ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Magnetic properties of three kinds of nanograin Fe powder were studied. The first two, designated as NM(Ar) and NM(N), were obtained by ball milling the iron powder under an argon or nitrogen atmosphere. The third, designated NN, was obtained by evaporation and condensation. They have grain sizes of 20, 7, and 60 nm, respectively. The particle sizes of the first two were in the micrometer range, whereas those of the NN were in the nanometer range. The NN powder exhibited a coercivity of 79 mT; its magnetic moment at saturation was lower than that of bulk iron. The coercivities of the NM(N) and NM(Ar) were much smaller and their magnetic moment values at high fields were closer to that of bulk iron (210 A⋅m2/kg). The NM(N) and NN samples exhibited marked time dependences of the magnetic moments following a relatively abrupt change of the applied field. The moment changes by more than 0.5% of the saturation moment within 50 min and continues to change for many hours. Much smaller effects were detected in the NM(Ar) sample. The viscosities were investigated as a function of temperature and jump field. The results showed differences in the behavior of the three samples. The powders were consolidated by cold isostatic pressing followed by sintering at around 600 °C for several hours. The magnetic behavior of the sintered samples approach that of bulk iron. © 1996 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.362336
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