Influence of Phosphorus Content and Magnetic Annealing on Soft Magnetic Properties of Electrodeposited Amorphous FeMnP Alloy Films

In this work, we investigated the influence of phosphorus and magnetic anneal on the soft magnetic properties of electrodeposited FeMnP alloy films prepared by changing sodium hypophosphite concentrations. X-ray diffraction radiation patterns showed an amorphous structure of electrodeposited alloy films. The saturation magnetization and coercivity value decreased from 586 emu/cc to 346 emu/cc, and 52 Oe to 18 Oe, with the P content increased, respectively. The absorption resonance peak became broad as the P content increased, and the natural resonance frequency decreased from 1.8 GHz to 0.6 GHz, with the P content increasing. Magnetic annealing of samples reduced the magnetic damping, and natural resonance frequency increased by about 1.8 GHz and 3.5 GHz for the sample with lower and higher P content. The film structure with lower P content changed at 300˚C, while the structure remains unchanged for the films with higher P content. Thus, the crystallization temperature could depend on the P content in the film. FeMnP alloy films could be used in high-frequency devices.

Influence of Magnetic Annealing on Properties of SmFe Thin Films

SmFe thin films were prepared by DC magietron sputtering at room temperature and 300 %. The influence of magnetic annealing temperature on the phase structure and magnetic properties was investigated. Results showed that thermal sputtering followed by a heat treatment process helped to obtain a structure with a relatively large fraction of SmFe2. Residual phases observed were α-Fe, Sm2O3, and unknown phases. During the annealing treatment, the intrinsic compressive stress in SmFe films was relieved and could become tensile at higher annealing temperatures. The degree of in-plane anisotropy weakened, and furthermore, the anisotropy transformed into out-of-plane anisotropy.

Effects of Magnetic Annealing on Magnetic Properties in Nd_4Fe_(76)Co_3(Hf_(1-x)Ga_x)B_(16) Alloy

The best linear fit of Hc(T)/Ms(T) vs 2k1(T)/0Ms2(T) infers that Hc is determined by a nucleation process in nanocrystalline twophase magnet. The condition of the grain shapes is improved after adding Hf and Ga, but the surfaces are deteriorated by some precipitates on the boundary. Taking into account the values of , Neff, the results of TEM, and Moessbauer spectroscopy, the magnetic field heattreatment not only induces grain refinement but also causes a uniform distribution of the soft and hard phases. It is one recommendable method to improve the condition of the microstructure. Both the remanence and energy product values are increased by 20 %-30 % for all ribbons after annealing with magnetic field. The magnetic interaction in Nd2Fe14B/Fe3B+Fe based nanocrystalline twophase magnets is studied using M plots in this paper. It is found that the exchangecoupled interaction is greatly enhanced in the sample annealed with magnetic heattreatment, specially, Nd4Fe76Co3Hf0.5Ga0.5B16 which achieves the highest energy product (BH)max=126.4 kJ/m3.

Microstructural evolution of ECAPed 1050 alloy under magnetic annealing

Hardness and microstructure evolutions in 1050 aluminum alloy prepared by equal-channel angular pressing （ECAP） were inves- tigated by hardness testing, optical microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy after samples were annealed at different temperatures for 1 h both in the absence and presence of a 12-T magnetic field. The results showed that the hardness of samples after magnetic annealing were lower than that of samples after normal annealing at 150-250℃, but it was higher than that of samples after normal annealing at 〉250℃. During annealing, the rate of softening was faster, and the grains were more homogeneous in 8-ECAPed samples than in 2-ECAPed samples. A rapid grain growth occurred when 2-ECAPed samples were annealed at high temperature （〉300℃）. The magnetic field enhanced the mobility of dislocations and grain boundaries. A more homogeneous grain size was observed in samples prepared under an applied magnetic field.

Effects of magnetic field and hot rolling on microstructures and properties of cryo ECAPed 1050 aluminum alloy during annealing

The evolution of hardness and microstructures of 1050 aluminum alloy prepared by hot rolling and subsequent equal- channel angular pressing at cryogenic temperature (cryoECAP) after annealing at 150?400 °C for 1 h without and with magnetic field of 12 T was investigated. The electron back scattering diffraction pattern (EBSD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were utilized to characterize the grain microstructures and dislocations. It is demonstrated that the hot rolling before cryoECAP produces more equiaxed grains with a smaller average size and a higher fraction of high angle boundaries (HABs) in the subsequent cryoECAPed 1050 aluminum alloy, thus accelerating the recovery and recrystallization of cryoECAPed alloy and produces more homogeneous microstructure during annealing. The magnetic field promotes the recovery and recrystallization and leads to much lower hardness at 150?250 °C, while it can suppress the abnormal grain growth and form more homogeneous grain size distributions annealed at 300?400 °C.

Effects of magnetic annealing on crystallization and magnetic properties of Nd_2Fe_(14)B/α-Fe nanocomposite magnets

Crystallization and magnetic properties of Nd2Fe14B/α-Fe nanocomposite magnets have been investigated by annealing the as-spun ribbons with magnetic field.The crystallization process was accelerated by field annealing.The hysteresis loop became to be fat by magnetic annealing at 645 oC for 4 min,which was 690 oC for ribbons annealing without magnetic field.The relative content of α-Fe phase was increased from the results of XRD.The strength of the magnetic field had no obvious influence on the remanence and coercivity,but modified the squareness of hysteresis loop.

Mechanism of the enhancement of discharge rate property for Nd_(0.8)Mg_(0.2)(Ni_(0.8)Co_(0.2))_(3.8) hydrogen storage alloy by magnetic annealing

For further improving the rate properties of Nd0.8Mg0.2(Ni0.8Co0.2)3.8 hydrogen storage alloy,the alloy was annealed in high mag-netic fields(10 T).The results showed that the electrochemical properties and magnetic properties of Nd0.8Mg0.2(Ni0.8Co0.2)3.8 hydrogen storage alloy were considerably enhanced.And there was no change of the phase composition.The lattice constants of c and c/a ratio increased for the sample magnetically annealed,yielding uniaxial magnetic anisotropy along the c axis.The increase o...

EFFECTS OF MAGNETIC FIELD STRENGTH ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND TEXTURE EVOLUTION IN COLD-ROLLED INTERSTI-TIAL-FREE STEEL BY MAGNETIC FIELD ANNEALING

Effects of magnetic field strength on the evolution of recrystallization microstructure and recrystallization texture in cold-rolled interstitial-flee steel were investigated after annealing at 660℃ in a magnetic field up to 12 T. Magnetic annealing was found to retard recrystallization and induce recrystallized grains elongated along the magnetic field direction. An interesting phenomenon is that the magnetic field shows the strongest effect at 1 T.

Effects of thickness and annealing condition on magnetic properties and thermal stabilities of Ta/Nd/NdFeB/Nd/Ta sandwiched films

Ta/Nd/NdFeB/Nd/Ta sandwiched films are deposited by magnetron sputtering on Si（100） substrates,and subsequently annealed in vacuum at different temperatures for different time.It is found that both the thickness of NdFeB and Nd layer and the annealing condition can affect the magnetic properties of Ta/Nd/NdFeB/Nd/Ta films.Interestingly,the thickness and annealing temperature show the relevant behaviors that can affect the magnetic properties of the film.The high coercivity of 24.1 kOe（1 Oe = 79.5775 A/m） and remanence ratio（remanent magnetization/saturation magnetization）of 0.94 can be obtained in a Ta/Nd（250 nm）/NdFeB（600 nm）/Nd（250 nm）/Ta film annealed for 3 min at 1023 K.In addition,the thermal stability of the film is also linked to the thickness of NdFeB and Nd layer and the annealing temperature as well.The excellent thermal stability can be achieved in a Ta/Nd（250 nm）/NdFeB（600 nm）/Nd（250 nm）/Ta film annealed at1023 K.

Fe48Co52 Alloy Nanowire Arrays： Effects of Magnetic Field Annealing

The effects of magnetic field annealing on the properties of Fe48Co52 alloy nanowire arrays with various interwire distances （Di=30-60 nm） and wire diameters （Dw=22-46 nm） were investigated in detail. It was found that the array＇s best annealing temperature and crys- talline structure did not show any apparent dependence on the treatment of applying a 3 kOe magnetic field along the wire during the annealing process. For arrays with small Dw or with large Di, the treatment of magnetic field annealing also had no obvious influence on their magnetic performances. However, such a magnetic field annealing constrained the shift of the easy magnetization direction and improved the coercivity and the squareness obviously for arrays with large Dw or with small Di. The difference in the intensity of the effective anisotropic field within the arrays was believed to be responsible for this different variation of the array＇s magnetic properties after magnetic field annealing.

Effect of Annealing Temperature on Magnetic Aftereffect and Positron Lifetime in Fe_(73.5)Cu_1Nb_3Si_(13.5)B_9 Alloy

The magnetic aftereffect (MAE) and the positron lifetime were measured at room temperature on the Fe_73.5Cu_1 Nb_3Si_13.5 B_9 alloy in as-cast and after annealing at temperature T_a in the range from 450 to 750℃ It was found that both the MAE and the positron lifetime decrease with increasing T_a when T_≤600℃. While Ta≥650℃, MAE is essentially suppressed, and two positron lifetimes appear.

Defect characterization and magnetic properties in un-doped ZnO thin film annealed in a strong magnetic field

Highly c-axis oriented un-doped zinc oxide（Zn O） thin films, each with a thickness of ～ 100 nm, are deposited on Si（001） substrates by pulsed electron beam deposition at a temperature of ～ 320℃, followed by annealing at 650℃ in argon in a strong magnetic field. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS）, positron annihilation analysis（PAS）, and electron paramagnetic resonance（EPR） characterizations suggest that the major defects generated in these Zn O films are oxygen vacancies. Photoluminescence（PL） and magnetic property measurements indicate that the room-temperature ferromagnetism in the un-doped Zn O film originates from the singly ionized oxygen vacancies whose number depends on the strength of the magnetic field applied in the thermal annealing process. The effects of the magnetic field on the defect generation in the Zn O films are also discussed.

Primary Recrystallization of Grain Oriented Silicon Steel Strip Rolled by CSR and Annealed in Magnetic Field

The magnetic properties and textures of grain oriented silicon steel with different thickness rolled by cross shear rolling （CSR） of different mismatched speed ratio （MSR） and annealed in magnetic field under hydrogen were presented.Effects of the factors such as thickness and mismatched speed ratio on the magnetic properties and recrystallization texture were analyzed and the recrystallization principles in magnetic field annealing were discussed. The study would provide a new route for mass production of high quality ultra-thin grain oriented silicon steel strip.

Development of a large nanocrystalline soft magnetic alloy core with highμ'_(p)Qf products for CSNS-Ⅱ

A waterproof nanocrystalline soft magnetic alloy core with a size of O.D.850 mm×I.D.316 mm×H.25 mm for radio frequency acceleration was successfully developed by winding 18μm 1k107b MA ribbons.Theμ'_(p)Qf products reached 7.5,10,and 12 GHz at 1,3,and 5 MHz,respectively.Theμ'_(p)Qf products of the MA core(O.D.250 mm×I.D.100 mm×H.25 mm)manufactured using a 13μm MA ribbon further increased by 30%.Detailed improvements on the MA core manufacture process are discussed herein.Continuous high-power tests on the new MA cores demonstrated its good performance of waterproofness,particularly its stability of highμ'_(p)Qf products.The MA core with highμ'pQf product and large size can operate under a high average RF power,high electric field,and in deionized water,which will be used in the China Spallation Neutron Source PhaseⅡ(CSNS-Ⅱ).

Critical state-induced emergence of superior magnetic performances in an iron-based amorphous soft magnetic composite

Soft magnetic composites(SMCs)play a pivotal role in the development of high-frequency,miniaturization and complex forming of modern electronics.However,they usually suffer from a trade-off between high magnetization and good magnetic softness(high permeability and low core loss).In this work,utilizing the order modulation strategy,a critical state in a FeSiBCCr amorphous soft magnetic composite(ASMC),consisting of massive crystal-like orders(CLOs,∼1 nm in size)with the feature ofα-Fe,is designed.This critical-state structure endows the amorphous powder with the enhanced ferromagnetic exchange interactions and the optimized magnetic domains with uniform orientation and fewer micro-vortex dots.Superior comprehensive soft magnetic properties at high frequency emerge in the ASMC,such as a high saturation magnetization(Ms)of 170 emu g^(-1)and effective permeability(µ_(e))of 65 combined with a core loss(Pcv)as low as 70 mW cm^(-3)(0.01 T,1 MHz).This study provides a new strategy for the development of high-frequency ASMCs,possessing suitable comprehensive soft magnetic performance to match the requirements of the modern magnetic devices used in the third-generation semiconductors and new energy fields.

Tailoring magnetostriction and magnetic domains of <100>-oriented Fe80Ga16Al4 alloy by magnetic field annealing

Magnetic field annealing(MFA) was used to tailor the magnetostriction and magnetic domains of Fe80Ga16Al4 alloy,and the relationship between the two characteristics was studied.The <100>-oriented alloy was prepared by the directional solidification technique and annealed for 20 min at 700℃ in a magnetic field of 250 mT along a direction 45 ° to the <100> orientation,followed by furnace cooling in the same magnetic field.The magnetostriction along the length direction(λ‖),the width direction(λ丄) and the saturation magnetostriction(λs) was changed from λ‖=208 × 10^(-6) and λ丄=-16 × 10^(-6) of the initial alloy to λ‖≈λ丄≈ 1/2 λs ≈ 112 × 10^(-6)after MFA.The magnetic domain structure,which mainly refers to the number,size,and direction of the domains,was tailored and rearranged by MFA.This rearrangement of the magnetic domain structure resulted in a shift of magnetostrictive properties parallel and perpendicular to the <100> orientation for the Fe80Ga16A14 alloy.This magnetic field annealing method can aid understanding of the relationship between the microscopic magnetic domains and the macroscopic magnetostrictive properties.It can also aid in further tailoring better magnetostrictive properties within magnetostrictive materials to meet the requirements of different application conditions.

Excellent magnetic softness-magnetization synergy and suppressed defect activation in soft magnetic amorphous alloys by magnetic field annealing

Fe-based amorphous alloys with high saturation magnetic flux density(B_(s))are increasingly attractive from both scientific and technological points of view,however,they usually suffer from the trade-off between magnetization and softness.In this work,we explore the soft magnetic properties(SMPs),magnetic and atomic structures,and defect activation during creep deformation of as-quenched and annealed Fe_(82.65-x)Co_(x)Si_(2)B_(14)Cu_(1.35)(x=0-20)amorphous alloys(AAs).Improved magnetic softness-magnetization synergy has been realized in all these alloys by field annealing.Particularly,superb SMPs with superhigh B_(s) of 1.86 T,low coercivity of 1.2 A/m and high effective permeability of 16300 are obtained in the Fe_(66.65)Co_(16)Si_(2)B_(14)Cu_(1.35) AA.The locally regularized arrangement of domains,homogenized structure with less structural/magnetic defects and suppressed crystal-like ordering by field annealing contribute synergistically to the superb SMPs.Besides,the relaxation time spectra obtained from creep deformation indicate less liquid-like and solid-like defects activated in the field-annealed AA,which is correlated with the structural homogenization and superb SMPs.This work provides new and comprehensive insight into the interplay among external field,heterogeneous structure,SMPs and defect activation of Fe-based AAs,and offers a promising pathway for softening amorphous alloys with high Bs.

Effect of pre-annealing prior to cold rolling on the precipitation,microstructure and magnetic properties of strip-cast non-oriented electrical steels

A novel processing route involving strip casting, pre-annealing treatment, cold rolling and recrystallization annealing was applied to a Fe-2.6%Si steel to improve the magnetic properties. The impact of as-cast strip pre-annealing on the microstructure, texture, precipitation and magnetic properties were investigated by electron probe micro-analysis, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction analysis,etc. It was found that the precipitation of second-phase particles during strip casting was restrained by rapid solidification. The absence of pre-annealing led to the occurrence of a large amount of 20-50 nm Mn S precipitates in the final annealed sheets, which is responsible for fine grains and high core loss（4.01 W/kg） due to grain boundary pinning effect. Although the microstructure and texture of 900-1000？C pre-annealed samples were similar to those of as-cast strip, significant grain coarsening together with the strengthening of-fiber texture was observed in the 1100？C pre-annealed strips. In comparison with the case of as-cast strip, a higher amount of large-sized precipitates consisting of manganese sulfide and/or aluminum nitride occurred in matrix after pre-annealing. Correspondingly, in the final annealed sheets, the number density of precipitates with sizes smaller than 100 nm was substantially reduced, and100-200 nm and 200-500 nm sized particles became more dominant in samples subjected to 30-min and 120-min pre-annealing treatments respectively. In addition, the average grain size of final annealed sheets increased with the pre-annealing temperature and time because of the weakened pining effect of coarsen precipitates. Ultimately, the magnetic induction of samples subjected to pre-annealing was slightly increased and ranged from 1.73 T to 1.75 T owing to the enhancement of {100} recrystallization texture, and simultaneously the core loss significantly decreased until a minimum of 3.26 W/kg was reached. Nevertheless, large number of 200-500 nm particles presented during pre-annealing for 120 min could weaken the improvement in core loss which is likely associated with the pinning effect on magnetic domain wall.

Dy substitution effect on the temperature dependences of magnetostriction in Pr_(1-x)Dy_xFe_(1.9) alloys

The temperature dependences of magnetostriction in Pr（1 x）DyxFe（1.9）（0 ≤ x ≤ 1.0） alloys between 5 K and 300 K were investigated.An unusual decrease of magnetostriction with temperature decreasing was found in Pr-rich alloys（0 ≤x ≤ 0.2）,due to the change of the easy magnetization direction（EMD）.Dy substitution reduces the magnetostriction in high-magnetic field（10 kOe ≤ H≤90 kOe） at 5 K,while a small amount of Dy substitution（x = 0.05） is beneficial to increasing the magnetostriction in low-magnetic field between 10 K and 50 K.This makes the alloys a potential candidate for low temperature applications.

Influence of High Magnetic Field Annealing on Aicrostructure of Pulse-Electrodeposited Nanocrystalline Co-Ni-P Films

The effects of high magnetic field armealihng on the morphology and texture of pulsed-electrodeposited Co-Ni-P films were investigated by field emission scanning electronic microscopy(FE-SEM),atomic force microscopy(AFM) and X-ray diffraction(XRD).The as-deposited film with cluster structural on a rough surface changed into non-uniform and bigger nanocrystalline during the no-field annealing due to a recrystallization process.Post-deposition annealing under a magnetic field favored to form a more homogeneous surface with smaller grain size and lower roughness.The magneto-induced a mixed phase structure including fcc-Ni,hcp-Co and fcc-CoNiP appeared in the case of the films annealed at a 9T magnetic field.The possible overlapping effects such as diffusion and recrystallization obtained by the magnetic field annealing on the morphology evolution and on the phase transformation in the films were interpreted.