Microwave absorption properties of FeSiBNbCu glass-covered amorphous wires

Coaxially dielectric samples consisting of different packing ratios of glass-covered Fe73.5Si13.5B9Nb3Cu1 amorphous wires embedded in a paraffin wax matrix were fabricated, and the influence of short-wire packing ratio (3%-9% in mass fraction) and thickness (1-7 mm) on the microwave absorption properties was systematically investigated in microwave frequency range of 2-18 GHz. X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and scalar network analyzer (SNA) were used for characterizing microstructure and evaluating microwave absorption properties. Experimental results show the significant frequency (6-18 GHz) dependence of the complex relative permeability and permittivity. The reflection loss (RL) with different thickness and short-wire packing ratio reveals that the composite sample containing 7% exhibits better microwave absorption behavior with its minimum value of RL reaching-34 dB in thickness of 3 mm at 14 GHz. Therefore, it is significantly useful to develop microwire-dielectric materials with much wider absorption band for microwave absorption applications.

Frequency dependence of magnetization and giant magneto impedance effect of amorphous wires

The frequency dependence of magnetization process and giant magneto impedance （GMI） effect of Co-rich melt-extracted amorphous wires was studied by Kerr effect and impedance analyzer, respectively. It is demonstrated that the transverse Kerr intensity and the corresponding GMI response increase with increasing frequency, which contributes to the upgraded skin effect. However, the skin depth has a slothful trend with frequency when it is up to the megahertz range, which gives rise to the transformation of magnetization. The process is much more sensitive to the direct current magnetic field and the sensitive change of the circular permeability, and GMI response is observed as its consequence. This proves that the evolution of circumferential magnetization and the corresponding permeability with the direct current magnetic field is the essence of GMI response, and a much more sensitive magnetization promises a better GMI response.

Influence of the distance between two voltage contacts on giant magneto-impedance of Co-based amorphous wires

The Co75Fe4.2Si8B12Nb0.8 amorphous wires of 30μm in diameter are produced by melt extraction and annealing at 450℃ for 20 min in vacuum with a longitudinal or transverse field of 40 kA/m. Distances between the two voltage contacts of 6, 5, 4 and 2 mm are obtained by moving the two voltage contacts towards the centre of the sample at the same time. Results indicate that magneto-impedance response is dependent on the distance significantly. As distance decreases from 6 to 2 mm, AZ/Z reduces from 609% to 95% and giant magneto-impedance （GMI） profiles change from two-peak to single-peak. Besides, field sensitivity improves from 0.47%/（A/m） to 0.76%/（A/m） when the single-peak GMI just appears. It is therefore concluded that actual measurements can be made comparable only by taking into account the influence of distance between two voltage contacts for a magneto-impedance measurement.

Giant Stress-Impedance Effect in Co_(71.8)Fe_( 4.9)Nb_(0.8)Si_(7.5)B_(15) Glass-Covered Amorphous Wires

The giant stress-impedance （GSI） effect in as-cast and DC current annealed Co71.8Fe4.9 Nb0.8Si7.5 B15 amorphous glass-covered wires is presented. The SI ratio of the as-cast sample exhibits negative GSI effect. For the sample annealed by 60 mA DC current, the SI ratio first increases with applied tensile stress, then decreases. The maximum ΔZ/Z ratio of 304% is obtained. Frequency dependence in the range from 1 to 110 MHz of the GSI effect is investigated. Experimental results show that the real part R and the imaginary part X of impedance play an important role at high frequency and low frequency, respectively. At 1 MHz, the maximum AX/X ratio of 1448% is obtained. At 110 MHz, the maximum AR/R ratio of 648% is obtained.

Effect of glass removal on the GMI effect of Co_(71.8)Fe_(4.9)Nb_(0.8)Si_(7.5)B_(15) amorphous glass-covered wires

During the past several years, giant magneto-impedance effect (GMI) in amorphous wires has generated growing interest in the science community because of their applications in sensors. The giant magneto-impedance effect in Co71.8Fe4.9Nb0.8Si7.5B15 amorphous glass-covered wires (AGCW) consists of strong changes in the high frequency impedance with a small DC magnetic field. When f=1 MHz, there is no GMI effect due to the fact that the magnetic penetration depth is higher than their radius. As the frequency increases, the GMI effect becomes important in both the glass-covered wire and the wire after glass removal. Field dependence of the impedance has a similar behaviour to the AGCW ones, when a tensile stress is applied to the wire without glass cover.

Mechanical property statistical analysis of Gd50Al30Co20 amorphous wires for providing reference to design requirements of cooling system

Gd50Al3oCo20 wires show excellent magnetocaloric properties and high heat exchange rate due to the microsize. The Weibull and lognormal methods were used for systematically analyzing its mechanical properties for matching the design requirements in cooling system. The wire exhibits average fracture strength of-969.5 MPa and typical fracture behavior of amorphous character. Moreover, the distributions of stresses for tensile strains at 10 values are estimated by probability plot and Chi-square goodness-of-fit test. The random stresses were best fitted by lognormal probability distribution for most studied cases; however, fracture strength was best fitted by Weibull probability distribution. It is interesting to note that the mean and standard deviation of the stresses （to reach specific tensile strain） increase as the tensile strain grows, accompanied by the coefficients of variation of stresses which decrease smoothly. It is concluded that the inhomogeneity of material does cause the scatter of stresses growth, and the scatter could be considerably large.

Giant Magneto-Impedance Effect in Amorphous and Current Annealed Fe73.5Cu1Nb3Si13.5B9 Wire

The magneto-impedance(MI) effect in amorphous and current annealed Fe_(73.5)Cu_1Nb_3Si_(13.5)B_9 wires has been measured to investigate the influence of DC annealing,highcurrent-density electropulsing annealing and tensile stress applied during annealing process.The results showed that the MI of DC annealed sample exhibits a sharp maximum.The Maximum MI ratio of 60%was observed in the sample of high-current-density electropulsing annealed under applied tensile stress.

Influence of Frequency and Bias Current on Asymmetrical GMI Effect in Co_(71.8)Fe_(4.9)Nb_(0.8)Si_(7.5)B_(15) Amorphous Glass-Covered Wires

The Co71.8Fe4.9Nb0.8Si7.5B15 amorphous glass-covered wires（AGCW）are prepared by the Taylor-Ulitovsky technique.The frequency dependence of asymmetrical giant magneto-impedance（AGMI）effect in amorphous glass-covered wires annealed by 70 mA DC current is here presented.The resistance R and the reactance X have been measured,respectively.The real part R and the imaginary part X of impedance play an important role at high frequency and low frequency,respectively.The influence of DC bias current from Ib=0 mA to Ib=5 mA at 30 MHz on the GMI effect in the glass-covered wires annealed by 70 mA DC current is investigated.The asymmetry becomes the largest around Ib=1 mA,and finally decreases for the larger bias current Ib=5 mA.The maximum ΔZ/Z ratio of 310% is observed at 58 MHz under 1 mA bias current.

Three-dimension micro magnetic detector based on GMI effect

The giant magneto-impedance（GMI）effect of amorphous wire was analyzed theoretically.The amorphous wire had strong GMI effect in the stimulation of sharp pulse of 680kHz and18 mV.A pulse generator was designed to provide high frequency pulse to a magnetic impedance（MI）element.The induced voltage on the pickup coil wound on the amorphous wire was sampled and held with a detect circuit using analog switch.A stable magnetic sensor was constructed.A three-dimension micro magnetic field detector was designed with a central controller MSP430F449.High stability and sensitivity were obtained in the MI sensor with the detect circuit.Experiment results showed that the resolution of the detector was 1nT in the full scale of±2 Oe and the detector worked stably from the room temperature to about 80℃.A small ferromagnetic target was detected by the three-dimension detector in laboratory environment without magnetic shielding.The target moving direction was ascertained with the wave shape of axis parallel in that direction.