The correlation between magnetic anisotropy and magnetoimpedance has been studied in field- and stress-annealed Fe73.5Cu1Nb3Si13.5B9 ribbons. As-cast and previously nanocrystallized samples were submitted to different annealing conditions (T=500, 530, and 560 °C and tensile stress σ=150 MPa) in order to induce different magnetic anisotropy. The magnetoimpedance ratio [ΔZ/Z] was measured at 3 MHz using a driving current Irms=10 mA. An hysteretic behavior of the magnetoimpedance ratio is observed. This hysteretic behavior is interpreted considering the magnetization process for samples exhibiting different magnetic anisotropies.

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