MAGNETIC DOMAIN STRUCTURE AND RELATED MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF(NdPr)_(16)Fe_(76)B_8 PERMANENT MAGNET

The magnetic domain structure and related magnetic properties of (NdPr)_(16)Fe_(76)B_8 permanentmagnet have been studied by colloid-SEM method.In thermally demagnetized state,the ma-trix grains in the magnet generally exhibit multidomain structure,i.e.,180° plate-like indi-vidual domain and a few spike-like or maze-like domains.The average width of the domainmeasured was 1.5μm.Grain size of single-domain was observed to be generally about 1μmand only a few up to 3μm.The results calculated are:the domain wall energy γ=36MJ/m~2,the exchange constant A=4.5×10~(-11)J/m,the domain wall width δ=15.7nm,and the critical grain diameter of single-domain D_c=0.5μm.The dependence of high magnet-ic field gradient at grain boundaries in different magnetization directions in the adjacent mag-netic domains located on both sides of grain boundaries and the effect of microstructure on thevalues of K,A and δ were discussed.