• Journal of Magnetics
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.21-23
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• 2002

The magnetoimpedance of $Fe_{91.5-x}Zr_7B_xCu_1Al_{0.5}$alloys has been measured to investigate the influence of structural changes in the nanocrystallization process after thermal treatment. Annealing was performed at temperatures of $350^\circ{C}$, $450^\circ{C}$, and $550^\circ{C}$ for 1 hour in a vacuum. Ultra soft magnetic behavior was observed in the samples annealed at $550^\circ{C}$. The magnetoimpedance ratio and the longitudinal permeability ratio coincided with the softness of the magnetic properties of the thermally treated samples.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.133-154
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• 2003

A comprehensive review is given in this article on magnetic and magnetostrictive properties of nanogranular Co-Fe based alloys, with a particular emphasis on high frequency applications. Structural and physical properties are firstly described, followed by magnetic and magnetostrictive properties. Materials of both thin film and bulk forms are considered. A detailed description on high frequency characteristics of Co-Fe based soft magnetic thin films is then presented.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.5 no.5
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• pp.507-510
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• 1995

A heat-treatment method of pre-annealing and then flash annealing(FA) has been used to improve the soft magnetic properties of nanocrystalline $Fe_{76}CuSi_{13}B_{10}$ and $Fe_{74}CuNb_{3}Si_{12}B_{10}$ alloys. Outstanding magnetic properties of nanocrystalline $Fe_{74}CuNb_{3}Si_{12}B_{10}$ alloy were attained by flash-annealing in air after annealed at $500^{\circ}C$ for 0.5hr below the crystallization temperature. The same results were obtained for $Fe_{74}CuSi_{13}B_{10}$ alloy. The measurment of relief of stress and X-ray diffraction were used to analyze the effect of flashannealing.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.75-78
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• 2004

Magnetic transmission soft X-ray microscopy has been used to study element-specifically the magnetization reversal behavior of ${(Co_{84}Cr_{16})}_{87}Pt_{l3}$ alloy thin films with a lateral resolution of 35 nm. Our results indicate that the magnetization switching is carried out by a random nucleation process that can be attributed to the reversal of individual grains. We found evidence of a large distribution of the switching fields at the nanogranular length scale, which has to be considered seriously for applications of CoCrPt systems as magnetic high density storage materials.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.73-76
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• 2001

A double rectangular spiral type inductor has been fabricated by using FeTaN films. The inductor is composed of internal coils sandwiched by magnetic layers. Characteristics of inductor performance are investigated with an emphasis on planarization of magnetic films. In the absence of the planarization process, the grating topology of the upper magnetic films over the coil arrays degrades the soft magnetic properties and the inductor performance. It also induces a longitudinal magnetic anisotropy with the easy axis aligned to the magnetic flux direction. This alignment prevents the upper magnetic films from contributing to the total induction. Glass bonding is a viable method for achieving a completely planar inductor structure. The planar inductor with glass bonding shows excellent performance: inductance of 1.1 $\mu H$, Q factor of 7 (at 5 MHz), and the current capability up to 100 mA.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.5 no.5
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• pp.533-537
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• 1995

The stress in Permalloy thin films fabricated by rf magnetron sputtering on the Si (100) substrates has been investigated with various deposition parameters such as the film thickness, argon pressure, and rf power. The internal stress changes from compressive to tensile with higher input power and argon pressure. The cause of stress variations with these deposition parameters is discussed in terms of thermal and/or intrinsic stress changes. Low coercive force is obtained from Permalloy thin films at a condition of low compressive stress.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.49-52
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• 2007

We investigated annealing effect of microforged powders on magnetic properties and electromagnetic absorption behaviors for ferromagnetic Fe-Cr metal alloy powder-polymer composites. The coercive properties greatly decreased with annealing temperature and the magnetic permeability had significantly increased after microforging and subsequent annealing treatment, due to a reduction in lattice strain of the microforged powders. The power loss in the far field regime also had greatly increased after microforging and subsequent annealing treatment in frequency range from 50 MHz to 6 GHz. As a result, the electromagnetic absorption of ferromagnetic Fe-Cr alloy metal powder-polymer composites was highly improved because of the relaxation of the internal strain during annealing process.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.339-341
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• 2013

The magnetic field standards, facilities and capabilities available at NPL for the calibration of magnetometers and gradiometers and the measurement of the magnetic properties of materials will be introduced. The details of the low magnetic field facility will be explained and the capabilities this facility enables for the characterisation and calibration of ultra-sensitive room temperature magnetic sensors will be presented. Building on core material capabilities that are compliant with the IEC 60404 series of written standards, the example of a standard permeameter that has been modified for the measurement of strips for real world conditions is discussed. This was incorporated into a stress machine to measure the DC properties of the soft magnetic materials used by the partners of a collaborative industry led R&D project at stress levels of up to 700 MPa. The results for three materials are presented and the changes in the properties with applied stress compared to establish which material exhibits favourable properties.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.331-338
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• 2013

We present a few significant advances in methods and concepts of magnetic measurements, aimed both at providing novel routes in the characterization of hard and soft magnetic materials and at improving our basic knowledge of the magnetization process. We discuss, in particular, investigation methods and experimental arrangements that have been developed in recent times for: 1) Hysteresis loop determination in extra-hard magnets by means of Pulsed Field Magnetometry; 2) Broadband observation of domain wall dynamics by highspeed stroboscopical Kerr techniques; 3) Entropy measurements in magnetocaloric materials by calorimetry in magnetic field. While pertaining to somewhat independent fields of investigation, all these measuring techniques have in common a solid approach to the underlying physical phenomenology and have a potential for further developments.

• Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.148-150
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• 2010

Two-layered ferromagnetic alloy films ($Ni_{80}Fe_{20}$, $Co_{90}Fe_{10}$) with a Conetic intermediate soft magnetic layer of different thickness were investigated to correlate the coercivity values and magnetization process with the strength of the hard saturation field. The interpretation of strong, medium and weak coupling is proposed.