The influence of precipitation temperature on structural and magnetic properties of iron/iron-oxide nanoparticles is investigated. Nanoparticles were prepared by precipitation of γ-Fe precipitates in Cu-Fe solid solution and subsequently isolated by matrix dissolution. Precipitation annealing temperatures were 773, 873, and 973 K. Nanoparticles core-shell structure and morphology were characterized by X-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and selected area electron diffraction. These measurements showed that average diameter of nanoparticles increases with precipitation temperature from 8.5 nm to 20.5 nm. The measurements of magnetization as a function of temperature and applied field have been performed by SQUID magnetometer in temperature range from 5 K to 200 K.
Amorphous bilayers consisting of Fe-Si-B and Co-Si-B layers have been prepared by planar flow casting from a single crucible using a double-nozzle technique. Temperature dependencies of magnetization and hysteresis loops have been investigated in a wide temperature range. At room temperature, the effects of interlayer stresses, induced in material due to different thermal expansion coefficients of two mechanically interconnected soft magnetic layers, resulted in rounded hysteresis loops with flattened central part, indicating a dominant role of magnetization rotational processes. With an increase of measurement temperature, the interlayer stresses are relieved and the hysteresis loops became more squared.
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