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Observation of clusters in Re60Fe30Al10 alloys and the associated magnetic properties

  • H. Z. Kong
  • , J. Ding*
  • , Z. L. Dong
  • , L. Wang
  • , T. White
  • , Y. Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • National University of Singapore
  • Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

Magnetic properties and microstructure of melt-spun ribbons of RE60Fe30Al10 alloys with RE = Nd, Sm, Dy, and Y were studied in detail. High coercivity values in the range of MA m-1 were observed at low temperatures for amorphous ribbons. Presence of Fe-rich clusters and nanoscale rare-earth crystallites in the amorphous matrix in the ribbons were revealed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy studies. The magnetic transition temperatures were estimated experimentally and compared with fitting results based on the cluster ferromagnetism model (Wang L et al 2001 Phys. Rev. B 64 214410). Possible mechanisms for the magnetic behaviour observed due to the presence of Fe-rich magnetic clusters are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)423-429
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Physics D: Applied Physics
Volume35
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Mar 2002
Externally publishedYes

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