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Title: 9 T high magnetic field annealing effects on FeN bulk sample

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4868493· OSTI ID:22273747
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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minneota 55455 (United States)
  2. Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 (United States)
  3. Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831–6115 (United States)

α″-Fe{sub 16}N{sub 2} has been suggested as a promising candidate for future rare-earth-free magnets. In this paper, we report to use high magnetic field (9 T) assisted post-annealing process to enhance the Fe{sub 16}N{sub 2} phase formation in FeN bulk rod samples during the α′ → α″ phase transformation and thus improve its magnetic properties. It was found by X-ray Diffraction measurement that the volume ratio of Fe{sub 16}N{sub 2} phase was increased up to 22%, which corresponds to an increase in the amount of transformation from α′ → α″ up to 78%. Also, the saturation magnetization (M{sub s}) of the prepared FeN rod sample was increased to 227 emu/g with its coercivity up to 376 Oe at room temperature. A working mechanism for the high field assisted post-annealing process was presented.

OSTI ID:
22273747
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 115, Issue 17; Conference: 55. annual conference on magnetism and magnetic materials, Atlanta, GA (United States), 14-18 Nov 2010; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English