Abstract
Giant magnetostrictive Fe-Ga alloys are expected as actuator/sensor materials with high respective velocity and large stress created by the magnetostriction. To develop magnetostrictive material induced by low magnetic fields, we investigated magnetostrictive (positive magnetostriction/negative magnetostriction) bimorph layers, that is, Fe80Ga20 ribbon (146 mm)/Ni (14 mm) film produced by magnetron sputtering. The Fe80Ga20 ribbon was prepared by rapid solidification. The magnetostrictive property of the cantilever-type foil was determined experimentally using the optical lever method. The displacement of the upper part of the foil with a length of 22 mm was 530 mm under a low steady magnetic field of 40 kAm � 1 and exhibits little hysteresis. These magnetostrictive properties are also maintained under a low-frequency alternating magnetic field. Moreover, the displacement of the foil at the mechanical resonance frequency exhibits a peak and reaches 2.0 mm at a weak magnetic field of 4 kAm � 1 . The magnetostrictive bimorph layers are useful for applications in microdevices such as micropumps. [doi:10.2320/matertrans.48.117]
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