dinuclear Copper(Ⅱ) Coordination Compound

A novel dinuclear copper(Ⅱ)coordination compound,[CuⅡ(Hpdc)(phen)Cl][CuⅡ(pdc)(phen)]·4 H2 O(1,H2 pdc=pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid,phen=1,10-phenanthroline),has been obtained by an ionothermal method using the ionic liquid 3-butyl-1-methylimidazolium bromide([Bmim]Br)as solvent,and fully characterized by elemental analyses,energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDX),IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.1 belongs to the triclinic system,space group■with a=11.406(4),b=11.801(5),c=16.093(6)?,α=106.124(6)°,β=113.480(7)°,γ=93.853(7)°,Z=2,V=1942.3(13)?3,Dc=1.570 g·cm-3,F(000)=928,μ=1.235 mm-1,the final R=0.0588,wR=0.1369 and S=1.013.The compound exhibits a two-dimensional layered structure constructed by[CuⅡ(Hpdc)(phen)Cl]and[CuⅡ(pdc)(phen)]fragments via the hydrogen bonds andπ-πstacking interactions.In addition,its thermal properties and magnetic behaviors were also studied in detail.The magnetic properties revealed that there is a ferromagnetic interaction between Cu…Cu in 1.

Anomalous Behavior of Magnetic Hysteresis Loop for SmCo_5 Alloy

Magnetic properties and microstructure of SmCo_5 alloys were examined. It is found that the coercivity ofthe alloy is strongly influenced by its microstructure. If more non- 1 : 5 phase precipitated particles wereformed, which are properly due to the existing of oxygen in the alloys introduced during the heat treatment process, the magnetic properties of the alloy decrease.

Behavior of Medium-frequency Core Loss in Fe-based Nanocrystalline Soft Magnetic Alloys

The dependences of the power loss per cycle on frequency have been investigated in the ranges of 100 Hz<= f<=25000 Hz and 0.1 T< =Bm <=1.0 T for three main original magnetic states in five sorts of Fe-based nanocrystalline soft magnetic alloys. The measured and calculated results showed that the total power loss per cycle clearly exhibited a nonlinear behavior in the range below 3 kHz～5 kHz depending on both the magnetic state and the value of Dm, whereas it showed a quasi-linear behavior above this range. The total loss was decomposed into hysteresis loss, classical eddy current loss and excess loss, the obvious nonlinear behavior has been confirmed to be completely determined by the dependence of the excess loss on frequency. It has been indicated that the change rate of the excess loss per cycle with respect to frequency sharp decreases with increasing frequency in the range below about 3 kHz～5 kHz, wherease the rate of change slowly varies above this range, thus leading to the quasilinear behavior of the total loss per cycle. In this paper, some linear expressions of the total loss per cycle has been given in a wider medium-frequency segment, which can be used for roughly estimating the total loss.

Positron Annihilation Behaviors and Magnetic Properties of Single-phase Nd_2Fe_(14)B and NanocompositeNd_2Fe_(14)B/α-Fe Magnets

Positron annihilation behaviors have been studied in the single phase Nd2Fe14B magnet and the nanocomposite Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe magnet, prepared by melt spinning. The results showed that the number of vacancy-cluster at grain boundaries increases with increasing annealing temperature for the both types of magnets. The increase of this kind of defect can improve the coercivity of the single-phase magnet. Conversely,the increase of vacancy-cluster amount leads to decreasing of the coercivity for the nanocomposite magnet. It implies that the mechanism of dominant magnetic hardening for the two types of magnets is different, and the domain walls pinning mechanism in the single-phase magnet and the reversal magnetization nucleation mechanism in the nanocomposite magnet operate, respectively.

Electron Transport Behavior in a Mirror Magnetic Field and a Uniform Electric Field

A Monte Carlo simulation technique has been used to model the electron transport' behavior, especially the electron density and energy distributions under the influence of a mirror magnetic field and a uniform electric field in a positive column of helium direct current(DC) gas discharge Graphs showing the electron density and energy distributions, and the percentage of electrons that reach the wall and the end of the positive column are presented. The results indicate that the mirror magnetic field can control the electron transport behavior in the positive column which are in good agreement with experimental results.

Phase Evolution and Magnetic Properties of Sn_(1-2x)Fe_xNb_xO_2(0.45≤x≤0.50)

Sn1-2xFexNbxO2（0.45≤x≤0.50） samples were prepared at 1000 ℃ via a simple chemical co-precipitation method.The effects of the concentrations of Sn doped on the structures and magnetic properties of the samples have been investigated.A systematic variation from monoclinic to orthorhombic FeNbO4 structure was observed with increasing Sn content.The phase evolutions were observed from monoclinic structure with x=0.50 to the coexistence of monoclinic and orthorhombic structures with x=0.48,0.47,0.46,and then to orthorhombic structure with x=0.45.Antiferromagnetic behavior was observed for all the samples,and the magnetic ordering temperatures decrease with increasing Sn concentration,which further indicated the sequence of phase transitions.The results suggest that the incorporation of Sn can stabilize the orthorhombic FeNbO4.

MAGNETIZATION BEHAVIOR IN SINTERED Nd-Fe-B MAGNETS

Magnetization and demagnetization curves and hysteresis loops applied different magnetizing.fields in sintered Nd-Fe-B and Nd-Dy-Fe-B magnets from thermally demagnetized and dc field-demagnetized states were investigated at temperatures of up to 150℃.The first-quadrant remagnetization curves and the curves of coercive forces _MH_C versus rernagnetizing fietds H_m from dc field-demagnetized state at room temperature show a step around magnetizing field as absolute value of the maximum intrinsic coercivity.The steps of _MH_C-H_m curves shifted to lower remagnetizing fields and the shapes of magnetization curves changed from step type to precipitous type when temperature went up to 100～150℃ or after the specimen was thermally demagnetized at a temperature higher than the Curie temperature.The steep rise of knee coereivity with increasing magnetizing field is behind that of _MH_C.Note that the magnetic hardening in sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets is controlled by pinning of domain walls.

Modulation of Void Motion Behavior in a Magnetized Dusty Plasma

Based on fluid equations, we show a time-dependent self-consistent nonlinear model for void formation in magnetized dusty plasmas. The cylindrical configuration is applied to better illustrate the effects of the static magnetic field, considering the azimuthal motion of the dusts. Tile nonlinear evolution of the dust void and the rotation of the dust particles are then investigated numerically. The results show that, similar to the unmagnetized one-dimensional model, the radial ion dragplays a crucial role in the evolution of the void. Moreover, the dust rotation is driven by the azimuthal ion drag force exerting on the dust. As the azimuthal component of ion velocity increases linearly with the strength of the magnetic field, tile azimuthal component of dust velocity increases synchronously. Moreover, the angular velocity gradients of the dust rotation show a sheared dust flow around the void.

Magnetic transition and large reversible magnetocaloric effect in EuCu_(1.75)P_2 compound

The magnetocaloric effect（MCE） in EuCu1.75P2 compound is studied by the magnetization and heat capacity measurements.Magnetization and modified Arrott plots indicate that the compound undergoes a second-order phase transition at TC ～ 51 K.A large reversible MCE is observed around TC.The values of maximum magnetic entropy change（-△SxMma） reach 5.6 J·kg^-1·K-1 and 13.3 J·kg^-1·K-1 for the field change of 2 T and 7 T,respectively,with no obvious hysteresis loss in the vicinity of Curie temperature.The corresponding maximum adiabatic temperature changes（△Tadmax） are evaluated to be 2.1 K and 5.0 K.The magnetic transition and the origin of large MCE in EuCu1.75P2 are also discussed.

Preparation of New Type Ni-P Micro/Nano Metal Material Based on Bacteria Shape

A new type of Ni-P alloy with rod-shape was prepared by electroless deposition method based on the shape of Nocadia, a kind of bacteria. The material was characterized by microbiological method, scanning electron microscope, energy dispersion spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and vibrant sample magnetometer. It was found that Ni-P alloy deposited on Nocadia surface was amorphous when pH=8.0. The amount of Ni crystalline increased with pH of plating solution. Ni-P nano-particles deposited on active locations on the surface at the initial stage, and then homogeneous Ni-P film formed with time. Nocadia remained their original rod shape after Ni-P nano-particles deposition. The new type metal material formed of Ni-P alloy with nano-particles was prepared. The mag- netization of the material prepared at pH=9.7 is greater than that prepared at pH=8.0. The magnetic loss of the material prepared at pH=9.7 is less than 0.1. The dielectric loss exceeds 0.3 when frequency is higher than 14 GHz, which is 1.5 at 18 GHz. The new type Ni-P metal material with Nocadia shape has dielectric loss property.

On the Asymptotic Behavior of Nonlinear Schrodinger Equations with Magnetic Effect

The purpose of this paper is to study the long time asymptotic behavior for a nonlinear Schrdinger equations with magnetic effect. Under certain conditions, we prove the existence and nonexistence of the non-trivial free asymptotic solutions. In addition, the decay estimates of the solutions are also obtained.

New wheel-shaped Ln_(6) clusters for conversion of CO_(2) and magnetic properties

A series of novel hexanuclear lanthanide dusters,namely,[Ln_(6)(HL)_(6)(NO_(3))_(6)]·3CH_(3)CN(Ln=Gd(1),Tb(2),Dy(3)and Er(4))was assembled using a multidentate ligand H3L(trolamine).The clusters 1-4 show a wheel-shaped Ln_(6)topology with the approximate diameter and thickness of 1.5 and 0.7 nm,respectively.All of them show high thermal stability.In the aspect of the catalytic capacities for the cycloaddition reactions of CO_(2)and epoxide,the reaction conditions,the substrate scope,and possible catalytic mechanism were investigated.The highest yield for clusters 1-4 is up to 99%at 333 K for 12 h.In particular,cluster 1 can be reused at least three times with no obvious loss of catalytic performance and keep the integrity of the crystal structure.Magnetic investigations reveal that cluster 1 exhibits a relatively large magnetocaloric effect with-ΔS_(m)=41.43 J/(kg·K)(T=3.0 K,7.0 T);while cluster 3 displays slow magnetic relaxation behavior under zero dc field with U_(eff)=0.51 K andτ_(0)=2.54×10^(-5)s.

A transcranial magnetic stimulation study on Alzheimer's diseae and behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia

Objective To investigate the changes in cortical excitability and inhibitory circuits of patients with Alzheimer’s disease(AD)or behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia(bv FTD)using transcranial magnetic stimulation(TMS).Methods Forty-four patients with AD,30 patients with bv FTD and 44 healthy controls were enrolled in the study.The epidemiological data