Abstract
We have investigated the microwave properties of epoxy-based composites containing melt-extracted Co69.25Fe4.25B13.5−xSi13Nbx (x=0,
1, 3) microwires of various length annealed using a so-called combined
current-modulation annealing (CCMA) technique. The observation of a
double-peak feature in the permittivity spectra is believed due to the
coexistence of the amorphous phase and a small amount of
nanocrystallites on the wires with a high Nb content. CCMA was found to
be favorable for a better-defined circular anisotropy of microwires and
had suppressed the high-frequency peak due to residual stress relief for
the composite with 25 mm long wires. Neither the shift of resonance
peak nor the characteristic double peak feature was detected for
composites containing as-cast 15 or 35 mm long microwires.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 20-24 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Composites Communications |
Volume | 1 |
Early online date | 7 Sept 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2016 |
Keywords
- Ferromagnetic microwire-composites
- Effective permittivity
- Combined current-modulation annealing (CCMA)
- Nb doping