Nanocomposite exchange-spring magnet synthesized by gas phase method: From isotropic to anisotropic

Abstract

The fabrication of anisotropic nanocomposite exchange-spring magnets is demonstrated experimentally by using a gas-phase nanoparticle deposition technique. High resolution transmission electron microscopy images prove the experimental easy-axis definition of embedded hard magnetic nanoparticles in soft magnetic matrix. Exchange coupling between the hard and soft phases is confirmed by measuring recoil loops and δ M-H curve of the anisotropic FePt/Fe0.8Ni0.2 nanocomposite. The magnetic energy product for the anisotropic exchange-spring magnet is 224% higher than the isotropic case.