Effect of antioxidants on the efficiency of jet milling and the powder characteristics of Sm2Co17 permanent magnets

This study investigated the effect of antioxidants on the grinding efficiency,magnetic powder characteristics,microstructure,and magnetic properties of 2:17 type SmCo permanent magnet materials.The results show that adding antioxidants helps improve the dispersion among magnetic powders,leading to a 33.3%decrease in jet milling time and a 15.8%increase in magnet powder production yield.Additionally,adding antioxidants enhances the oxidation resistance of the magnetic powders.After being stored in a constant temperature air environment at 25C for 48 h,the O content in the powder decreased by 33%compared to samples without antioxidants.While in the magnet body,the O content decreased from 0.21 wt.%to 0.14 wt.%,which helps increase the effective Sm content and domain wall pinning uniformity in the magnet.Excellent magnetic properties were obtained in the magnet with added antioxidants:B_(r)=11.6 kGs,SF=79.6%,H_(cj)=16.8 kOe,and(BH)_(max)=32.5 MGOe.

Fabrication, properties, and applications of flexible magnetic films

Flexible magnetic devices, i.e., magnetic devices fabricated on flexible substrates, are very attractive in applications such as detection of magnetic field in an arbitrary surface, non-contact actuators, and microwave devices, due to their stretchable, biocompatible, light-weight, portable, and low cost properties. Flexible magnetic films are essential for the realization of various functionalities of flexible magnetic devices. To give a comprehensive understanding for flexible magnetic films and related devices, recent advances in the study of flexible magnetic films are reviewed, including fabrication methods, magnetic and transport properties of flexible magnetic films, and their applications in magnetic sensors, actuators, and microwave devices. Our aim is to foster a comprehensive understanding of these films and devices. Three typical methods have been introduced to prepare the flexible magnetic films, by deposition of magnetic films on flexible substrates, by a transfer and bonding approach or by including and then removing sacrificial layers. Stretching or bending the magnetic films is a good way to apply mechanical strain to them, so that magnetic anisotropy, exchange bias, coercivity, and magnetoresistance can be effectively manipulated. Finally, a series of examples is shown to demonstrate the great potential of flexible magnetic films for future applications.

Effect of exchange coupling on magnetic property in Sm–Co/α-Fe layered system

The hysteresis loops as well as the spin distributions of Sm-Co/a-Fe bilayers have been investigated by both three- dimensional （3D） and one-dimensional （1D） micromagnetic calculations, focusing on the effect of the interface exchange coupling under various soft layer thicknesses ts. The exchange coupling coefficient Alas between the hard and soft ,layers varies from 1.8 x10-6 erg/cm to 0.45 x 10-6 erg/cm, while the soft layer thickness increases from 2 nm to 10 nm. As the exchange coupling decreases, the squareness of the loop gradually deteriorates, both pinning and coercive fields rise up monotonically, and the nucleation field goes down. On the other hand, an increment of the soft layer thickness leads to a significant drop of the nucleation field, the deterioration of the hysteresis loop squareness, and an increase of the remanence. The simulated loops based on the 3D and 1D methods are consistent with each other and in good agreement with the measured loops for Sm-Co/a-Fe multilayers.

Influence of misch metal content on microstructure and magnetic properties of R–Fe–B magnets sintered by dual alloy method

MM14Fe79.9B6.1/Nd13.5Fe80.5B6 magnets were fabricated by dual alloy method（MM, misch metal）. Some magnets have two Curie temperatures. Curie temperatures Tc1corresponds to the main phase which contains more La Ce, and Tc1 decreases from 276.5℃ to 256.6℃ with the content of MM increasing from 30.3 at.% to 50.6 at.%. The variation of Br with the increase of MM indicates the existence of inter-grain exchange coupling in the magnets. When MM/R ≤ 30.3 at.%,the magnetic properties can reach the level of the intrinsic coercivity Hcj≥ 7.11 kOe and the maximum energy product（BH）max≥ 41 MGOe. Compared with Nd, La and Ce are easier to diffuse to the grain boundaries in the sintering process,and this will cause the decrease of H（cj） Due to the diffusion between the grains, the atomic ratio of La, Ce, Pr, and Nd in each grain is different and the percentage of Nd in all grains is higher than that in misch metal.

Improvement of coercivity thermal stability of sintered 2:17 SmCo permanent magnet by Nd doping

The effects of Nd doping on the microstructures and magnetic properties of Sm_(1-x)Nd_(x)(Co_(0.695)Fe_(0.2)Cu_(0.08)Zr_(0.025))7.2(x = 0, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1.0) permanent magnets are studied. The scanning electron microscope(SEM) analysis of the solid solution states of the magnets shows that with the increase of Nd content, the distribution of elements becomes inhomogeneous and miscellaneous phase will be generated. Positive temperature coefficient of coercivity(β) appears in each of the samples with x = 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7. The corresponding positive β temperatures are in ranges of about 70 K–170 K,60 K–260 K, 182 K–490 K for the samples with x = 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7, respectively. Thermomagnetic analysis shows that spin-reorientation-transition(SRT) of the cell boundary phase is responsible for this phenomenon. On the basis of this discovery, the Sm_(0.7)Nd_(0.3)(Co_(0.695)Fe_(0.2)Cu_(0.08)Zr_(0.025))7.2magnet possessing thermal stability with β ≈-0.002 %/K at the temperature in a range of 150 K–200 K is obtained.

Effects of post-sinter annealing on microstructure and magnetic properties of Nd–Fe–B sintered magnets with Nd–Ga intergranular addition

We investigate the effects of post-sinter annealing on the microstructure and magnetic properties in B-lean Nd–Fe–B sintered magnets with different quantities of Nd–Ga intergranular additions. The magnet with fewer Nd–Ga additions can enhance 0.2 T in coercivity, with its remanences nearly unchanged after annealing. With the further increase of the Nd–Ga addition, the annealing process leads coercivity to increase 0.4 T, accompanied by a slight decrease of remanence. With the Nd–Ga addition further increasing and after annealing, however, the increase of coercivity is basically constant and the change of remanence is reduced. Microstructure observation indicates that the matrix grains are covered by continuous thin grain boundary phase in the magnets with an appropriate Nd–Ga concentration after the annealing process. However, the exceeding Nd–Ga addition brings out notable segregation of grain boundary phase, and prior formation of part RE6 Fe13 Ga phase in the sintered magnet. This prior formation results in a weaker change of remanence after the annealing process.Therefore, the diverse changes of magnetic properties with different Nd–Ga concentrations are based on the respective evolution of grain boundary after the annealing process.

Exchange-coupling-induced fourfold magnetic anisotropy in CoFeB/FeRh bilayer grown on SrTiO_(3)(001)

Exchange coupling across the interface between a ferromagnetic(FM)layer and an antiferromagnetic(AFM)or another FM layer may induce a unidirectional magnetic anisotropy and/or a uniaxial magnetic anisotropy,which has been extensively studied due to the important application in magnetic materials and devices.In this work,we observed a fourfold magnetic anisotropy in amorphous Co Fe B layer when exchange coupling to an adjacent Fe Rh layer which is epitaxially grown on an SrTiO_(3)(001)substrate.As the temperature rises from 300 K to 400 K,Fe Rh film undergoes a phase transition from AFM to FM phase,the induced fourfold magnetic anisotropy in the Co Fe B layer switches the orientation from the Fe Rh<110>to Fe Rh<100>directions and the strength is obviously reduced.In addition,the effective magnetic damping as well as the two-magnon scattering of the Co Fe B/Fe Rh bilayer also remarkably increase with the occurrence of magnetic phase transition of Fe Rh.No exchange bias is observed in the bilayer even when Fe Rh is in the nominal AFM state,which is probably because the residual FM Fe Rh moments located at the interface can well separate the exchange coupling between the below pinned Fe Rh moments and the Co Fe B moments.

High-precision nuclear magnetic resonance probe suitable for in situ studies of high-temperature metallic melts

High-temperature nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)has proven to be very useful for detecting the temperatureinduced structural evolution and dynamics in melts.However,the sensitivity and precision of high-temperature NMR probes are limited.Here we report a sensitive and stable high-temperature NMR probe based on laser-heating,suitable for in situ studies of metallic melts,which can work stably at the temperature of up to 2000 K.In our design,a well-designed optical path and the use of a water-cooled copper radio-frequency(RF)coil significantly optimize the signal-to-noise ratio(S/NR)at high temperatures.Additionally,a precise temperature controlling system with an error of less than±1 K has been designed.After temperature calibration,the temperature measurement error is controlled within±2 K.As a performance testing,^(27)Al NMR spectra are measured in Zr-based metallic glass-forming liquid in situ.Results show that the S/NR reaches 45 within 90 s even when the sample's temperature is up to 1500 K and that the isothermal signal drift is better than0.001 ppm per hour.This high-temperature NMR probe can be used to clarify some highly debated issues about metallic liquids,such as glass transition and liquid-liquid transition.

Magnetic properties of misch-metal partially substituted Nd–Fe–B magnets sintered by dual alloy method

The misch-metal （MM） partially substituted Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets were fabricated by the dual alloy method, and the crystal structure, microstructure, and magnetic properties were analyzed comprehensively. X-ray diffraction （XRD） reveals that the increasing content of the MM has an inconsiderable effect on the crystallographic alignment of the magnets. Grains of the two main phases are uniformly distributed, and slightly deteriorate on the grain boundary. Due to the diffusion between the adjacent grains, the MM substituted Nd-Fe-B magnets contain three types of components with different Ce/La concentrations. Moreover, the first-order reversal curve （FORC） diagram is introduced to analyze the magnetization reversal process, coercivity mechanism, and distribution of reversal field in magnetic samples. The analysis indicates that there are two major reversal components, corresponding to the two different main phases. The domain nucleation and growth are determined to be the leading mechanism in controlling the magnetization reversal processes of the magnets sintered by the dual alloy method.

Effect of TbF_(3)diffusion on the demagnetization behavior and domain evolution of sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets by electrophoretic deposition

We studied the magnetic properties and domain evolution of annealed and TbF3-diffused sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets using the electrophoretic deposition method.After TbF_(3)diffusion,the coercivity increased significantly by 9.9 kOe and microstructural analysis suggested that Tb favored the formation of the(Nd,Tb)_(2)Fe_(14)B shell phase in the outer region of the matrix grains.The first magnetization reversal and the dynamic successive domain propagation process were detected with a magneto-optical Kerr microscope.For the TbF_(3)-diffused magnet,the magnetization reversal appeared at a larger applied field and the degree of simultaneous magnetization reversal decreased compared with an annealed magnet.During demagnetization after full magnetization,the occurrence of domain wall motion(DWM)in the reproduced multi-domain regions was observed by the step method.The maximum polarization change resulting from the reproduced DWM was inversely related to the coercivity.The increased coercivity for the diffused magnet was mainly attributed to the more difficult nucleation of the magnetic reversed region owing to the improved magneto-crystalline anisotropy field as a result of Tb diffusion.

Coercivity enhancement of sintered Nd–Fe–B magnets by grain boundary diffusion with Pr_(80-x)Al_(x)Cu_(20)alloys

A grain boundary diffusion(GBD)process with Pr_(80-x)Al_(x)Cu_(20)(x=0,10,15,20)low melting point alloys was applied to commercial 42M sintered Nd–Fe–B magnets.The best coercivity enhancement of a diffused magnet was for the Pr_(65)Al_(15)Cu_(20)GBD magnet,from 16.38 kOe to 22.38 kOe.Microstructural investigations indicated that increase in the Al content in the diffusion source can form a continuous grain boundary(GB)phase,optimizing the microstructure to enhance the coercivity.The coercivity enhancement is mainly due to the formation of a continuous GB phase to separate the main phase grains.Exchange decoupling between the adjacent main phase grains is enhanced after the GBD process.Meanwhile,the introduction of Al can effectively promote the infiltration of Pr into the magnet,which increases the diffusion rate of rare-earth elements within a certain range.This work provides a feasible method to enhance coercivity and reduce the use of rare-earth resources by partial replacement of rare-earth elements with non-rare-earth elements in the diffusion source.

Effect of spin-reorientation transition of cell boundary phases on the temperature dependence of magnetization and coercivity in Sm_(2)Co_(17) magnets

Four Sm_(2)Co_(17)magnets with spin-reorientation transition(SRT)of cell boundary phases(CBPs)are prepared by liquid-phase sintering.The temperature of the SRT of CBPs(T_(SR)^(1:5))is regulated from 125 K to 195 K by adding 0 wt.%,3 wt.%,6 wt.%and 9 wt.%Dy_(88)Cu_(12)alloy powder.The effect of SRT of Sm_(2)Co_(17)magnet CBPs on the temperature dependence of the magnetization(M-T)and coercivity(H-T)is systematically investigated.The temperature dependence of the magnetization is influenced by the SRT of CBPs.The M-T curves measured during the heating process are larger than those measured during the cooling process when T<T_(SR)^(1:5).When T=T_(SR)^(1:5)there is a bifurcation point.When T>T_(SR)^(1:5)the M-T curves overlap and the M-T derivation curve shows that the magnetization of the magnet has low temperature dependence of magnetization above T_(SR)^(1:5).With increasing T_(SR)^(1:5),the initial temperature of the low temperature dependence of magnetization shifts towards a higher temperature.The coercivity temperature coefficient becomes positive as the SRT effect increases,and the temperature range of the positive coercivity temperature coefficient moves towards higher temperatures as T_(SR)^(1:5)increases.This reveals that SRT of CBPs has little effect on the temperature dependence of magnetization above T_(SR)^(1:5),while the temperature dependence of coercivity is optimized.The temperature range of magnetization and coercivity with low temperature dependence tends towards higher temperatures,which is conducive to the preparation of magnets with a low temperature coefficient at higher temperatures.

Electric modulation of anisotropic magnetoresistance in Pt/HfO_(2-x)/NiO_(y)/Ni heterojunctions

Electric field control of magnetism through nanoionics has attracted tremendous attention owing to its high efficiency and low power consumption.In solid-state dielectrics,an electric field drives the redistribution of ions to create onedimensional magnetic conductive nanostructures,enabling the realization of intriguing magnetoresistance(MR)effects.Here,we explored the electric-controlled nickel and oxygen ion migration in Pt/HfO_(2-x)/NiO_(y)/Ni heterojunctions for MR modulation.By adjusting the voltage polarity and amplitude,the magnetic conductive filaments with mixed nickel and oxygen vacancy are constructed.This results in the reduction of device resistance by~10^(3)folds,and leads to an intriguing partial asymmetric MR effect.We show that the difference of the device resistance under positive and negative saturation magnetic fields exhibits good linear dependence on the magnetic field angle,which can be used for magnetic field direction detection.Our study suggests the potential of electrically controlled ion migration in creating novel magnetic nanostructures for sensor applications.

Relationship among intrinsic magnetic parameters and structure and crucial effect of metastable Fe3B phase in Fe-metalloid amorphous alloys

The intrinsic heterogeneity of an amorphous structure originates from composition,and the structure de-termines the magnetic properties and crystallization models of amorphous magnets.Based on classical Fe-B binary magnetic amorphous alloys,the relationship between the structure and magnetic properties was extensively studied.The stacking structure of Fe-B binary amorphous alloys exhibit discontinuous changes within the range of 74-87 at.%Fe.The structural feature can be expressed as Amor.Fe_(3)B ma-trix+Fe atoms are transforming into Amor.Fe matrix+B atoms with the increase of Fe content.The so-lute atoms are uniformly distributed in the amorphous matrix holes,similar to a single-phase solid solu-tion structure.The transition point corresponds to the eutectic crystallization model composition(Fe_(82)B_(18) to Fe_(83)B_(17)).A high Fe content will amplify magnetic moment sensitivity to temperature.Under a given service temperature,the disturbance effect of magnetic moment self-spinning will offset the beneficial effect of increasing Fe content and induce the saturation magnetization(Ms)value to decrease.Binary amorphous Fe-B alloys obtain the maximum Curie temperature near 75 at.%Fe,which is slightly smaller than that of the corresponding metastable Fe_(3)B phase,i.e.,the amorphous short-range order structure maintains the highest similarity to the Fe_(3)B phase.The chemical short-range ordering(SRO)structure of amorphous alloys exhibits heredity to corresponding(meta)stable crystal phases.The unique spatial orientation structure of the metastable Fe_(3)B phase is the structural origin of the amorphous nature.This study can guide the composition design of Fe-metalloid magnetic amorphous alloys.The design of ma-terials with excellent magnetic properties originates from a deep understanding of precise composition control and temperature disturbance mechanism.

Mapping the antiparallel aligned domain rotation by microwave excitation

The evolution process of magnetic domains in response to external fields is crucial for the modern understanding and application of spintronics.In this study,we investigated the domain rotation in stripe domain films of varying thicknesses by examining their response to microwave excitation in four different orientations.The resonance spectra indicate that the rotation field of stripe domain film under an applied magnetic field approaches the field where the resonance mode of sample changes.The saturation field of the stripe domain film corresponds to the field where the resonance mode disappears when measured in the stripe direction parallel to the microwave magnetic field.The results are reproducible and consistent with micromagnetic simulations,providing additional approaches and techniques for comprehending the microscopic mechanisms of magnetic domains and characterizing their rotation.

Phase constitution and microstructure of Ce–Fe–B strip-casting alloy

The strip-casting technique plays an important role in fabricating high coercivity sintered magnet. In this paper, we investigate the phase constitution and the microstructure of rapidly solidified Ce-Fe-B alloy fabricated by strip-casting. We find that the Ce2FelgB phase coexists with Fe, Fe2B, and CeFe2 phases in the Ce-Fe-B strips. The eutectic stucture consisting of Fe and Fe2B is encased in Ce2Fe14B grains, which is blocked by the CeFe2 grains at triple junctions, indicating that the microstructure of Ce-Fe-B strip is characteristic of a peritectic solidification. Thermal analysis indicates that the large supercooling of Ce2Fe14B results in the residual Fe and Fe2B. The microstructural optimization in Ce-Fe-B strips without Fe and Fe2B could be achieved by a heat treatment of 1000 ℃.

Size-Dependent Oxidation-Induced Phase Engineering for MOFs Derivatives Via Spatial Confinement Strategy Toward Enhanced Microwave Absorption

Precisely reducing the size of metal-organic frameworks(MOFs)derivatives is an effective strategy to manipulate their phase engineering owing to size-dependent oxidation;however,the underlying relationship between the size of derivatives and phase engineering has not been clarified so far.Herein,a spatial confined growth strategy is proposed to encapsulate small-size MOFs derivatives into hollow carbon nanocages.It realizes that the hollow cavity shows a significant spatial confinement effect on the size of confined MOFs crystals and subsequently affects the dielectric polarization due to the phase hybridization with tunable coherent interfaces and heterojunctions owing to size-dependent oxidation motion,yielding to satisfied microwave attenuation with an optimal reflection loss of-50.6 d B and effective bandwidth of 6.6 GHz.Meanwhile,the effect of phase hybridization on dielectric polarization is deeply visualized,and the simulated calculation and electron holograms demonstrate that dielectric polarization is shown to be dominant dissipation mechanism in determining microwave absorption.This spatial confined growth strategy provides a versatile methodology for manipulating the size of MOFs derivatives and the understanding of size-dependent oxidation-induced phase hybridization offers a precise inspiration in optimizing dielectric polarization and microwave attenuation in theory.

Optimizing and fabricating magnetocaloric materials

The microstructural modification of existing materials for magnetic cooling applications, and mass fabrication of the modified materials are reviewed, emphasizing the maximization of magnetic entropy change and minimization of hysteresis losses, as well as the engineering problems in the actual application of promising materials. In the first part, physical rules are put forward to explore high performance magnetic refrigerants, including the enhancement of adiabatic temperature change in finite field, multi-caloric effects, and multi-layered structure. Special attention is given to non-magnetic proper- ties. Following this, an overview of mass fabrication of magnetic refrigerants having large entropy change, small hysteresis, good mechanical properties, and high thermal conductivity is presented.

Study of glass transition kinetics of As_2S_3 and As_2Se_3 by ultrafast differential scanning calorimetry

Ultrafast differential scanning calorimetry(DSC) was employed to investigate the glass transition kinetics of As_2S_3 and As_2Se_3 . By using the Arrhenius method, a fragility index of～22 can be estimated in both As_2S_3 and As_2Se_3 .However, when the scanning rate is more than 200 K·s^(-1), non-Arrhenius behavior can be observed in such "strong" liquids where the Vogel–Fulcher method is more accurate to describe the glass transition kinetics. The fragilities of As_2S_3 and As_2Se_3 glasses are thus extrapolated as 28.3±1.94 and 23.7±1.80, respectively. This indicates that, As_2Se_3 glass has a better structural stability and it is a better candidate for device applications.

Coercivity and microstructure of sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets diffused with Pr-Co,Pr-Al,and Pr-Co-Al alloys

The commercial 42 M Nd-Fe-B magnet was treated by grain boundary diffusion(GBD)with Pr_(70)Co_(30)(PC),Pr_(70)Al_(30)(PA)and Pr_(70)Co_(15)Al_(15)(PCA)alloys,respectively.The mechanism of coercivity enhancement in the GBD magnets was investigated.The coercivity was enhanced from 1.63 T to 2.15 T in the PCA GBD magnet,higher than the 1.81 T of the PC GBD magnet and the 2.01 T of the PA GBD magnet.This indicates that the joint addition of Co and Al in the diffusion source can further improve the coercivity.Microstructural investigations show that the coercivity enhancement is mainly attributed to the exchange-decoupling of the GB phases.In the PCA GBD magnet,the wider thin GB phases can be formed and the thin GB phases can still be observed at the diffusion depth of 1500μm due to the combined action of Co and Al.At the same time,the formation of the Pr-rich shell can also be observed,which is helpful for the coercivity enhancement.