The relationship between the microstructure and the magnetic properties of nano-scale magnetic particles in a Cu–Fe–Co ternary alloy

Autor: Naoya Wada, Mahoto Takeda, Yoshiharu Azuma, Zenji Hiroi
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: International Journal of Materials Research. 101:356-360
ISSN: 2195-8556
1862-5282
DOI: 10.3139/146.110287
Popis: The relationship between the microstructures and the properties of nano-scale Fe–Co magnetic particles formed in a copper alloy was investigated. Several structural aspects and physical properties of Fe–Co precipitates were investigated simultaneously using transmission electron microscopy, high resolution transmission electron microscopy, and superconducting quantum interference device magnetometry. The microstructure and magnetic properties of precipitates comprising both Fe and Co atoms evolved with isothermal annealing at 873 K. We found that the evolution of small coherent precipitates obeys the Ostwald ripening law; however, the coarsening rate of the particles increased after coherent particles transformed into incoherent precipitates. The coercive force varied, correlating with the evolution of precipitates.
Databáze: OpenAIRE