A coil component includes: a magnetic base body formed by metal magnetic grains containing Fe, Si, and Cr, whose intensity ratio (I.sub.M/I.sub.H) of the strongest line intensity (I.sub.M) in a range of wavenumbers 650 to 750 cm.sup.−1, to the strongest line intensity (I.sub.H) in a range of wavenumbers 400 to 450 cm.sup.−1, in a Raman spectrum measured at the center part is 2 or higher, and which also has a part on the surface side of the center part where the intensity ratio (I.sub.M/I.sub.H) in a Raman spectrum is under 2; and a conductor placed inside or on the surface of the magnetic base body. The magnetic base body is constituted by a powder magnetic core made to have excellent electrical insulating property and high magnetic permeability.

An inductor according to one embodiment of the present invention comprised: a magnetic core; and a coil wound around the magnetic core, wherein the magnetic core includes a plurality of stacked sub-magnetic cores, each sub-magnetic core includes a first magnetic body and a second magnetic body, the first magnetic body and the second magnetic core are different materials, the second magnetic body is arranged on a surface of the first magnetic body, each sub-magnetic core has a toroidal shape, and a permeability of the first magnetic body differs from a permeability of the second magnetic body.

One aspect of the present invention is a coil component comprising: a magnetic substrate formed with magnetic metal particles containing Fe, Si and Cr, and a bonding layer containing oxygen and nitrogen that bonds the magnetic metal particles to each other; and a conductor arranged inside or on the surface of the magnetic substrate.

An inductor according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first magnetic body having a toroidal shape, and including a ferrite; and a second magnetic body disposed on an outer circumferential surface or an inner circumferential surface of the first magnetic body, wherein the second magnetic body includes: resin material and a plurality of layers of metal ribbons wound along the circumferential direction of the first magnetic body, wherein the resin material comprises a first resin material disposed to cover an outer surface of the plurality of layers of metal ribbons, and a second resin material disposed in at least a part of a plurality of layers of interlayer spaces.

A magnetic core assembly includes a first core having at least one gap and at least one second core provided within the at least one gap of the first core. The first core and the at least one second core are made of different materials. The at least one second core occupies a space no larger than the at least one gap of the first core.

A soft magnetic metal powder that has low coercivity Hcj and high saturation magnetic flux density Bs, and has high powder resistivity and high insulating performance is obtained. The soft magnetic metal powder is soft magnetic metal powder containing Fe. The soft magnetic metal powder has particles each including a soft magnetic metal portion and a coating portion coating the soft magnetic metal portion. The coating portion includes a first coating portion and a second coating portion. The first coating portion is closer to the soft magnetic metal portion than the second coating portion. The first coating portion and the second coating portion have oxides containing at least one element selected from Si, Fe, and B as a main component. The first coating portion includes amorphous material, the second coating portion includes crystals, and the second coating portion has a higher crystal content ratio than the first coating portion.

A metal magnetic particle provided with an oxide layer on a surface of an alloy particle containing Fe and Si. The oxide layer has a first oxide layer, a second oxide layer, and a third oxide layer from a side of the alloy particle. All of the first oxide layer, the second oxide layer, and the third oxide layer contain Si. Also, in line analysis of element content by using a scanning transmission electron microscope-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, the first oxide layer is a layer having Fe content smaller than Si content in the alloy particle, the second oxide layer is a layer having Fe content larger than the Si content in the alloy particle, and the third oxide layer is a layer having Fe content smaller than the Si content in the alloy particle.

Disclosed are a soft magnetic iron-based powder, a preparation method therefor, and a soft magnetic component, which are applicable to various industrial fields such as a core of a motor. According to an embodiment of the disclosed soft magnetic iron-based powder, the powder comprises, in wt %, more than 2% of Si, more than 0.02% of Al, more than 0.05% of Mn, more than 0% and less than 0.1% of O, and the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities, and satisfies [Si]/[Al]>2, wherein the difference in [Si]+[Al]+[Mn] between D.sub.10 and D.sub.90 may be less than 10 wt %. [Si], [Al], and [Mn] represent wt % of respective elements.

A method for producing a silicon based alloy having between 45 and 95% by weight of Si; max 0.05% by weight of C; 0.01-10% by weight of Al; 0.01-0.3% by weight of Ca; max 0.10% by weight of Ti; 0.5-25% by weight of Mn; 0.005-0.07% by weight of P; 0.001-0.005% by weight of S; the balance being Fe and incidental impurities in the ordinary amount.

A method for producing a coated magnetic powder in which particle surfaces of a soft magnetic powder are coated with a silicone resin includes a preparation step of preparing a silicone emulsion by mixing a silicone resin with water containing a surfactant and dispersing the silicone resin in the water, an application step of applying the silicone emulsion onto particle surfaces of a soft magnetic powder, and a drying step of drying the soft magnetic powder after the silicone emulsion is applied.