Cut-off frequency of magnetostrictive materials based on permeability spectra

The loss behavior and cut-off frequency of TbDyFe alloy and TbDyFe/epoxy composite have been investigated by measuring their permeability spectra. The loss factor of TbDyFe alloy increases exponentially as the frequency goes up, while it is almost unchanged for the TbDyFe/epoxy composite. The loss factor value for the TbDyFe composite is only 4.3% of that for the monolithic TbDyFe alloy at high frequency of 10 kHz under the peak magnetic induction of 10 mT. The cut-off frequency of TbDyFe/epoxy composite is 6800 kHz, 3 orders of magnitude larger than that of TbDyFe alloy. The cut-off frequency is found to be the ferromagnetic resonance frequency and can be calculated from Snoek's law.

► The cut-off frequency of TbDyFe alloy and TbDyFe/epoxy composite has been investigated.
► Permeability spectra are used to study loss behavior and cut-off frequency.
► A mathematic formula is deduced to predict the cut-off frequency.
► TbDyFe/epoxy composite presents high cut-off frequency of 6800 kHz.