Magnetic properties of amorphous alloys of the type Fe_{80-x}TM_{x}B_{20} (0 ≤ x ≤ 20 at.%, TM = Ni, Co, Mn, Cr, V, Ti) are presented and analyzed. The basis of our research work was the Mössbauer measurements, magnetic saturation measurements, derivative thermo-magnetogravimetry and differential thermal analysis measurements. The magnetic moments are discussed in terms of Friedel's virtual-bound-state model for light TM impurities in strong ferromagnets. Some conclusions about the electronic structure are presented.
Surfaces of amorphous ribbon Fe70V10 B20 were observed by means of the scanning tunneling microscope before and after the annealing in vacuum. The topographic images of the air-side surfaces after annealing are similar in the x-y plane and different in the z-direction. From the scanning tunnelling microscope images some information on the crystallization of amorphous ribbons can be deduced.
The theoretical Heisenberg model of an amorphous ferromagnet having two magnetic components in the Bethe-Peierls-Weiss approximation was applied to study the concentration dependence of the Curie temperature of the Fe-TM-M alloys (TM - transition metal, M - metalloid). The analysis of the experimental data in comparison with the model calculations was performed.
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