Combinatorial Development of Fe–Co–Nb Thin Film Magnetic Nanocomposites
A Fe–Co–Nb thin film materials library was deposited by combinatorial magnetron sputtering and investigated by high-throughput methods to identify new noncubic ferromagnetic phases, indicating that combinatorial experimentation is an efficient method to discover new ferromagnetic phases adequate for...
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Published in | ACS combinatorial science Vol. 17; no. 11; pp. 698 - 703 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
American Chemical Society
09.11.2015
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Summary: | A Fe–Co–Nb thin film materials library was deposited by combinatorial magnetron sputtering and investigated by high-throughput methods to identify new noncubic ferromagnetic phases, indicating that combinatorial experimentation is an efficient method to discover new ferromagnetic phases adequate for permanent magnet applications. Structural analysis indicated the formation of a new magnetic ternary compound (Fe,Co)3Nb with a hexagonal crystal structure (C36) embedded in an FeCo-based matrix. This nanocomposite exhibits characteristics of a two-phase ferromagnetic system, the so-called hard–soft nanocomposites, indicating that the new phase (Fe,Co)3Nb is ferromagnetic. Magnetic hysteresis loops at various angles revealed that the magnetization reversal process is governed by a domain wall pinning mechanism. |
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ISSN: | 2156-8952 2156-8944 |
DOI: | 10.1021/acscombsci.5b00116 |