Evolution of interface structure ofα−Fe/Nd2Fe14Bnanocomposites prepared by crystallization from the amorphous alloy
Evolution of interface structure ofα−Fe/Nd2Fe14Bnanocomposites prepared by crystallization from the amorphous alloy
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevb.66.212103
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发表时间:
2002-12
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3.7
通讯作者:
X. Zhang;Y. Guan;Jingwu Zhang;W. Sprengel;K. J. Reichle;K. Blaurock;K. Reimann;H. Schaefer
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作者:
X. Zhang;Y. Guan;Jingwu Zhang;W. Sprengel;K. J. Reichle;K. Blaurock;K. Reimann;H. Schaefer
The evolution of interface structure of α-Fe/Nd 2 Fe 1 4 B nanocomposites prepared by crystallization of amorphous Nd 9 Fe 8 3 Co 3 B 5 has been investigated by employing positron annihilation techniques. Positron lifetime studies show that there are two kinds of interface structures in the α-Fe/Nd 2 Fe 1 4 B nanocomposites prepared at 700°C. One characterized by a positron lifetime of 155 ps is determined to be the interfacial amorphous layer with a densely packed structure. The other has a more loosely packed atomic structure with vacancy-sized free volumes. The volume fraction of the amorphous layer decreases with increasing annealing temperature and only the interface structure with vacancies is retained after annealing at temperatures T≥950°C. Coincident Doppler broadening studies of the positron-electron annihilation y quanta show that the interfacial free volumes with a large size in the nanocomposites made at 700°C are predominantly surrounded by the nonmagnetic atoms Nd and B, which is believed to weaken the magnetic exchange coupling between the crystallites in the nanocomposites.