Tailoring Magnetic Properties and Magnetoimpedance Response in Nanocrystalline (Fe3Ni)81Nb7B12 Ribbons for Sensor Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural and Magnetic Characterisation
3.2. Magnetic Behaviour
3.3. Magnetoimpedance Response
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Technique | TC (K) | Tx1 (K) | Tp1 (K) | Tx2 (K) | Tp2 (K) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
M(T) | ~543 | ~726 | ~741 | ~929 | ~944 |
DSC | ~540 | ~728 | ~747 | ~936 | ~950 |
Crystalline Phase | Crystal Structure | Lattice Parameter a (Å) | (hkl) Indexes |
---|---|---|---|
α-/bcc-(Fe,Ni) | ~2.87 ± 0.01 | 110 | |
γ-/fcc-(Fe,Ni) | ~3.59 ± 0.01 | 111 | |
Si-fcc | ~5.43 ± 0.01 | 400 |
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González-Alonso, D.; Gonzalez-Legarreta, L.; Marcin, J.; Švec, P.; Škorvánek, I. Tailoring Magnetic Properties and Magnetoimpedance Response in Nanocrystalline (Fe3Ni)81Nb7B12 Ribbons for Sensor Applications. Chemosensors 2023, 11, 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors11020148
González-Alonso D, Gonzalez-Legarreta L, Marcin J, Švec P, Škorvánek I. Tailoring Magnetic Properties and Magnetoimpedance Response in Nanocrystalline (Fe3Ni)81Nb7B12 Ribbons for Sensor Applications. Chemosensors. 2023; 11(2):148. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors11020148
Chicago/Turabian StyleGonzález-Alonso, David, Lorena Gonzalez-Legarreta, Jozef Marcin, Peter Švec, and Ivan Škorvánek. 2023. "Tailoring Magnetic Properties and Magnetoimpedance Response in Nanocrystalline (Fe3Ni)81Nb7B12 Ribbons for Sensor Applications" Chemosensors 11, no. 2: 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors11020148