Mossbauer measurements for a nanocrystalline Fe/sub 44/Co/sub 44/Zr/sub 7/B/sub 4/Cu/sub 1/ alloy

A two phase microstructure, consisting of nanocrystallites surrounded by an amorphous matrix, was produced by a melt spinning processing route. Alloys of this type have extrinsic properties that are dependent on the relative amounts of the amorphous and nanocrystalline phases. One method for examina...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on magnetics 2001-07, Vol.37 (4), p.2226-2228
Main Authors: Kopcewicz, M., Grabias, A., Willard, M.A., Laughlin, D.E., McHenry, M.E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amorphous materials
Annealing
Electrons
Frequency measurement
Iron
Magnetic materials
Microstructure
Spectroscopy
Spinning
Zirconium
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Summary:A two phase microstructure, consisting of nanocrystallites surrounded by an amorphous matrix, was produced by a melt spinning processing route. Alloys of this type have extrinsic properties that are dependent on the relative amounts of the amorphous and nanocrystalline phases. One method for examination of the properties of the nanocrystalline and amorphous phases is by Mossbauer spectroscopy. This paper examines ribbons with the composition of Fe/sub 44/Co/sub 44/Zr/sub 7/B/sub 4/Cu/sub 1/, both as-spun and after annealing at 650/spl deg/C for 1 hour. Three Mossbauer techniques were used to examine these materials, including: transmission measurements, conversion electron Mossbauer spectroscopy, and radio frequency Mossbauer. The transmission spectrum for the annealed HITPERM alloy is composed of two superimposed sextets corresponding to the nanocrystalline FeCo and retained amorphous phases. The rf-Mossbauer results fail to show collapse of the sextet, indicating a large magnetocrystalline anisotropy of the nanocrystalline phase.
ISSN:0018-9464
1941-0069
DOI:10.1109/20.951131