Abstract:
Fe–Co alloys attracting interest due to their high magnetic induction and Curie temperature, were synthesized by an eco friendly electroless deposition with carbohydrates as reducing agents. It was shown that Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$–C composite coatings retain high induction, while demonstrating an unusual behavior of magnetization at low temperatures. It was found that for each coating measured at different temperatures, there is a correlation between the local magnetic anisotropy constant K at a given temperature and the correlation radius of the local easy magnetization axis $R_{\mathrm{c}}$. The functional type of this correlation is typical for nanoparticles or nanogranules in a composite, which made it possible to estimate the volume and surface magnetic anisotropy constants of metal granules of FeCo–C coatings.
Keywords:magnetic anisotropy, FeCo–C coatings, electroless deposition, approach to magnetic saturation law.