Coercivity mechanism of rare-earth free MnBi hard magnetic alloys



Título del documento: Coercivity mechanism of rare-earth free MnBi hard magnetic alloys
Revista: Revista mexicana de física
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000426075
ISSN: 0035-001X
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Ciudad de México. México
Año:
Periodo: Mar-Abr
Volumen: 64
Número: 2
País: México
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, teórico
Resumen en inglés In this work, we present and discuss results concerning the hard magnetic behavior of rare earth-free MnBi alloys obtained by suction casting technique. The physics of coercivity for these type of alloys is based on the nucleation process of reverse domains, which in turn is determined by the alloy microstructure features such as phase distribution, morphology, grain size and in particular, defects, which are characteristic of real materials. The microstructure of the as-cast alloy presented here comprises the formation of the Low Temperature Intermetallic Phase (LTIP)-MnBi, interspersed within Biand Mn-rich areas. A considerable intrinsic coercivity field of 238 kA/m together with a saturation magnetization of 0.04 T were observed. The nucleation controlled mechanism of this alloy was described in terms of the Kronmüller equation, which incorporates the detrimental effect of microstructure defects through fitting parameters associated to reduced intrinsic magnetic properties at grain size boundaries, interfaces and local demagnetizing fields. A notorious switching of coercivity mechanism associated with domain wall pinning was found to be produced upon annealing of the alloy at 583 K for 24 hrs, yielding a drastic reduction of coercivity (down to 16 kA/m). The key microstructural feature determining the switching of coercivity mechanism is the formation/suppression of Bi-rich areas, which promotes the nucleation and growth of LTIP
Disciplinas: Física y astronomía
Palabras clave: Física,
Materiales magnéticos,
Propiedades magnéticas duras,
Coercitividad
Keyword: Physics,
Magnetic materials,
Hard magnetic properties,
Coercivity
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