Magnetization relaxation and remanence measurements in the temperature range from 100 to 600 °C were performed in a Sm(Co0.75F0.12Cu0.10Zr0.03)7.6 alloy in order to estimate the activation volume V*. The coefficient of magnetic viscosity S is found to decrease with temperature up to 500 °C showing an increase in the width of the energy barrier distribution function. A drastic increase of the value of V* above the Curie point of the intergranular phase is attributed to a crossover from a pinning to a nucleation type of magnetic reversal. © 2002 American Institute of Physics.
Published in:
Journal of Applied Physics
(Volume:92
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Issue:
12
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Date of Publication:
Dec 2002
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7693
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7695
- ISSN :
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0021-8979
- Digital Object Identifier :
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10.1063/1.1522836
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Journals & Magazines
- Date of Current Version :
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18 June 2009
- Issue Date :
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Dec 2002