Effect of the metal-to-wire ratio on the high-frequency magnetoimpedance of glass-coated CoFeBSi amorphous microwires

Abstract

High frequency [1-500 MHz] measurements of the magnetoimpedance (MI) of glass-coated Co${}_{69.4}$Fe${}_{3.7}$B${}_{15.9}$Si${}_{11}$ microwires are carried out with various metal-to-wire diameter ratios. A twin-peak, anhysteretic behaviour is observed as a function of magnetic field. A maximum in the normalized impedance, $\Delta Z$/$Z$, appears at different values of the frequency $f$, 125, 140 and 85 MHz with the corresponding diameter ratio $p$ = 0.80, 0.55 and 0.32. We describe the measurement technique and interpret our results with a thermodynamic model that leads to a clearer view of the effects of $p$ on the maximum value of MI and the anisotropy field. The behavior of the real and imaginary components of impedance is also investigated; they display a resonance that becomes a function of the DC field $H_{DC}$ for values larger or equal to $H_K$ the circumferential anisotropy field for each $p$ value. These results are interpreted in terms of a rotation model of the outer shell magnetization.

8 pages, 8 figures, to appear in Sensors and Actuators (Elsevier)