Effects of magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant K2 on magnetization and magnetostriction of Terfenol-D

Authors

Yan V. Yang, Michigan Technological University
Yongxin Y. Huang, Texas A&M University
Yongmei M. Jin, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-3-2011

Department

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Abstract

Magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant K2 is found to produce significant effects on the magnetization and magnetostriction behaviors of Terfenol-D crystals through magnetic domain rotation mechanism. Such effects have often been neglected in previous studies. Considering different values of K2 in the magnetization rotation of 〈 111 〉 easy-direction domains under external magnetic field and compressive uniaxial stress applied along [112] direction, it is shown that a change in K2 causes significant changes in both magnetization and magnetostriction curves. Therefore, K2 is an important parameter that must be considered in magnetoelastic behaviors of Terfenol-D.

Publisher's Statement

© 2011 American Institute of Physics. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3533910

Publication Title

Applied Physics Letters

Recommended Citation

Yang, Y., Huang, Y., & Jin, Y. M. (2011). Effects of magnetocrystalline anisotropy constant K2 on magnetization and magnetostriction of Terfenol-D. Applied Physics Letters, 98(1). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.3533910
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