High temperature exchange bias effect in melt-spun Mn55Bi45alloys

Abstract

In this paper, we report a high-temperature exchange bias (EB) effect in melt-spun Mn55Bi45 alloy ribbons. A remarkable spontaneous exchange bias (up to 1700 Oe) was achieved at temperature from 300 K to 550 K, which is far higher than what has so far been observed in other alloy systems. Such a phenomenon is attributed to the local antiferromagnetic cluster formed in the ferromagnetic matrix. The observation of high-temperature EB in the Mn55Bi45 alloy is of interest from the perspective of practical applications, and it is a good starting point for designing high-temperature spintronic devices.