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Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of NiP Alloys

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Ni-P alloys were prepared by electrodeposition on a copper substrate at different plating conditions (applied potential and deposition time). The morphology, composition, microstructure, structure, and magnetic properties of the films were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectrometry, X-ray diffraction, and vibrating sample magnetometry, respectively. The phosphorous content is about 8.6–12.2 at.%. The deposits exhibit either a nanocomposite structure where Ni(P)–1 and Ni(P)–2 solid solutions are embedded into an amorphous matrix, or a mixture of Ni2P phosphide and Ni(P)–1 and Ni(P)–2 solid solutions. The coercivity and magnetization are plating condition dependent. All samples exhibit a soft magnetic character with coercivity lower than 58 Oe. The squareness ratio Mr/Ms values that are in the range 0.019–0.123 correspond to a multidomain (<0.1) for all samples except sample B (−1.15 V, 10 min) which falls into a pseudo-single domain (Mr/Ms = 0.123).

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This work was supported by the DGRSDT/PNR project no. 27/53, 2011 (MESRS) Algeria.

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  1. LM2S, Department of Physics, Badji Mokhtar Annaba University, BP12, Annaba, 23000, Algeria

    S. Alleg, A. Boussaha & W. Tebib

  2. CSC, Route de Dely Brahim BP 64, Chéraga, 16002, Algiers, Algeria

    M. Zergoug

  3. Department de Fisica, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montillivi, Girona, 17071, Spain

    J. J. Suňol

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Alleg, S., Boussaha, A., Tebib, W. et al. Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of NiP Alloys. J Supercond Nov Magn 29, 1001–1011 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-016-3397-2

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