Microstructural evolution and giant magnetoresistance in melt spun and annealed Cu-85(FeCo)(15) alloy

Ravishankar, N and Park, J and Aoki, K and Masumoto, T and Chattopadhyay, K (1999) Microstructural evolution and giant magnetoresistance in melt spun and annealed Cu-85(FeCo)(15) alloy. In: Journal of Applied Physics, 86 (5). pp. 2733-2738.

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Abstract

Granular alloys of Cu with FeCo were prepared by the melt-spinning technique. The alloy was characterized by x-ray, transmission electron microscopy, vibrating sample magnetometer, and magnetoresistance measurements. The alloys were heat treated for different temperatures to optimize the magnetoresistance properties. Structural characterization reveals that the FeCo phase initially precipitates out as fcc and later transforms to the bcc structure by martensitic transformation. It is seen that the trend in the magnetoresistance properties is different for the measurements carried out at room temperature and 4.2 K. This has been attributed to the transformation of fine fcc precipitates to the bcc structure during the low temperature measurements. It is seen that the presence of fine particles causes an increase in the field for saturation and is not suitable for applications where moderate field giant magnetoresistance is required. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S0021-8979(99)08317-6].

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Applied Physics
Publisher:	American Institute of Physics
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to American Institute of Physics.
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Materials Engineering (formerly Metallurgy)
Date Deposited:	30 Jun 2011 11:19
Last Modified:	30 Jun 2011 11:19
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/38661

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