Improving Powder Magnetic Core Properties via Application of Thin, Insulating Silica-Nanosheet Layers on Iron Powder Particles
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Colloidal Silica Coating of Iron Powder Particles with and without Sr-B-P-O Insulating Layers
2.2. Comparison between Coloidal Silica and Silica Nanosheet Coatings
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Preparation of Polycation and Silica Solutions
3.2. Coating Process
3.3. Preparation of Powder Magnetic Cores and Evaluation of Their Magnetic Properties and Mechanical Strength
3.4. Observation and Surface Analyses
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Ishizaki, T.; Nakano, H.; Tajima, S.; Takahashi, N. Improving Powder Magnetic Core Properties via Application of Thin, Insulating Silica-Nanosheet Layers on Iron Powder Particles. Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7010001
Ishizaki T, Nakano H, Tajima S, Takahashi N. Improving Powder Magnetic Core Properties via Application of Thin, Insulating Silica-Nanosheet Layers on Iron Powder Particles. Nanomaterials. 2017; 7(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleIshizaki, Toshitaka, Hideyuki Nakano, Shin Tajima, and Naoko Takahashi. 2017. "Improving Powder Magnetic Core Properties via Application of Thin, Insulating Silica-Nanosheet Layers on Iron Powder Particles" Nanomaterials 7, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7010001