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Anisotropy in twinned terfenol-D crystals
The highly magnetostrictive cubic compound Terfenol-D (Tb0.3Dy0.7Fe2) solidifies via a {211} dendritic growth front when grown by a free-standing zone technique. The resulting material is usually composed of dendritic plates often containing crystallographic twins, the predominant plate and twin pla...
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Published in: | Journal of applied physics 1994-11, Vol.76 (10), p.7151-7153 |
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Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | The highly magnetostrictive cubic compound Terfenol-D (Tb0.3Dy0.7Fe2) solidifies via a {211} dendritic growth front when grown by a free-standing zone technique. The resulting material is usually composed of dendritic plates often containing crystallographic twins, the predominant plate and twin plane being the (11̄1) orthogonal to the (2̄1̄1) growth plane. Results of room temperature magnetic torque analysis from (011) disk specimens, having differing twin densities, are presented which yield both the magnetic anisotropy constants, K1=−1.6×105 J/m3 and K2=−0.16×105 J/m3, and the relative parent/twin volume. Magnetic susceptibility data both parallel and transverse to the applied field are presented which, in conjunction with the anisotropy results, emphasize the importance of twin density on magnetoelastic response for typical application geometries. |
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ISSN: | 0021-8979 1089-7550 |
DOI: | 10.1063/1.358526 |