FeNbVB ALLOY PARTICLES SUSPENDED IN LIQUID GALLIUM: INVESTIGATING THE MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF THE MR SUSPENSION
A MR suspension was prepared by dispersing silica-coated iron alloy particles into a liquid gallium. In other words, the iron alloy particles of 30 to 50 nm in diameter were first prepared and then coated with silica. Next, the particles were then suspended in a liquid Ga (assay: 99.9999%). In addition, the magnetic properties of the synthesized particles and suspension under the influence of the magnetic field were investigated. One of the main findings of this study is that the prepared powder showed a temperature sensitive of magnetization within the testing temperature range of 293–353 K. The saturation magnetization of silica-coated FeNbVB particles was about 0.55 T, whereas the saturation magnetization (297 K) of the synthesized MR suspension was 0.019 T.