• DocumentCode
    1531819
  • Title

    Nanocomposite Co/SiO2 soft magnetic materials

  • Author

    Zhan, Y.D. ; Wang, S.H. ; Xiao, D.T. ; Budnick, J.I. ; Hines, W.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Inframat Corp., Farmington, CT, USA
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    7/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2275
  • Lastpage
    2277
  • Abstract
    Nanocomposite Cox/(SiO2)1-x soft magnetic materials with Co volume fractions, x, from 0.4 to 0.9 were synthesized by a wet chemical approach, followed by consolidation into toroidal samples. The powder samples consisted of single-domain Co nanoparticles with the fcc structure, coated by thin amorphous SiO2 shells. The measured saturation magnetization was consistent with the expected value from the Co volume fraction, indicating the completion of the chemical reaction. The initial complex permeability value obtained from a toroidal sample showed an essentially flat frequency response from 10 Hz to 240 MHz, with a quality factor greater than 30. The results show that the Co/SiO2 nanocomposite system is very promising as a high frequency soft magnetic material
  • Keywords
    Q-factor; cobalt; composite materials; ferromagnetic materials; magnetic particles; magnetic permeability; magnetisation; nanostructured materials; silicon compounds; soft magnetic materials; 10 Hz to 240 MHz; Co single-domain nanoparticles; Co-SiO2; Co/SiO2 nanocomposite; FCC structure; SiO2 amorphous shell; chemical reaction; consolidation; high-frequency soft magnetic material; magnetic permeability; powder sample; quality factor; saturation magnetization; toroidal sample; volume fraction; wet chemical synthesis; Amorphous materials; Chemicals; Frequency response; Nanoparticles; Permeability; Powders; Q factor; Saturation magnetization; Soft magnetic materials; Volume measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.951146
  • Filename
    951146