A new method for measuring M-H hysteresis loops of uniaxially magnetic materials

Abstract

We have developed a new method for measuring the M-H hysteresis loop of a spheroid-shape magnetic material having a uniaxial anisotropy and discussed its accuracy at fields near the coercivity. Our torque magnetometric method simultaneously gives the saturation magnetization and the remnant magnetization. Furthermore, the coercivity depending on the applied field orientation is accurately measured by this simple technique. An accuracy of the present method is negligibly affected even at fields near the coercivity, where the magnetization is not uniform. The technique makes a torque magnetometer an extremely high sensitive tool for measuring M-H hysteresis loop.