title: Influence of structural parameters on magnetoresistive properties of CuFeNi melt spun ribbons.
abstract: The microstructure of Cu(80)Fe(10)Ni(10) (at%) granular ribbon was investigated by means of atom probe tomography (APT). A granular system is composed of magnetic precipitates embedded in a non-magnetic matrix. In this ribbon, the magnetic precipitates have a diameter smaller than 5nm in the as-spun state, and their crystallographic structure is very similar to the one of the matrix, which makes it difficult to characterize them using conventional techniques. Those data are of great importance to understand the magnetic and the transport behaviour of these ribbons. Using atom probe tomography, a 3D reconstruction of the microstructure of the as-spun and annealed ribbons was achieved and a precise characterization of the compositions of the two phases and of the composition profile at interfaces was carried out. In the as-spun state the composition of the matrix is Cu(89)Fe(3)Ni(8), the one of the precipitates is Cu(30)Fe(40)Ni(30). Upon annealing, the precipitates get enriched in iron. After annealing at 600 degrees C for 24h, the measured compositions are close to the one predicted by Thermocalc, with Cu(94)Fe(1)Ni(5) for the matrix and Cu(5)Fe(64)Ni(31) for the precipitates.
authors.affiliation: Groupe de Physique des Matériaux (GPM), Université de Rouen, UMR CNRS 6634, Site Universitaire du Madrillet, Avenue de l'Universite, BP 12, 76801 Saint-Etienne du Rouvray Cedex, France. sophie.cazottes@etu.univ-rouen.fr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cazottes
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Danoix
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fnidiki
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lemarchand
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baricco