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Nanoheterogeneity response in large-magnetostriction Fe-Ga alloys: An in-situ magnetic small-angle neutron scattering study

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ACTA MATERIALIA
卷 225, 期 -, 页码 -

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117594

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Magnetostriction; Nanoprecipitates; Magnetic interaction; Small-angle neutron scattering

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [51501170, 51871174]
  2. Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing in NPU [SKLSP202003]
  3. NSAF Joint Fund [U1930121]
  4. Science Challenge Project [TZ2016004]

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This study investigates the underlying mechanism of large magnetostriction in Fe-Ga alloys through in-situ magnetic small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). The results reveal that the reorientation of nanodomains relevant to face-centered-tetragonal L6 0 nanoprecipitates occurs at relatively lower fields than that of the magnetic domains, contributing to the low-field-triggered large magnetostriction. It is also found that the correlation length can be effectively tuned by simple heat-treatment, which enhances the magnetostriction without enlarging the triggering field.
The underlying mechanism of large magnetostriction in Fe-Ga alloys is obviously beyond the conventional domain rotation and twin boundary motion, but has been attributed to the nanoscale magnetic heterogeneities. However, the nanoheterogeneity response as well as the interaction with matrix during magnetization process is still an open question. Through in-situ magnetic small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) study on a Fe 81 Ga 19 alloy, the present work clearly reveals that the reorientation of nanodomains relevant to face-centered-tetragonal L6 0 nanoprecipitates occurs at relatively lower fields than that of the magnetic domains. These nanoheterogeneities show a larger magnetic correlation length than their size, ensuring the exchange coupling between nanoprecipitates and matrix as well as the flipping of their magnetizations. This process contributes to the low-field-triggered large magnetostriction, unlike that induced by non-180 degrees domain switches in the homogeneous magnetostrictive materials (such as Terfenol-D). Further study reveals that the correlation length can be effectively tuned by simple heat-treatment, which in turn significantly enhances the magnetostriction without enlarging the triggering field. Consequently, this work contributes to uncover the physical mechanism of the large heterogeneous magnetostriction besides the typical magnetic domain theory, and may also provide a general guideline for achieving tunable magnetostriction in heterogeneous ferromagnets. (c) 2021 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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