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Micromagnetic investigation by a simplified approach on the demagnetization field of permanent magnets with nonmagnetic phase inside

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A simplified analysis method based on micromagnetic simulation is proposed to investigate effects of nonmagnetic particles on the demagnetizing field of a permanent magnet. By applying the additivity law of the demagnetizing field, the complicated demagnetizing field of the real magnet could be analyzed by only focusing on the stray field of the reserved magnet. For a magnet with nonmagnetic particles inside, the particle size has no significant effect on the maximum value of the demagnetization field, but the area of the affected region by the particle is proportional to the particle size. A large particle produces a large affected area overlapped with those influenced by other particles, which leads to the large demagnetization field. With increasing the length of the particle along the magnetization direction, the demagnetization field on the pole surface increases. The pole surface with a convex shape will increase the demagnetization field. The demagnetizing field near the nonmagnetic particle will be further increased by the large macroscopic demagnetizing field near the pole surface. This work suggests some practical approaches to optimize the microstructure of permanent magnets.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51774146 and 51801047) and the Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Program (Grant No. 201605120111410).

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    Wei Li, Lizhong Zhao & Zhongwu Liu

  2. Innovative Center for Advanced Materials, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310012, China

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Li, W., Zhao, L. & Liu, Z. Micromagnetic investigation by a simplified approach on the demagnetization field of permanent magnets with nonmagnetic phase inside. Front. Mater. Sci. 13, 323–333 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11706-019-0471-2

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