The effect of nitridation process, i.e. temperature and time, on crystal structure and magnetic properties of SmFe9Nx inter- stitial compounds was systematically investigated. After nitridation treatment, nitrogen ato...The effect of nitridation process, i.e. temperature and time, on crystal structure and magnetic properties of SmFe9Nx inter- stitial compounds was systematically investigated. After nitridation treatment, nitrogen atoms were incorporated into SmFe9 alloys to form SnaFe9Nx interstitial compounds, which increased the distance of Fe-Fe and enhanced Fe-Fe interaction. As a result, SmFe9Nx interstitial compounds had a higher Curie temperature and more excellent magnetic properties than SmFe9 alloys. The relationships between nitridation temperature, nitridation time, nitriding efficiency, magnetic properties and phase transition were researched. It could be concluded that nitriding efficiency was strongly associated with magnetic properties and phase transition at different tem- peratures. The nitriding efficiency also had a connection with magnetic properties under different time, while no obvious phase transi- tion was found during that process. By studying nitridation process under a series of temperatures and time in this experiment, a suit- able nitridation temperature （713 K） and an ideal length of nitridation time （8 h） was decided, which would produce the optimal mag- netic behavior of SmFegNx interstitial compounds.展开更多
基金Project supported by National High Technology Research and Development Program of China （863 Program） （2011AA03A402） and the International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Project （2010DFB53520）
文摘The effect of nitridation process, i.e. temperature and time, on crystal structure and magnetic properties of SmFe9Nx inter- stitial compounds was systematically investigated. After nitridation treatment, nitrogen atoms were incorporated into SmFe9 alloys to form SnaFe9Nx interstitial compounds, which increased the distance of Fe-Fe and enhanced Fe-Fe interaction. As a result, SmFe9Nx interstitial compounds had a higher Curie temperature and more excellent magnetic properties than SmFe9 alloys. The relationships between nitridation temperature, nitridation time, nitriding efficiency, magnetic properties and phase transition were researched. It could be concluded that nitriding efficiency was strongly associated with magnetic properties and phase transition at different tem- peratures. The nitriding efficiency also had a connection with magnetic properties under different time, while no obvious phase transi- tion was found during that process. By studying nitridation process under a series of temperatures and time in this experiment, a suit- able nitridation temperature （713 K） and an ideal length of nitridation time （8 h） was decided, which would produce the optimal mag- netic behavior of SmFegNx interstitial compounds.
