Magnetizing of Finemet-type alloys by magnetization rotation in weak fields

Abstract

Magnetic properties of functional magnetic materials depend on the magnetization processes nature. Creation of amorphous and nanocrystalline alloys using the rapid quenching technology is the result of the latest advances in magnetic materials area. Although significantly different in structure, they show excellence properties. In this paper we will investigate the magnetization properties of the Finemet-type nanocrystalline alloys in the range of their initial permeability formation. We will show that due to low level of effective magnetic anisotropy, even in weak fields, magnetization can occur through reversible, hysteresis-free rotation of the domain's magnetization vector. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.