Magnetic Properties of Fe-Based Binary Crystalline Alloys Produced by Vapor Quenching

Abstract
Structure and magnetic properties of Fe-M (M=Ti, Zr Hf, Nb or Ta) alloy films produced by rf sputtering haye been investigated in Fe-rich compositional ranges below 10 at%M. These alloy films have a nonequilibrium bcc phase with lattice parameters larger than that of pure Fe. They exhibit high saturation magnetization and soft magnetic properties. In particular, the bcc Fe94Zr6 film annealed at 673 K for 1 h exhibits a saturation magnetization of 2 T and a magnetostriction less than 1×10-6.