High-entropy alloys as magnetic shielding materials in low-frequency wireless power transmission

Soft magnetic materials are required to exhibit high saturation magnetization and low coercivity. Iron-based metal alloys, such as FeMnZn, are commonly used commercial soft magnetic materials with electromagnetic shielding functions. However, these alloys generally exhibit low saturation magnetizati...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Hsien Yeh, Chia-Hua Hu, Hsuan-Ta Wu, Wen-Dung Hsu, Bernard Haochih Liu, Peter K. Liaw, Chuan-Feng Shih
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Materials Today Advances
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590049824000778
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Peter K. Liaw
Chuan-Feng Shih
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description Soft magnetic materials are required to exhibit high saturation magnetization and low coercivity. Iron-based metal alloys, such as FeMnZn, are commonly used commercial soft magnetic materials with electromagnetic shielding functions. However, these alloys generally exhibit low saturation magnetization, poor high-temperature stability, and significant magnetic losses. In recent years, many research groups have highlighted the excellent soft magnetic properties of high-entropy alloys (HEAs). This study develops new HEA powders with superior soft magnetic characteristics for applications in low-frequency magnetic shielding components. The research found that the FeCoNiSiCuNb HEA, under appropriate ball-milling and annealing conditions, exhibits high saturation magnetization and excellent high-temperature properties, retaining over 50 % of its magnetism even at 700K. At an operating frequency of 100 kHz, compared to FeMnZn, the real permeability of the FeCoNiSiCuNb HEA is increased by 2.25 times. Preparing this HEA material as a magnetic shielding material can lead to higher inductance, a coupling coefficient increased to 0.84, and a transmission efficiency improvement of 19 %, demonstrating the potential of high-entropy alloys in wireless charging applications.
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spelling doaj-art-fb0acc94165b4f2e92161cfc648f76a12025-08-20T02:37:39ZengElsevierMaterials Today Advances2590-04982024-12-012410054010.1016/j.mtadv.2024.100540High-entropy alloys as magnetic shielding materials in low-frequency wireless power transmissionCheng-Hsien Yeh0Chia-Hua Hu1Hsuan-Ta Wu2Wen-Dung Hsu3Bernard Haochih Liu4Peter K. Liaw5Chuan-Feng Shih6Department of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, TaiwanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, TaiwanDepartment and Institute of Electrical Engineering, Minghsin University of Science and Technology, Hsinchu, 30401, TaiwanDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan; Program on Semiconductor Packaging and Testing, Academy of Innovative Semiconductor and Sustainable Manufacture, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan; Applied High Entropy Technology (AHET) Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, TaiwanDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan; Applied High Entropy Technology (AHET) Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, TaiwanDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USADepartment of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan; Applied High Entropy Technology (AHET) Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Department of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan.Soft magnetic materials are required to exhibit high saturation magnetization and low coercivity. Iron-based metal alloys, such as FeMnZn, are commonly used commercial soft magnetic materials with electromagnetic shielding functions. However, these alloys generally exhibit low saturation magnetization, poor high-temperature stability, and significant magnetic losses. In recent years, many research groups have highlighted the excellent soft magnetic properties of high-entropy alloys (HEAs). This study develops new HEA powders with superior soft magnetic characteristics for applications in low-frequency magnetic shielding components. The research found that the FeCoNiSiCuNb HEA, under appropriate ball-milling and annealing conditions, exhibits high saturation magnetization and excellent high-temperature properties, retaining over 50 % of its magnetism even at 700K. At an operating frequency of 100 kHz, compared to FeMnZn, the real permeability of the FeCoNiSiCuNb HEA is increased by 2.25 times. Preparing this HEA material as a magnetic shielding material can lead to higher inductance, a coupling coefficient increased to 0.84, and a transmission efficiency improvement of 19 %, demonstrating the potential of high-entropy alloys in wireless charging applications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590049824000778
spellingShingle Cheng-Hsien Yeh
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Peter K. Liaw
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High-entropy alloys as magnetic shielding materials in low-frequency wireless power transmission
Materials Today Advances
title High-entropy alloys as magnetic shielding materials in low-frequency wireless power transmission
title_full High-entropy alloys as magnetic shielding materials in low-frequency wireless power transmission
title_fullStr High-entropy alloys as magnetic shielding materials in low-frequency wireless power transmission
title_full_unstemmed High-entropy alloys as magnetic shielding materials in low-frequency wireless power transmission
title_short High-entropy alloys as magnetic shielding materials in low-frequency wireless power transmission
title_sort high entropy alloys as magnetic shielding materials in low frequency wireless power transmission
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590049824000778
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