• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.42-46
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• 2009

The measurement of external magnetic field orientation using Giant Magneto Impedance (GMI) sensors has been performed. A soft magnetic alloy of $Co_{30}Fe_{34}Ni_{36}$ was electroplated on a Si wafer with a CoFeNi seed layer. V-shaped microwire patterns were formed using a conventional photolithography process. An external magnetic field was generated by a rectangular AlNiCo permanent magnet. The reference direction was defined as the external magnetic field direction oriented in the middle of 2 GMI devices. As the orientation of the magnetic field deviated from the reference direction, variation in the field component along each device introduced voltage changes. It was found that, by taking the voltage difference between the left and right arms of the Vshaped device, the nonlinearity of each device could be significantly reduced. The fabricated angle sensor had a linear range of approximately $70^{\circ}$ and an overall sensitivity of approximately 10 mV.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.641-644
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• 1995

We have studied the effect of the nitrogen on the microstructure, thermomagnetic properties and corrosion resistance of Fe-Hf-C-N nanocrystalline thin films with high permeability and high saturation magnetization. These films were fabricated by reactive sputtering in $Ar+N_{2}$ plasma using an rf magnetron sputtering apparatus. As $P_{N2}$ increases, the microstructure changes from amorphous to crystalline $\alpha$-Fe phase and again returns to amorphous one. Spin wave stiffness constant increases with $P_{N2}$ until 5% $P_{N2}$, and then decreases with the further increase. This trend corresponds well with that of the microstructure with increasing $P_{N2}$. The Fe-Hf-C-N films with over 3% $P_{N2}$ show higher corrosion resistance than the N-free Fe-Hf-C films. The Fe-Hf-C-N films are considered to have high potentials for the head core materials suitable for high density recording systems, owing to their excellent soft magnetic properties and corrosion resistance.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.185-189
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• 2012

The coercivity of near single domain size $Nd_2Fe_{14}B$-type particles prepared by ball milling of HDDR-treated $Nd_{12.5}Fe_{80.6}B_{6.4}Ga_{0.3}Nb_{0.2}$ alloy was investigated. The feasibility of a surface nitrogenation for improving the coercivity stability of the fine $Nd_2Fe_{14}B$-type particles was also studied. The near single domain size $Nd_2Fe_{14}B$-type particles had a high coercivity of over 9 kOe. However, the coercivity radically deteriorated as the temperature increased in air (< 2 kOe at $200^{\circ}C$). This coercivity reduction was attributed to the soft magnetic phases, ${\alpha}$-Fe and $Fe_3B$, which formed on the surface of the fine particle due to oxidation. Surface nitrogenation of the fine particles significantly improved the stability of their coercivity. The improvement in coercivity stability was attributed to the formation of a thin nitrogenated layer on the surface of the fine $Nd_2Fe_{14}B$-type particles, which enhanced the anisotropy field and gave improved resistance to oxidation (dissociation).

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.35-39
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• 2007

A highly sensitive magnetic sensor using the Giant MagnetoImpedance effect has been developed. The sensor performance is studied and estimated. The sensor circuitry consists of a square wave generator (driving source), a sensing element in a form of composite wire of a 25 $\mu$m copper core electrodeposited with a thin layer of soft magnetic material ($Ni_{80}Fe_{20}$), and two amplifier stages for improving the gain, switching mechanism, scaler circuit, an AC power source driving the permeability of the magnetic coating layer of the sensing element into a dynamic state, and a signal pickup LC circuit formed by a pickup coil and an capacitor. Experimental studies on sensor have been carried out to investigate the key parameters in relation to the sensor sensitivity and resolution. The results showed that for high sensitivity and resolution, the frequency and magnitude of the ac driving current through the sensing element each has an optimum value, the resonance frequency of the signal pickup LC circuit should be equal to or twice as the driving frequency on the sensing element, and the anisotropy of the magnetic coating layer of the sensing wire element should be longitudinal.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.26-29
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• 2013

$Mn_xFe_{3-x}O_4$ powders have been fabricated by using sol-gel methods; their crystallographic and magnetic properties were investigated by using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, M$\ddot{o}$ssbauer spectroscopy, and vibrating sample magnetometer. The $Mn_xFe_{3-x}O_4$ ferrite powders annealed at $500^{\circ}C$ had a single spinel structure regardless of the $Mn^{2+}$-doping amount and their lattice constants became larger as the $Mn^{2+}$ concentration was increased. Their Mossbauer spectra measured at room temperature were fitted with 2 Zeeman sextets due to the tetrahedral and octahedral sites of Fe ions, which made them ferrimagnetic. The magnetic behavior of $Mn_xFe_{3-x}O_4$ powders showed that the $Mn^{2+}$-doping amount made their saturation magnetization increase, but there were no severe effects on their coercivities. The saturation magnetization of the $Mn_xFe_{3-x}O_4$ powder varied from 38 emu/g to 70.0 emu/g and their minimum coercivity was 111.1 Oe.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.240-244
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• 2013

The influences of Gallium doping on the magnetic microstructures and corrosion behaviors of Nd-Fe-B-Ti-C alloys are investigated. The cooling rate for obtaining fully amorphous structure is raised, and the glassforming ability is improved by the Ga addition. The High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy image shows that the ${\alpha}$-Fe and $Fe_3B$ soft magnetic phases become granular surrounded by the $Nd_2Fe_{14}B$ hard magnetic phase. The rms and $({\Delta}{\varphi})_{rms}$ value of Nd-Fe-B-Ti-C nanocomposite alloy thick ribbons in the typical topographic and magnetic force images detected by Magnetic Force Microscopy(MFM) decreases with 0.5 at% Ga addition. The corrosion resistances of $Nd_9Fe_{73}B_{12.6}C_{1.4}Ti_{4-x}Ga_x$ (x = 0, 0.5, 1) alloys are enhanced by the Ga addition. It can be attributed to the formation of more amorphous phases in the Ga doped samples.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.151-157
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• 1996

반응가스의 분압과 압력비($P_{CH4}/P_{CH4}+P_{N2}$)가 FeTaNC 박막의 연자기특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 반응가스분압 5%에서 가장 우수한 연자기특성을 나타내었는데 포화자속밀도는 $N_{2}$ 가스와 $CH_{4}$ 가스가 혼합($P_{CH4}$ : 20%~100%)된 조성에서 15~17 kG의 높은 값을 나타내었으며 보자력과 투자율(5 MHz)도 각각 0.3~0.5 Oe, 2000~4000의 값을 나타내었다. 또한, 반응가스분압 10%에서도 $P_{CH4}$이 30%에서 100%로 조성이 변함에 따라 포화자속밀도 15 kG, 보자력 0.18~0.4 Oe, 투자율(5 MHz) 2000~4000의 우수한 연자기 특성을 얻을 수 있었다. 반응가스분압 15%에서 포화자속밀도는 15 kG 정도로 일정하였으나 보자력과 투자율 (5 MHz)은 ($P_{CH4}/P_{CH4}+P_{N2}$) < 0.5 구간에서 보자력 > 0.5 Oe, 투자율(5 MHz) < 1000,($P_{CH4}/P_{CH4}+P_{N2}$) > 0.5 구간에서 보자력 < 0.5 Oe, 투자율(5 MHz) > 1000을 나타내었다. 반면 반응가스분압 20%에서는 과다한 반응가스 첨가에 의해 높은 보자력과 낮은 투자율을 나타내어 연자기특성을 얻을 수 없었다. 따라서 Ta 8%의 조성에서 반응가스분압이 20%에서 5%로 감소할수록 연자기특성이 크게 향상된 것으로 고찰되었다.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.129-133
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• 2010

초연자성을 띠는 코네틱(Conetic; NiFeCuMo) 박막을 상호 중간층으로 강자성체인 CoFe 또는 NiFe 박막 사이에 삽입한 코닝 유리(Corning glass)/Ta(5 nm)/[CoFe or NiFe(5 nm-t/2)]/NiFeCuMo(t = 0, 4, 6, 8, 10 nm)/[CoFe or NiFe(5 nm-t/2)]/Ta(5 nm) 3층 박막구조에 대한 자기적 특성을 조사하였다. CoFe와 NiFe 박막의 자기적 특성은 박막의 두께에 따라 크게 결정되므로 자화 곤란축과 자화 용이축으로 측정된 이방성 자기저항 곡선으로부터 얻은 보자력과 자화율을 각각 비교하였다. 특히 3층 박막구조에서 NiFe 박막 사이에 자유층으로 NiFeCuMo 박막을 삽입하면 높은 자기저항비를 유지하면서 향상된 자장감응도를 유지하는 고감도 바이오센서용 거대자기저항-스핀밸브(giant magnetoresistive-spin valves; GMR-SV) 및 자기터널접합(magnetic tunnel junction; MTJ) 소자로 활용할 수 있다.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.149-153
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• 2013

이 연구에서는 방사광 연 X선 광흡수 분광법(soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy: XAS)을 이용하여 $TCr_2O_4$(T = Fe, Co, Ni) 스피넬 산화물들의 전자 구조를 연구하였다. 전이금속 이온들의 2p 준위의 흡수에 의한 XAS 측정으로부터 T(T = Fe, Co, Ni) 이온들의 원자가는 공통적으로 2가($T^{2+}$)이며, Cr 이온의 원자가는 3가 ($Cr^{3+}$) 임을 발견하였다. 그리고 T 이온들은 정사면체 대칭성을 가진 A 사이트에 주로 위치하고, Cr 이온은 정팔면체 대칭성을 가진 B 사이트에 주로 위치함을 알 수 있었는데, 이러한 발견을 통하여 $TCr_2O_4$는 정상 스피넬에 가까운 구조를 가지고 있다고 결론지을 수 있다. 또한 $FeCr_2O_4$와 $NiCr_2O_4$에서는 얀-텔러 변형이 중요한 역할을 하지만, $CoCr_2O_4$는 얀-텔러 변형이 없는 입방체 구조를 유지하는 원인을 알 수 있었다. 그러므로 $TCr_2O_4$에서 $Cr^{3+}$ 상태의 이온들과 $T^{2+}$ 상태의 이온들 간의 반강자성 결합이 이 산화물들의 자성 특성을 결정하는데 중요한 역할을 한다고 생각된다.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.185-189
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• 2016

이 연구에서는 방사광을 이용한 연 X-선 흡수 분광법(soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy: XAS)과 광전자 분광법(photoemission spectroscopy: PES) 을 이용하여 반쪽금속 반강자성체 후보 물질인 $Mn_3Ga$ 호이슬러 화합물의 전자구조를 연구하였다. 이 연구에 사용된 시료는 full-Heusler $Mn_3Ga$로 ball milling 후 열처리하지 않은 시료와 ball milling 후 $400^{\circ}C$에서 열처리한 두 시료를 사용하였다. XAS 분석에 의하면 $Mn_3Ga$에서 Mn 이온들의 원자가는 $Mn^{2+}$ 상태임을 알 수 있었으며, 국소적으로 팔면체 대칭성을 가진 Mn 이온들과 사면체 대칭성을 가진 Mn 이온들이 섞여 있음을 알 수 있었다. 그리고 $Mn_3Ga$의 가전자띠 PES 스펙트럼은 전자구조 계산에 의한 반쪽 금속성 상태밀도와 대체로 유사함을 발견하였다.