Giant magneto-impedance and its relaxation in Co-Fe-Si-B amorphous ribbons

Systematic measurements of giant magneto-impedance (GMI) and its relaxation (magneto-impedance aftereffect) have been carried out in a series of Co-rich amorphous ribbons ranging in magnetostriction values from -3.5 to +3.5 ppm. The value of GMI is a maximum for the alloy with the lowest value of magnetostriction, corresponding to a maximum of the transverse permeability. The impedance relaxation between two fixed times depends on the magnetostriction constant (lambda(s)) of the samples, and the observed trend is consistent with the theories which predict a direct relationship of the conventional permeability aftereffect (MAE) with the square of lambda(s). Furthermore, the variation of the impedance aftereffect with the driving current resembles the behavior of MAE, and a connection between both effects can be established. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.