Abstract
A thorough microstructural and magnetic analysis has been performed on as-quenched and annealed (475 and 525 °C, 1 hour) melt-spun Cu 100-xCo x (x = 10 and 15) granular alloys, presenting a giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect. The annealed samples are inhomogeneous with respect to the Co-particle sizes and interparticles distances and, therefore, these particles present superparamagnetic and ferromagnetic behaviours, which determine the GMR response. The samples x = 15, treated at 525°C during 1 hour, presented the best GMR ratio (≈5% at room temperature to be the highest value approaching roughly to the saturation under an applied magnetic field of 15 KOe), with the coexistence of Co-particles with both kinds of magnetic behaviour.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 006 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1056-1061 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Hysteresis Loop
- Magnetoresistance
- Nanogranular Alloys
- X-ray Diffraction