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Magnetic emission intensity enhancement for amorphous alloys by constructing a multi-phase structure with α-Fe nanocrystals

Show Author's Information Ke Liu1,§,  Zhi Qin1,§,  Jie Shen1,2,3( ),  Zhi Cheng1,  Shiyue You1,  Liang Ma1,  Jing Zhou1,2,3( ),  Wen Chen1,2,3( )
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park, Wuhan University of Technology, Sanya 572024, China
Hubei Longzhong Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology Xiangyang Demonstration Zone, Xiangyang 441000, China

§ Ke Liu and Zhi Qin contributed equally to this work.

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multi-phase amorphous alloys, magnetic emission intensity enhancing mechanism, magnetic domain pinning theory, Jiles–Atherton model analysis
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Liu K, Qin Z, Shen J, et al. Magnetic emission intensity enhancement for amorphous alloys by constructing a multi-phase structure with α-Fe nanocrystals. Nano Research, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-024-6548-y
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The perturbation in the magnetic field generated by the rotation or oscillation of magnetic domains in magnetic materials can emit low-frequency electromagnetic waves, which are expected to be used in low-frequency communications. However, the magnetic emission intensity, defined by the perturbation ability, of current commercially applied amorphous alloys, such as Metglas, cannot meet the application requirements for low-frequency antennas due to the domain motion energy loss. Herein, a multi-phase Metglas amorphous alloy was constructed by incorporating α-Fe nanocrystals using rapid annealing to manipulate the domain movement. It was found that 3.89 times higher magnetic emission intensity is obtained compared to the pristine due to the synergism of the deformation and displacement mechanisms. Moreover, the low-frequency magnetic emission performance verification was carried out by preparing magnetoelectric composites as the antenna vibrator by assembling the alloy and macro piezoelectric fiber composites (MFC). Enhancements of magnetic emission intensity are found at 93.3% and 49.2% at the first and second harmonic frequencies compared with the unmodified alloy vibrator. Therefore, the approach leads to the development of high-performance communication with a novel standard for evaluation.


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Magnetic emission intensity enhancement for amorphous alloys by constructing a multi-phase structure with α-Fe nanocrystals

Show Author's information Ke Liu1,§, Zhi Qin1,§, Jie Shen1,2,3( ), Zhi Cheng1, Shiyue You1, Liang Ma1, Jing Zhou1,2,3( ), Wen Chen1,2,3( )
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park, Wuhan University of Technology, Sanya 572024, China
Hubei Longzhong Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology Xiangyang Demonstration Zone, Xiangyang 441000, China

§ Ke Liu and Zhi Qin contributed equally to this work.

Abstract

The perturbation in the magnetic field generated by the rotation or oscillation of magnetic domains in magnetic materials can emit low-frequency electromagnetic waves, which are expected to be used in low-frequency communications. However, the magnetic emission intensity, defined by the perturbation ability, of current commercially applied amorphous alloys, such as Metglas, cannot meet the application requirements for low-frequency antennas due to the domain motion energy loss. Herein, a multi-phase Metglas amorphous alloy was constructed by incorporating α-Fe nanocrystals using rapid annealing to manipulate the domain movement. It was found that 3.89 times higher magnetic emission intensity is obtained compared to the pristine due to the synergism of the deformation and displacement mechanisms. Moreover, the low-frequency magnetic emission performance verification was carried out by preparing magnetoelectric composites as the antenna vibrator by assembling the alloy and macro piezoelectric fiber composites (MFC). Enhancements of magnetic emission intensity are found at 93.3% and 49.2% at the first and second harmonic frequencies compared with the unmodified alloy vibrator. Therefore, the approach leads to the development of high-performance communication with a novel standard for evaluation.

Keywords: multi-phase amorphous alloys, magnetic emission intensity enhancing mechanism, magnetic domain pinning theory, Jiles–Atherton model analysis

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Received: 12 December 2023
Revised: 03 February 2024
Accepted: 03 February 2024
Published: 03 April 2024

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This work was supported by the Key Research and Development Program of Hubei Province (No. 2021BAA214), the Open Fund of Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park of Wuhan University of Technology (Nos. 2021KF0022, 2021KF0013, and 2020KF0026), Independent Innovation Projects of the Hubei Longzhong Laboratory (Nos. 2022ZZ-34 and 2022ZZ-35), the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Hubei Province (No. 201CFA067), and the National innovation and entrepreneurship training program for college students (Nos. 202310497010 and S202310497026).

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