The particle interaction during magnetization reversal process is important for the applications and magnetic properties improvement of Sm2Fe17Nx powders. In this paper, an anisotropic Sm2Fe17Nx powder free of α- Fe ...The particle interaction during magnetization reversal process is important for the applications and magnetic properties improvement of Sm2Fe17Nx powders. In this paper, an anisotropic Sm2Fe17Nx powder free of α- Fe was prepared by ball milling. The magnetically soft Sm2Fe17 powders with different particle sizes were added into the α-Fe-free SmaFe17Nx powder as easy nucleation sites, and the effects of these magnetically soft phases on the magnetization reversal process were investigated quantitatively. It is found that the squareness of Sm2Fe17Nx powder decreases obviously with the increasing number of Sm2Fe17 particle and the demagnetization curves can be divided into two stages. The magnetization reversal process suggests that the addition of magnetically soft powder should only reduce the coercivity of a specific part of Sm2Fe17Nx particles and the reversed domain walls cannot move easily across neighboring Sm2Fe17Nx particles. Based on the observed magnetization reversal process, the mechanical properties of magnetically soft phase should be considered in the preparation of anisotropic Sm2Fe17Nx powders.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51401021)
文摘The particle interaction during magnetization reversal process is important for the applications and magnetic properties improvement of Sm2Fe17Nx powders. In this paper, an anisotropic Sm2Fe17Nx powder free of α- Fe was prepared by ball milling. The magnetically soft Sm2Fe17 powders with different particle sizes were added into the α-Fe-free SmaFe17Nx powder as easy nucleation sites, and the effects of these magnetically soft phases on the magnetization reversal process were investigated quantitatively. It is found that the squareness of Sm2Fe17Nx powder decreases obviously with the increasing number of Sm2Fe17 particle and the demagnetization curves can be divided into two stages. The magnetization reversal process suggests that the addition of magnetically soft powder should only reduce the coercivity of a specific part of Sm2Fe17Nx particles and the reversed domain walls cannot move easily across neighboring Sm2Fe17Nx particles. Based on the observed magnetization reversal process, the mechanical properties of magnetically soft phase should be considered in the preparation of anisotropic Sm2Fe17Nx powders.
