Application of Micromagnetic Models for Barium Ferrite Magnets

Abstract

The applicability of micromagnetics for phases with high magnetocrystalline anisotropy as barium ferrite Ba2Fe12O19and Nd2Fe14B is discussed. The Stoner-Wohlfarth model is very suitable for such phases, and also for PtFe and PtCo. It was discussed how to take into account the total energy of the system for grain size above the single domain particle size. For this situation of large grain size, the net magnetostatic energy of the system cannot be neglected. From energy considerations, it follows that the coercive force should decrease with the inverse of the square root of the grain size.