Most carrier cores for electrophotography are made from Cu-Zn or Ni-Zn ferrites. But in recent years, the use of these materials has been restricted by environmental regulations in many countries. In answer, we have developed clean carrier cores from environmentally iiiendly magnetic materials. One such material is magnetite, which we at FDK Corporation mass-produce by using an original product...

The ultrathin SmCo5 nanoflakes with average thickness smaller than 50 nm are prepared by a novel method of solid particle (NaCl) and surfactant co-assisted ball milling. The as-prepared nanoflakes exhibit a narrower thickness distribution of 10-50 nm and high coercivity of 23 kOe. The possible formation mechanism of nanoflakes are proposed. Temperature dependence of demagnetization curves indic...