Magnetic force microscopy investigation of the domain structure of nanocomposite Nd2Fe14B/Fe3B magnets

被引:53
作者
Szmaja, Witold [1 ]
Grobelny, Jaroslaw [2 ]
Cichomski, Michal [2 ]
Hirosawa, Satoshi [3 ]
Shigemoto, Yasutaka [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Lodz, Dept Solid State Phys, PL-90236 Lodz, Poland
[2] Univ Lodz, Dept Mat Technol & Chem, PL-90236 Lodz, Poland
[3] Hitachi Met Ltd, NEOMAX Co, Magnet Mat Res Lab, Osaka 6180013, Japan
关键词
Magnetic domain structure; Nanocomposite Nd2Fe14B/Fe3B magnets; Exchange coupling; Magnetic force microscopy; B SINTERED MAGNETS; PERMANENT-MAGNETS; ENERGY;
D O I
10.1016/j.actamat.2010.09.056
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
In this paper, a detailed magnetic force microscopy study has been made of the domain structure of isotropic nanocomposite Nd2Fe14B/Fe3B magnet ribbons prepared by melt-spinning. The domain structure is composed of interaction domains a few hundred nanometers in size, which indicates the presence of a strong exchange coupling between the grains. Within the interaction domains, a fine substructure on the same scale as the grain size is observed with high-contrast and clarity, which is an improvement over earlier results. As a consequence, the interaction domains are clusters of many single-domain grains whose magnetization directions are not precisely the same but differ slightly. In general, the interaction domains have both perpendicular and in-plane magnetization components. The domain width of the interaction domains (260 +/- 20) nm was determined by digital means (using the method of Bodenberger and Hubert), in contrast to previous investigations. (C) 2010 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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