Synergistic effects of magnetic domain re-alignment and precipitation on achieving large magnetostriction in random polycrystalline Fe-Ga alloys

High-performance magnetostriction materials are highly desired for high-precision and high sensitivity magnetostrictive devices. However, the fabrication of high-performance magnetostrictive materials has relied critically on growing single crystals and subsequent domain-aligning in the past, which...

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Main Authors: Ying Chen, Tianzi Yang, Junming Gou, Ruihua Qiao, Yiqun Zhang, Tianyu Ma
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Tianzi Yang
Junming Gou
Ruihua Qiao
Yiqun Zhang
Tianyu Ma
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Tianzi Yang
Junming Gou
Ruihua Qiao
Yiqun Zhang
Tianyu Ma
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description High-performance magnetostriction materials are highly desired for high-precision and high sensitivity magnetostrictive devices. However, the fabrication of high-performance magnetostrictive materials has relied critically on growing single crystals and subsequent domain-aligning in the past, which require not only a strict processing control on a special instrument but also a complex structure design of devices. Herein, we report the achievement of comparable magnetostriction in random-polycrystalline ferromagnet with its domain-aligned single-crystal counterpart. As exhibited in a random-polycrystalline Fe81Ga19 (at.%) alloy, by introducing coherent tetragonal nanoprecipitates within domain-aligned cubic matrix through thermal-magnetic treating, a large saturation magnetostriction 3/2λs (λ//s − λ⊥s) as high as 465 ppm has been achieved, well exceeding that for single crystals (430 ppm). The unidirectional alignment of micro-sized magnetic domains with enlarged spontaneous magnetostriction constant (induced by the coherent nanoprecipitates) favors purely 90° domain switches during subsequent magnetization process, contributing to the high-performance magnetostriction. Therefore, our work provides a simple way for fabricating high-performance magnetostrictive materials, with which the associated device design might be simplified accordingly.
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spelling doaj-art-50ee1f5232a44ba2b5576093048c12cb2025-08-20T03:29:22ZengElsevierMaterials & Design0264-12752025-08-0125611432410.1016/j.matdes.2025.114324Synergistic effects of magnetic domain re-alignment and precipitation on achieving large magnetostriction in random polycrystalline Fe-Ga alloysYing Chen0Tianzi Yang1Junming Gou2Ruihua Qiao3Yiqun Zhang4Tianyu Ma5Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, and State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaFrontier Institute of Science and Technology, and State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaCorresponding authors.; Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, and State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaFrontier Institute of Science and Technology, and State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaFrontier Institute of Science and Technology, and State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaCorresponding authors.; Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, and State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, ChinaHigh-performance magnetostriction materials are highly desired for high-precision and high sensitivity magnetostrictive devices. However, the fabrication of high-performance magnetostrictive materials has relied critically on growing single crystals and subsequent domain-aligning in the past, which require not only a strict processing control on a special instrument but also a complex structure design of devices. Herein, we report the achievement of comparable magnetostriction in random-polycrystalline ferromagnet with its domain-aligned single-crystal counterpart. As exhibited in a random-polycrystalline Fe81Ga19 (at.%) alloy, by introducing coherent tetragonal nanoprecipitates within domain-aligned cubic matrix through thermal-magnetic treating, a large saturation magnetostriction 3/2λs (λ//s − λ⊥s) as high as 465 ppm has been achieved, well exceeding that for single crystals (430 ppm). The unidirectional alignment of micro-sized magnetic domains with enlarged spontaneous magnetostriction constant (induced by the coherent nanoprecipitates) favors purely 90° domain switches during subsequent magnetization process, contributing to the high-performance magnetostriction. Therefore, our work provides a simple way for fabricating high-performance magnetostrictive materials, with which the associated device design might be simplified accordingly.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127525007440MagnetostrictionMagnetic domainsThermo-magnetic processingPrecipitation
spellingShingle Ying Chen
Tianzi Yang
Junming Gou
Ruihua Qiao
Yiqun Zhang
Tianyu Ma
Synergistic effects of magnetic domain re-alignment and precipitation on achieving large magnetostriction in random polycrystalline Fe-Ga alloys
Materials & Design
Magnetostriction
Magnetic domains
Thermo-magnetic processing
Precipitation
title Synergistic effects of magnetic domain re-alignment and precipitation on achieving large magnetostriction in random polycrystalline Fe-Ga alloys
title_full Synergistic effects of magnetic domain re-alignment and precipitation on achieving large magnetostriction in random polycrystalline Fe-Ga alloys
title_fullStr Synergistic effects of magnetic domain re-alignment and precipitation on achieving large magnetostriction in random polycrystalline Fe-Ga alloys
title_full_unstemmed Synergistic effects of magnetic domain re-alignment and precipitation on achieving large magnetostriction in random polycrystalline Fe-Ga alloys
title_short Synergistic effects of magnetic domain re-alignment and precipitation on achieving large magnetostriction in random polycrystalline Fe-Ga alloys
title_sort synergistic effects of magnetic domain re alignment and precipitation on achieving large magnetostriction in random polycrystalline fe ga alloys
topic Magnetostriction
Magnetic domains
Thermo-magnetic processing
Precipitation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127525007440
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