Magnetism of ultrathin intergranular boundary regions in Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets

Y. Murakami, T. Tanigaki, T. T. Sasaki, Y. Takeno, H. S. Park, T. Matsuda, T. Ohkubo, K. Hono, D. Shindo

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The magnetism of a thin grain-boundary (GB) phase that envelopes the Nd2Fe14B grains in optimally annealed Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets was investigated by electron holography. The phase shift measured from a thin-foil specimen containing a tilted amorphous GB phase (∼3 nm in width) was -0.34 rad, which is substantially smaller than that expected for the nonferromagnetic GB phase of -1.2 rad. Simulations of the phase shift with various magnetization values suggest that the magnetic flux density of the GB phase is ∼1.0 T. The observations imply significant exchange coupling between Nd2Fe14B grains, which can explain the avalanche propagation of magnetization reversal observed in sintered magnets.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)370-379
Number of pages10
JournalActa Materialia
Volume71
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2014

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Magnetism
Permanent magnets
Grain boundaries
Phase shift
Magnets
Electron holography
Magnetization reversal
Exchange coupling
Magnetic flux
Metal foil
Magnetization

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Metals and Alloys

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Murakami, Y., Tanigaki, T., Sasaki, T. T., Takeno, Y., Park, H. S., Matsuda, T., ... Shindo, D. (2014). Magnetism of ultrathin intergranular boundary regions in Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets. Acta Materialia, 71, 370-379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2014.03.013

Magnetism of ultrathin intergranular boundary regions in Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets. / Murakami, Y.; Tanigaki, T.; Sasaki, T. T.; Takeno, Y.; Park, H. S.; Matsuda, T.; Ohkubo, T.; Hono, K.; Shindo, D.

In: Acta Materialia, Vol. 71, 06.2014, p. 370-379.

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Murakami, Y, Tanigaki, T, Sasaki, TT, Takeno, Y, Park, HS, Matsuda, T, Ohkubo, T, Hono, K & Shindo, D 2014, 'Magnetism of ultrathin intergranular boundary regions in Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets', Acta Materialia, vol. 71, pp. 370-379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2014.03.013
Murakami Y, Tanigaki T, Sasaki TT, Takeno Y, Park HS, Matsuda T et al. Magnetism of ultrathin intergranular boundary regions in Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets. Acta Materialia. 2014 Jun;71:370-379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2014.03.013
Murakami, Y. ; Tanigaki, T. ; Sasaki, T. T. ; Takeno, Y. ; Park, H. S. ; Matsuda, T. ; Ohkubo, T. ; Hono, K. ; Shindo, D. / Magnetism of ultrathin intergranular boundary regions in Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets. In: Acta Materialia. 2014 ; Vol. 71. pp. 370-379.
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