Effects of nitriding temperatures on the microstructure and soft magnetic properties of iron nitride
摘要
We successfully synthesized single-phase γ′-Fe4N and γ′-Fe4N/ε-Fe3N composite via gas nitridation in an NH3/N2 atmosphere. The microstructure, morphology and magnetic properties of the samples nitrided at various temperatures were characterized using XRD, SEM, TEM, VSM, B-H analyzer and impedance analyzer. Nitriding at high temperatures promotes the formation of single-phase γ′-Fe4N, and the Ms values of the nitrided samples demonstrate an increasing trend with increasing temperature. Notably, the single-phase γ′-Fe4N nitrided at 630 ℃ exhibits a high Ms value reaching up to 195.9 emu/g, indicating excellent soft magnetic properties. Meanwhile, this sample displays a high Q value and better frequency stability of μe at high frequency, illustrating the remarkable high-frequency magnetic properties. In contrast, the γ′-Fe4N/ε-Fe3N composite nitrided at 570 ℃ exhibits relatively low core loss at MHz frequency.