Investigation of the magnetic interactions in Co2FeAl alloy nanoparticles using FORC analysis

This paper demonstrates the results of the detailed studying of the magnetic behavior of Co2FeAl alloy nanoparticles synthesized through a co-precipitation method. First order reversal curves (FORCs) diagrams were used consequently. The obtained results showed that the prepared alloys consist of a mixture of the low-coercivity grains (Hc ~ 0), and interacting single-domain high-coercivity grains. Elongated FORC diagrams along Hc axis indicated a wide particle size distribution in the products. Spherical and uniform nanoparticles with a size distribution of 30-90nm were observed in the SEM and TEM images of the synthesized samples. Maximum values of Ms (about 91.5 emu/g), and coercivity (487 Oe) were obtained for the sample synthesized with the optimum annealing conditions up to 700 ̊C with 10 ̊C/min.